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I'm a fan of Emerson, Lake & Palmer with my tastes leaning towards the Greg Lake-sung compositions. His voice was simply majestic.
"Pirates", "Lucky Man", "Karn Evil", his side on "Works". The musicianship of Keith Emerson and power of Carl Palmer (especially) is integral as well. What seperates ELP from other groups of talented musicians (Led Zep, Pink Floyd, Allmans) is that this group did get carried away with self indulgence. Musicianship is great but this is a rock and roll band where the "songs" should be the focus.
Taking Greg Lake's vocals out of the mix also takes the heart of the song as well. On this live performance "Lucky Man" and an abridged "Karn Evil 9" is superior to the ELP versions since you get the cream.
Having virtuoso guitarist Gary Moore on this doesn't hurt. "Fanfare for the common man" takes on a whole new look as a scorching, guitar-infused rocker as opposed to it's previously keyboard-driven version. It works wonderfully and is a great opening number coming from a member of ELP.
The King Crimson classics, "20th Century Schizoid Man" and "Court of the Crimson King fit perfectly into this show since Lake was part of that band.
The other songs are of quality and allow Gary Moore to emerge from the side and have his playing take a deserving equal billing.
This cd is great for any fan of ELP, prog music and scorching guitar work. It also shows, in hindsight, thhat [perhaps] ELP should have pared down some of their songs focusing on the melody rather than pomp and circumstance.
Greg Lake's voice is absolutely beautiful!
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