Tarkus Music Cd

Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Tarkus

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Tarkus      Artist : Lake & Palmer Emerson      List Price : $11.98 USD        Your Price : $10.99 USD      ProductGroup: Music      Release Date : 2007-04-24      Studio : Shout Factory      Label : Shout Factory      Avg. Customer Rating : (11 reviews)

Reviews Customer Reviews for Tarkus      The definitive prog-rock album      Rating:      I should start this review by pointing out that I am reviewing this album based on the K2HD AND the MFSL versions that I own & NOT the one for sale from SHOUT Factory. I consider the two versions cited to be definitive examples of the state-of-the-art recording, at their respective times and that we do not need to dwell upon their respective audiophile tweakish differences - on which I could expound, boringly & probably boorishly for hours. What I would like to say about this album, and most notably the title "track", is that this is probably Emerson's most "complete" work, to date (since I haven't heard his soon to be released KEB album due in July 2008). Keith's Piano Concerto was a work from the heart, which I feel will stand the test of time, but TARKUS (the suite) is a truly thematically complete work, from a man whom his own band-mates, of many years, accuse of "... never finishing anything...". It is impossible to categorize - it's not rock, it's not jazz, it's not classical - it's Emerson, with a fair shake of the highly talented Mr. Palmer for flavor (I'm not including Mr. Lake as I feel that this piece stands alone as an extremely powerful instrumental piece). From the furious intro of Eruption to the sombre and unsettling Battlefield, this piece moves me like few pieces of music in my 50+ years have done. I recently found out that it has been arranged for trombone and orchestra and will likely be picked up by other major orchestras for arrangement. THIS is what struck me most as an adolescent when I first picked up and heard this album - the title track was so HUGE in sound - it needed an orchestra. This arrangement - by a 3 piece band - still sounds like a full orchestra, even 37 years ago. This is a must have for any true music lover. By the way, most of the other material is darned good, too - even the "throw-away" tracks like "Jeremy Bender" and "Are You Ready Eddy".     Customer Reviews for Tarkus Cd      One Spectacular Song      Rating:      The song Tarkus is a spectacular mix of classical, rock and jazz which took up a whole side of the original record. I don't think I flipped this record over more than twice due to the lackluster tunes on side 2. I did however really like side 1. The title song, Tarkus is more of a suite comprised of several tunes pieced together to form what I think is very entertaining music. The rest of the album is as memorable as your senior prom band. If you really like Emerson, Lake and Palmer than this is a must have disc. If you are not a true ELP fan, than this is not for you. - Ciao Editorial Reviews for Tarkus Audio Cd      Album Description      On the strength of an epic 20-minute opening track, ELP's second album, Tarkus, set the gold standard for progressive rock upon its release in 1971. Though the "Tarkus" medley is the album's centerpiece, it is only one half of a great album that demonstrates what these incredible musicians were capable of. Remastered from the original master tapes.