Record Reviews

ASIA ~ NOW-LIVE IN NOTTINGHAM BLUEPRINT 253 ~ UK ~ Classic Rock A `live in studio` recording from 1990 makes its first appearence on CD, being previously only a `promo` recording for the AsiaFind albums by this artist reunion. Three founding members (John WettonFind albums by this artist, Karl PalmerFind albums by this artist & Geoff DownesFind albums by this artist) kick up a ferrocious set, playing old favorites and new tunes in perfect harmony, as usual. This is probably one of the best recordings the group ever made.

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EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER ~ LIVE AT THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL SANCTUARY 0351 (Barcode: 5050749503510) ~ UK ~ Progressive Rock Recorded: 1992 Released: 2007 The Emerson, Lake & PalmerFind albums by this artist reunions have been quite a regular event since the group broke up originally in 1979 (or perhaps they never did?), meeting with various degrees of success. The first reunion (in 1991) resulted in recording of the Black MoonFind albums with this title album and a tour. They were all in top form, as can be witnessed by this concert at London’s famous Royal Albert Hall. The concert includes just a couple of tracks from the a.m. new album and most of the material is a selection of their previous material, which is what the crowd was really looking for. Slightly rearranged, classic ELP (and a bit of NiceFind albums by this artist) material sounds as good as ever and any ELP fan will surely find this DVD a pleasure to watch. Keith EmersonFind albums by this artist (as usual) performs some of his stage theatrics, which are always fun to watch and Karl PalmerFind albums by this artist’s virtuoso drumming is a revelation. This is classic Prog stuff and perhaps the best live ELP material available on film. 88 minutes.

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