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[Lucas Bleicher <bleicher@who.net>]

Alan McKendree <amck@thenetdr.com> wrote:
> I know many people like them a lot and I don't begrudge them that.  
> The song about Radio isn't bad.  They just strike me as very talented > but flashy jazz musicians at heart who turned up the volume.  Their 
> displays of prowess don't do anything for me, even as I recognize the > musicianship it takes to produce them.

Well, I think the jazz influences (excluding the using of different
kinds of tempo, which happened through all their career) came only in
the 80's. I prefer their 70's material (although, as I said, their 80's
stuff played live is much better in my opinion). Their 70's material is
much more rock-related. Try one of their live albums ("Exit... Stage
Left" or "All the world's a stage")

> If it helps any, I do like much of ELP -- I consider Karn Evil 9, all > three parts, a masterpiece -- even as I realize many people accuse 
> them of the same pompousness as I accuse Rush.

Oh, I also love Emerson Lake & Palmer. I've heard Keith Emerson is a
very conceited guy and so on, but I just don't care, the man is
incredibly creative. I have their first album (Emerson Lake & Palmer),
Brain Salad Surgery and their live one. I love them all. Some years ago
I wouldn't listen to anything that didn't have a guitar on it, but now I
just love stuff like ELP or Rick Wakeman (who is also known as pompous
guy, for that matter)

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Marc/Carolyn Hurwitz <MHurwitz@compuserve.com> wrote:
>>Peter Gabriel<
 
> Not a band.  Damn great solo artist, tho.  Amazing how both his
> work and Genesis's improved drastically after he split.

Hm, I disagree... I think that Genesis became to poppy and "mindless"
after PG left... Ok, listening to their 80's hit is fun, but I prefer
their more complex works as Selling England by the Pound.