Trilogy (Emerson Lake & Palmer album)
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Publication |
July 6, 1972 |
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admission |
January 1972 |
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Island Records , Manticore Records (UK) Cotillion, Atlantic Records (US) |
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Format (s) |
LP |
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Title (number) |
9 |
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running time |
42:23 |
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Greg Lake |
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Trilogy is the fourth album by British progressive rock band Emerson, Lake and Palmer . It was recorded at Advision Studios in London and published in 1972.
Music and cover
Unlike the previous album Pictures at an Exhibition includes Trilogy just a neuarrangiertes piece: Hoedown from the ballet Rodeo by Aaron Copland . Hoedown and The Sheriff were part of the live program of Emerson, Lake and Palmer for a long time and can also be heard on the live album Welcome back ... from 1974. The last track on the album, Abaddon's Bolero , shows similarities with the Boléro by Maurice Ravel with its crescendo and the appearance of more and more instruments ( realized here through overdubs ) .
The hinged cover was designed by the British company Hipgnosis . On the front there is a painting of the band members in three-quarter profile by Phil Grennell, on the inside there is a photo montage that shows the band multiplied in an autumn forest.
reception
The album was number 2 on the UK charts, number 5 on the Billboard 200 , and the song From the Beginning , released as a single, reached number 39 on the Billboard Hot 100 .
François Couture from allmusic wrote that the group here has grown in maturity compared to the previous albums what it has lost in “raw energy”. For Prog-Rock newbies it is a less threatening entry. He gave the album four stars out of five.
Track list
Page 1:
- The Endless Enigma, Pt. 1 ( Emerson , Lake ) - 6:41
- Fugue (Emerson) - 1:57
- The Endless Enigma, Pt. 2 ( Emerson, Lake) - 2:03
- From the Beginning (Lake) - 4:16
- The Sheriff (Emerson, Lake) - 3:22
- Hoedown ( Copland arr. From Emerson, Lake & Palmer ) - 3:47
Page 2:
- Trilogy (Emerson, Lake) - 8:54
- Living Sin (Emerson, Lake, Palmer) - 3:13
- Abaddon's Bolero (Emerson) - 8:07
The 2002 CD release also includes a live recording of Hoedown .
Web links
- Trilogy at Allmusic (English)
- Trilogy at Discogs
- Reviews of Trilogy on the baby blue pages