#4 in US (Sept 74);
#5 in UK (Aug 74)
No singles this time.
Welcome Back my Friends to the Show that Never Ends; Ladies and Gentlemen...Emerson, Lake & Palmer,
Emerson, Lake & Palmer,
recorded live during 73/74 World Tour
released in August, 1974.
ELPfan 09's rating: 10/10
Disc One:
  1. Hoedown
  2. Jerusalem
  3. Toccata
  4. Tarkus
    • Eruption
    • Stones of Years
    • Iconoclast
    • Mass
    • Manticore
    • Battlefield, including Epitaph
    • Aquatarkus
  5. Take a Pebble
Disc Two
  1. Piano Improvisions
  2. Take a Pebble (conclusion)
  3. Jeremy Bender/The Sheriff
  4. Karn Evil 9
    • 1st Impression
    • 2nd Impression
    • 3rd Impression

A fabulous triple album/double CD that features the music from the band's first 4 studio albums. "Hoedown," from Trilogy, is taken much faster than in the studio and is just incredible. "Jerusalem" and "Toccata" from Brain Salad Surgery are also great. The medley of "Jeremy Bender" and "The Sheriff," from Tarkus and Trilogy, respectively, are also a fun listen. "Tarkus," from Tarkus, is just amazing, as is "Karn Evil 9" from Brain Salad Surgery. These two epics in the same CD set is just incredible. Palmer has a solo during the "1st Impression" that knocks me out every time. And "Take a Pebble" from Emerson, Lake & Palmer with the extended solos are great. Instead of the guitar solo off the album, Lake plays accoustical solos of "Still...You Turn Me On" from Brain Salad Surgery and "Lucky Man" from Emerson, Lake & Palmer. Overall, just a great live set.

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