Black Moon Import by Emerson Lake & Palmer

Black Moon Import

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Black Moon Import

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This is a re-issue of the 1991 CD, with 4 bonus tracks added. The original CD had 10 tracks and was 48 minutes long. I haven't heard the bonus tracks, but they are just different versions of songs from the original CD. Since none them were any good, I can't imagine that these new edits would be any better. It is interesting that CD's that are just barely 10 years old are getting re-issued with bonus tracks. Most of the tracks on this album are relatively short songs. The songs are bombastic and repeititive. There is a main theme that is just repeated. There is no depth to the music or the song writing. For the most part, there is nothing here to remind you of the old ELP. The cover is indicative of the album. It is just a boring picture of a merry-go-round. There is no excitement, energy or interest in the cover. The album does get a little better near the end. The last three tracks are enjoyable. Closer to home is a nice piano piece and Better Days has a good, driving beat. ELP broke up in 1979 due to differences in musical direction and the great progressive rock blow up at the end of the seventies, when the progressive rock bands were done in by their own excesses (especially ELP and Yes). The group sort of reformed in 1984 as Emerson, Lake and Powell (with Cozy Powell, who died a few years ago). They broke up again to reform in 1991. They played in concerts, released some live albums and then released one last studio album, In The Hot Seat, which is along the same lines as Black Moon (bad). They took a break while Keith Emerson had surgery on his hand. Emerson most recently has done a reunion tour with the Nice.

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