Album Rating: 3.0

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The album does feel cartoonish and over the top at times. It's either a 4 or a 3.5 for me.

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Yeah, I 4'd it. Deserves no higher. The first 2 are definitely better.

This is better than Tarkus overall imo. Far more consistent.

Album Rating: 4.0

Listening to this atm, I might bump it up.

Album Rating: 4.0

The bolero at the end is way too long, but I still give it a 4. The Endless Enigma ftw.

Yeah I agree about bolero being too long.

Album Rating: 3.0

agreed that this is better than tarkus, this is prob my 2nd fave elp

Still need to hear Brain Salad Surgery.

Album Rating: 4.0

Brain Salad Surgery = Karn Evil > the rest of the album

Having listened to all the first 4 studio albums, I'd rank them somewhat like this:

s/t
Tarkus
BSS
Trilogy

Fantastic album. Way better than Tarkus and about on par with s/t for me. Not as good as BSS though

Don't forget to check out Pictures at an Exhibition, dannyboy. One of their best imo.

Tarkus is the weakest overall out of their first 5 albums (that includes Pictures at an Exhibition) imo. Title track is amazing though.

Yeah I like Pictures a little better than Tarkus too but they both are still for sure at the bottom of classic ELP
The song Tarkus is awesome, I agree

This has got to be the worst album cover ever.

@Penlord: Pictures is actually one of my favourite ELP albums.

Yeah the album cover is pretty bad. Love Beach's cover is worse though.

Brain salad and tarkus have sweet covers, this one is bland and love beach is gay

I like Pictures at an Exhibition's artwork too. And their debut's.

Album Rating: 3.5

this cover rules