Title: out-dated high concept
Product review: Having only heard the pop hits on the radio before, I bought this collection, seeking out a favorite like BLACK MOON in particular, to find the 2-CD collection is mainly screechy whiney instrumentals that are faux jazz and badly conceived and executed. A friend advised me ELP was in the category of ART ROCK, along with ELO, which is another band that hasn't fared well over time. If you like high-pitched instrumentals, this collection is for you, but if you don't like instrumentals of the high-pitched or standard variety, skip this. If you're looking for their few pop hits, which are well-done, even if the lyrics are pretentious - and this trio exhibits a truly schizoid personality, in their pop realizations vs the jazz - it would be better to find anthology collections which include the song or songs you're looking for or buy one of their individual CDs.
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