Re-works (Brain Salad Perjury) - Emerson Lake & Palmer

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...of the two only sure things in life and all that. Hence the horns that announce the start of this piece. So to 1976. The forgotten men of prog, Keith Emerson (keyboards), Greg "I Believe In Father Christmas" Lake (guitars) and Carl Palmer (bass), who lets face it, did have a tendency to take themselves a little bit too seriously, record this magnum opus, taking the opening and stretching it in that manner so beloved of 70's proggers. It's got a great rolling bass line, the timing is perfect, just as you would expect from classically trained musicians, and the trio get their groove on to a T. This is just a fabulous example of good musicians letting the jam take them where they want to go. The musos among you might even recognise the fade out as being copied by Nick Cave on The Birthday Partys "Release The Bats", ask me if... Read review

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Advantages: some great clips, well designed package
Disadvantages: frustrating editing of some clips, repeated material, much padding, not enough music!

..., much more on here. By the time the 90s re-union clips roll around there also appears to be a bit of an "only in it for the money" attitude, though who can blame them? BTW, on the 1997 "Touch & Go" clip, a haggard Emerson looks like Steve McManaman's Grandad, Lake resembles DJ and Celebrity Fat-Club person Jono Coleman, while Palmer could still be 25 and is the doppelganger of Dolph Lundgren! On to Disc 2. This features 44 minutes worth of ELP's performance at the 1974 California Jam. Annoyingly the opening track "Tocatta" consists only of Palmer's percussion solo and the editing is clumsy to say the least. TV picture 'interference', presumeably from the original broadcast, recurs repeatedly. Most of the broadcast consists of solo spots with precious little ensemble playing until the Karn Evil 9 segment, and even then Palmer gets to... Read review

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Advantages: smell, texture and v moisturising
Disadvantages: a bit heavy to use every single day

...I am brand loyal, not strictly mind..i do like to go wild and try new things every now and again but i always come back to firm favourites and one of those being the palmer's cocoa butter formula with vitamin e. The bottle is a simple white colour of 250ml's...with a sky blue label on the front with the palmer's orange tag and claims on the front to soften, smooth and relieve dry skin. The blurb at the back tells me it also helps smooth and blend unattractive marks and is an excellent after tanning butter.. wow so thats a lot of claims from one small white ordinary bottle but i can truly say it lives up to all those promises and more.. the actualy colour is a yellow-orange and the consistency is pretty thick like some hair conditioners can be but its also suprisingly light and absorbs into the skin in a matter of minutes. It smoothens... Read review

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