Emerson Lake & Powell-The Score

Certainly not a typical ELP album but Powell brings a harder rock sound to the drums and I love the epic feel. Where do you think this stands in their catalog.

Not just the song but the whole album.

I am a huge Cozy fan, he influenced my playing alot as a pup. I was a casual ELP fan and bought this mainly to Cozy being involved. It is different than the band's other releases. I place it in the same vein as Yes' putting out 90210, though not as good. "Touch and Go" could of been on the b-side of "owner of a lonely heart" or visa/versa

Touch And Go is one of my favorite songs from the 80's! I agree with James that this album is fairly close in spirit to albums like 90125 or the first Asia album.

They had to find a drummer whose last name started with a "P", they couldn't possibly have chosen a better candidate.

Wow, I haven't thought of this album in decades! I have it on vinyl somewhere. I still remember Touch And Go; that's the song that made me buy the album. It got airplay on the album FM station I used to listen to.

Step Aside is another of my favorite tracks, a little Brubeck-influenced groove and Emerson's jazz chops are better than I remembered.

Listening to that YouTube clip of Touch and Go, I definitely hear Asia.

It's more progressive than either 90125 or Asia's albums, but still fairly accessible.

Funny how it took this long for Greg Lake to participate in a recording of Mars: Bringer of War which was a concert staple of King Crimson when Lake was the vocalist.

The only track I don't like is "Lay Down Your Guns" which is too maudlin.

Otherwise a killer album and better than ELP's late 70's efforts.

where did I get 90210 from ?

James B. wrote:

where did I get 90210 from ?

Beverly Hills would like it back.

S.D. wrote:

James B. wrote:

where did I get 90210 from ?

Beverly Hills would like it back.

I think that I went to alot pf parties there in the early/mid 80's but I NEVER watched the TV show.

I'm happy to say I didn't either, I just think it's funny because that's the only zip code in Beverly Hills.

If you're going to pop up your prog then this is the way to do it.

This is a good ELP album and much better than................... Love Beach!!!!!!!!!!!!

I used to have this on cassette and I used to love it, but I have not heard it in decades, may have spring for the CD version of this album one of these centuries.

manny wrote:

I used to have this on cassette and I used to love it, but I have not heard it in decades, may have spring for the CD version of this album one of these centuries.

You can get it used on Amazon for about $1.

There are a couple bonus tracks, including a prog cover of The Locomotion!

S.D. wrote:

manny wrote:

I used to have this on cassette and I used to love it, but I have not heard it in decades, may have spring for the CD version of this album one of these centuries.

You can get it used on Amazon for about $1.

There are a couple bonus tracks, including a prog cover of The Locomotion!

That is atrocious(the Locomotion cover, that is. I think that it is an instrumental as well).............. awful!!!

chewie wrote:

S.D. wrote:

manny wrote:

I used to have this on cassette and I used to love it, but I have not heard it in decades, may have spring for the CD version of this album one of these centuries.

You can get it used on Amazon for about $1.

There are a couple bonus tracks, including a prog cover of The Locomotion!

That is atrocious(the Locomotion cover, that is. I think that it is an instrumental as well).............. awful!!!

I didn't say it was good, but it is hilarious.

Why did rock bands want ot cover that song?

Dark Horseman wrote:

Why did rock bands want ot cover that song?

Grand Funk did a decent version bak in 73' Had the 45 rpm

S.D. wrote:

Touch And Go is one of my favorite songs from the 80's! I agree with James that this album is fairly close in spirit to albums like 90125 or the first Asia album.

They had to find a drummer whose last name started with a "P", they couldn't possibly have chosen a better candidate.

Oh wow, haven't heard that song in a long time. Gonna have to check 'em out again.