A Time And A Place
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The A Time And A Place box set brings together a select body of live performances by Emerson, Lake & Palmer
captured before worldwide audiences during the band's career and tenure at the sharp end of the Progressive rock genre. It features high-quality soundboard recordings on the first three discs and audience recordings on the fourth. The collection has been praised by fans and in album reviews for the quality of the soundboard recordings, as well as the vast diversity of tracks featured on the discs. This collection is a part of a series of “official” bootleg releases by Shout! Factory
and Producer David Skye, with the blessing and participation of artists to provide fans with only the best performances, highest quality recordings, superior packaging and with original cover artwork designed by illustrator William Stout, internationally renowned as one of the first rock “n” roll bootleg cover artists. Other releases in the series include Iggy Pop
’s Roadkill Rising
and Todd Rundgren
’s For Lack Of Honest Work.
The sound here is quite impressive for a live recording. As the liner notes indicate, three of the four CDs were lifted from the soundboard and went through a remastering process and maybe even some other sweetening treatments. On the first CD – The Early ‘70s – there is a very early 1970 recording of Greg Lake’s 12-minute “Take a Pebble” from the Beat Club in Bremen, Germany, and here are captured the subtle qualities of Emerson’s piano and Lake’s acoustic guitar. On the intro, you can hear Emerson delicately running his fingers over the strings inside the piano to create an almost harpsichord/zither effect [a trick he pulls off on the CD’s next track, “Ballad of Blue”]. The 12-string acoustic is pristine and yet resonates fully as an accompaniment to Lake’s haunting vocal.
Lyrics and Singing: Greg Lake has always possessed one of the most delicately haunting voices in all of rock. On “Still…You Turn Me On” and “Lucky Man” from the abovementioned CD, he performs these signature ELP songs as solo pieces, accompanying himself solely on acoustic guitar. His pitch is flawless and his sense of expression illuminates these self-written lyrics in a way no other singer could. The imagery borders on the flowery but still seems to work. “Do you want to be an angel/Do you want to be a star/Do you want to play some magic on my guitar/Do you want to be a poet/Do you want to be my string/You could be anything,” the former King Crimson vocalist/bassist sings on the opening verse of “Still…You Turn Me On,” his voice breathy and plaintive and full of desire.
Impression: The intriguing element of A Time and A Place is hearing how the band – and in particular those Greg Lake vocals – changed over the years. On The Early ‘70s disc, the band have muscle and purpose and the arrangements are whip-tight and every fill, flourish, and nuance comes through in heated energy. By the time you listen to The ‘90s CD, you hear a band that are not quite at the top of their game but still manage to create some ear opening moments with “A Time and a Place” and “Touch and Go.” Lake’s vocal on “From the Beginning” is a bit pitchy and has nowhere near the magic and grace of the original from Tarkus.
This Boot’s For You – A Fan’s View, the CD composed of miscellaneous bootleg recordings probably has some value for the hardcore fan – though there are hundreds of pirated ELP CDs out there – but levels and overall sound quality is pretty poor. A snare drum completely obliterates a vocal and acoustic guitar tracks are sometimes non-existent.
Still, A Time and a Place is a carefully constructed boxset containing the most important songs from a band that once dominated the prog landscape. And listening to Keith Emerson, Greg Lake and Carl Palmer running through 34:02 of orchestrated madness in “Karn Evil 9 (1st, 2nd & 3rd Impressions)” alone is worth the price of admission to the show that never ends.
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Emerson, Lake & Palmer, also known as ELP, are an English progressive rock supergroup. They found success in the 1970s and sold over forty million albums and headlined large stadium concerts. The band consists of Keith Emerson , Greg Lake and Carl Palmer...
captured before worldwide audiences during the band's career and tenure at the sharp end of the Progressive rock genre. It features high-quality soundboard recordings on the first three discs and audience recordings on the fourth. The collection has been praised by fans and in album reviews for the quality of the soundboard recordings, as well as the vast diversity of tracks featured on the discs. This collection is a part of a series of “official” bootleg releases by Shout! Factory
Shout! Factory
Shout! Factory is an entertainment company founded in 2003 that was started by Richard Foos , Bob Emmer and Garson Foos initially as a specialty music label...
and Producer David Skye, with the blessing and participation of artists to provide fans with only the best performances, highest quality recordings, superior packaging and with original cover artwork designed by illustrator William Stout, internationally renowned as one of the first rock “n” roll bootleg cover artists. Other releases in the series include Iggy Pop
Iggy Pop
Iggy Pop is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. Though considered an innovator of punk rock, Pop's music has encompassed a number of styles over the years, including pop, metal, jazz and blues...
’s Roadkill Rising
Roadkill Rising
Roadkill Rising is a compilation box set release of Iggy Pop's music, released by Shout! Factory on May 17, 2011. The set contains a 4-CD set of newly remastered bootleg tracks from live Iggy Pop shows. Sequenced by decade, the set focuses on key songs by The Stooges and tracks culled from Pop’s...
and Todd Rundgren
Todd Rundgren
Todd Harry Rundgren is an American multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and record producer. Hailed in the early stage of his career as a new pop-wunderkind, supported by the certified gold solo double LP Something/Anything? in 1972, Todd Rundgren's career has produced a diverse range of recordings...
’s For Lack Of Honest Work.
Background
There were a lot of symphonic rock patrons who tended to dismiss Emerson, Lake & Palmer as after-the-fact wanna be’s, the prog-lodytes of the genre. King Crimson, Yes, and Genesis were typically recognized as the heavyweights of the progressive style, the prognosticators of the milieu. But in A Time and A Place, a 4-CD live set that dates back to the trio’s August 29, 1970 debut appearance at the Isle of Wight Festival and runs through a 1998 performance of “A Time and a Place,” the classic threesome has proven that they deserve more than just a passing nod from the rock community. These four discs – 1 through 3 represent never previously released and remastered live performances lifted directly from the soundboard and disc 4 titled This Boot’s For You – A Fan’s View is a collection of bootleg performances culled from audience tapes – reveal a band that were much more than just re-animators and interpreters of classical music funneled through keyboards, drums, and guitars.The sound here is quite impressive for a live recording. As the liner notes indicate, three of the four CDs were lifted from the soundboard and went through a remastering process and maybe even some other sweetening treatments. On the first CD – The Early ‘70s – there is a very early 1970 recording of Greg Lake’s 12-minute “Take a Pebble” from the Beat Club in Bremen, Germany, and here are captured the subtle qualities of Emerson’s piano and Lake’s acoustic guitar. On the intro, you can hear Emerson delicately running his fingers over the strings inside the piano to create an almost harpsichord/zither effect [a trick he pulls off on the CD’s next track, “Ballad of Blue”]. The 12-string acoustic is pristine and yet resonates fully as an accompaniment to Lake’s haunting vocal.
Lyrics and Singing: Greg Lake has always possessed one of the most delicately haunting voices in all of rock. On “Still…You Turn Me On” and “Lucky Man” from the abovementioned CD, he performs these signature ELP songs as solo pieces, accompanying himself solely on acoustic guitar. His pitch is flawless and his sense of expression illuminates these self-written lyrics in a way no other singer could. The imagery borders on the flowery but still seems to work. “Do you want to be an angel/Do you want to be a star/Do you want to play some magic on my guitar/Do you want to be a poet/Do you want to be my string/You could be anything,” the former King Crimson vocalist/bassist sings on the opening verse of “Still…You Turn Me On,” his voice breathy and plaintive and full of desire.
Impression: The intriguing element of A Time and A Place is hearing how the band – and in particular those Greg Lake vocals – changed over the years. On The Early ‘70s disc, the band have muscle and purpose and the arrangements are whip-tight and every fill, flourish, and nuance comes through in heated energy. By the time you listen to The ‘90s CD, you hear a band that are not quite at the top of their game but still manage to create some ear opening moments with “A Time and a Place” and “Touch and Go.” Lake’s vocal on “From the Beginning” is a bit pitchy and has nowhere near the magic and grace of the original from Tarkus.
This Boot’s For You – A Fan’s View, the CD composed of miscellaneous bootleg recordings probably has some value for the hardcore fan – though there are hundreds of pirated ELP CDs out there – but levels and overall sound quality is pretty poor. A snare drum completely obliterates a vocal and acoustic guitar tracks are sometimes non-existent.
Still, A Time and a Place is a carefully constructed boxset containing the most important songs from a band that once dominated the prog landscape. And listening to Keith Emerson, Greg Lake and Carl Palmer running through 34:02 of orchestrated madness in “Karn Evil 9 (1st, 2nd & 3rd Impressions)” alone is worth the price of admission to the show that never ends.
Disc 1 (The Early '70s)
- The Barbarian [Isle of Wight Festival, Isle Of Wight, UK on August 29, 1970]
- Take A Pebble [Beat Club, Bremen, Germany on November 26, 1970]
- Ballad Of Blue [Lyceum Ballroom, London, UK on December 9, 1970]
- High Level Fugue [Lyceum Ballroom, London, UK on December 9, 1970]
- Hoedown [Mar Y Sol Festival, Veja Baja, San Juan, Puerto Rico on April 2, 1972]
- Still… You Turn Me On [The Civic Center, Tulsa, OK on March 7, 1974]
- Lucky Man [The Civic Center, Tulsa, OK on March 7, 1974]
- Karn Evil 9 (1st, 2nd & 3rd Impressions) [Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, CA on Feb. 2, 1974]
Disc 2 (The Late '70s)
- Peter Gunn Theme [The Coliseum, Wheeling, WV on November 18, 1977]
- Pictures At An Exhibition [The Mid-South Coliseum, Memphis, TN on November 20, 1977]
- Tiger In A Spotlight [The Coliseum, Wheeling, WV on November 18, 1977]
- Maple Leaf Rag [The Coliseum, Wheeling, WV on November 18, 1977]
- Tank [The Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY on February 9, 1978]
- Drum Solo [The Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY on February 9, 1978]
- The Enemy God Dances With The Black Spirits [The Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY on February 9, 1978]
- Watching Over You [The Coliseum, Wheeling, WV on November 18, 1977]
- Pirates [Mid-South Coliseum, Memphis, TN on November 20, 1977]
- Tarkus [The Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY on February 9, 1978]
- Show Me The Way To Go Home [The Mid-South Coliseum, Memphis, TN on November 20, 1977]
Disc 3 (The '90s)
- Knife Edge [Wiltern Theater, Los Angeles, CA on March 17, 1993]
- Paper Blood [Obras Stadium, Buenos Aires, Argentina on April 5, 1993]
- Black Moon [Waterloo Village Concert Field, Stanhope, NJ on July 31, 1992]
- Creole Dance [The Estadio, Santiago, Chile on April 1, 1993]
- From The Beginning [The Spodek, Katowice, Poland on June 22, 1997]
- Honky Tonk Train Blues [Universal Amphitheater, Los Angeles, CA on Sept. 25, 1997]
- Affairs Of The Heart [Waterloo Village Concert Field, Stanhope, NJ on July 31, 1992]
- Touch And Go [Wiltern Theater, Los Angeles, CA on March 17, 1993]
- A Time And A Place [Casino Ballroom, Hampton Beach, VA on August 1, 1998]
- Bitches Crystal [Universal Amphitheater, Los Angeles, CA on September 25, 1997]
- Instrumental Jam [Obras Stadium, Buenos Aires, Argentina on April 5, 1993]
- Fanfare For The Common Man – America - Rondo [Obras Stadium, Buenos Aires, Argentina on Apr 5, 1993]
Disc 4 (This Boot’s For You – A Fan’s View)
- Introduction [Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA on July 19, 1971]
- The Endless Enigma [Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, CA on July 28, 1972]
- Abaddon’s Bolero [The Town Hall, Louisville, KY on April 21, 1972]
- Jeremy Bender – The Sheriff [The Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany on April 24, 1973]
- Toccata (includes Drum Solo) [Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Ludwigshafen, Germany on April 10, 1973]
- Jerusalem [Henry Lewit Arena, Wichita, KS on March 26, 1974]
- Nutrocker [Boston Gardens, Boston, MA on July 12, 1977]
- C’est La Vie [Boston Gardens, Boston, MA on July 12, 1977]
- Piano Concerto #1 3rd Movement [Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium, Des Moines, IA on June 12, 1977]
- Closer To Believing [Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium, Des Moines, IA on June 12, 1977]
- Close To Home [Warfield Theater, San Francisco, CA on March 14, 1993]
- I Believe In Father Christmas [Beacon Theater, New York, NY on November 17, 1993]
Band members
- Keith EmersonKeith EmersonKeith Noel Emerson is an English keyboard player and composer. Formerly a member of the Keith Emerson Trio, John Brown's Bodies, The T-Bones, V.I.P.s, P.P. Arnold's backing band, and The Nice , he was a founder of Emerson, Lake & Palmer , one of the early supergroups, in 1970...
- keyboardKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments... - Greg LakeGreg LakeGregory Stuart "Greg" Lake is an English musician, songwriter and producer, best known as a vocalist and bassist of King Crimson, and the bassist, guitarist, vocalist, and lyricist of Emerson, Lake & Palmer.-1960s: King Crimson:...
- bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments... - Carl PalmerCarl PalmerCarl Frederick Kendall Palmer is an English drummer and percussionist. He is credited as one of the most respected rock drummers to emerge from the 1960s...
- percussionPercussion instrumentA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration...
, drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
Production
- Produced By: David Skye
- Remastered By: Randy Wine at MoonWine Studios
- Package Design: Hackmart
- Artwork: William Stout
- Liner Notes: Jim Allen
- Project Assistance: Keith Emerson & Tony Ortiz