This Special Edition 3DVD set brings together concerts by Emerson, Lake & Palmer from their very beginning in 1970 up to one of their latter performances in 1997. Birth Of A Band was filmed at the legendary Isle Of Wight Festival in the summer of 1970 and was ELP s first proper gig. Pictures At An Exhibition was filmed at the Lyceum in London in December 1970 and later released in cinemas in 1973. Live At Montreux was filmed at the famous Swiss festival in 1997 and sees the band playing tracks from across their hugely successful career.Disc One Pictures At An ExhibitionTracklisting:1) Pictures At An Exhibition: Promenade / The Gnome / Promenade / The Sage / The Old Castle / Blues Variation / Promenade / The Hut Of Baba Yaga / The Curse Of Baba Yaga / The Great Gate Of Kiev 2) Take A Pebble 3) Knife Edge 4) RondoDisc Two Birth Of A Band: Live At The Isle Of Wight Festival 19701) Pictures At An Exhibition 2) Take A Pebble 3) Rondo 4) NutrockerDisc Three Live At Montreux 1997Tracklisting:1) Karn Evil 9 First Impression, Part 2 2) Tiger In The Spotlight 3) Hoedown 4) Touch And Go 5) From The Beginning 6) Knife Edge 7) Bitches Crystal 8) Dance Creole 9) Honky Tonk Train Blues 10) Take A Pebble 11) Lucky Man 12) Tarkus 13) Pictures At An Exhibition 14) Medley: Fanfare For The Common Man / Rondo / Carmina Burana / Toccata In Dm
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What a wasted opportunity!
I had such high hopes that Eagle Rock Entertainment would take the opportunity to provide ELP fans with an early 1970s concert experience of just the band. Pictures At An Exhibition (1970) is practically unwatchable with all the "original seventies special effects". Why can't they just give us the concert footage, and if they want to include these outdated effects, make them a separate selection from a DVD menu. And to make matters worse this DVD is only a portion of the show. The bonus features from Pop Shop 1971 maybe make the purchase worth the money. The Birth Of A Band-Live At The Isle Of Wight Festival 1970 DVD follows the same pattern. If I wanted an Isle of Wight documentary I would have ordered one. The constant clips of the festival aftermath, power boat races, people on the beach, etc. get in the way of such a phenomenal performance. The interviews are a nice touch but just put them before or after the show. Give ELP fans what they deserve - JUST THE CONCERT EXPERIENCE, please.
