Love Beach [Import]

love beach [import]

Track Listings
1. All I Want Is You
2. Love Beach
3. Taste Of My Love
4. Gambler
5. For You
6. Canario
7. Memoirs Of An Officer And A Generation

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Japanese limited reissue of the 1978 album has been fully remastered and features the original 7 tracks packaged in a miniature LP sleeve. Victor. 2005.

Love Beach,Emerson Lake & Palmer,Victor,Rock,Rock/Pop

Love Beach [Import]
Love Beach
Average customer rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars
  • It's not that bad.
  • That last review was more than a bit extreme
  • Warning!
 Love Beach
Lake & Palmer Emerson
Manufacturer: Import [Generic]
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000IPL9
Release Date: 1999-03-30

Tracks:

  1. All I Want Is You
  2. Love Beach
  3. Taste of My Love
  4. Gambler
  5. For You
  6. Canario
  7. Memoirs of an Officer and a Gentleman: Prologue/The Education of a ...

Album Description

Digitally remastered using 20 bit K2 technology, this is aJapanese reissue of the English prog rock supergroup's 1978album in a miniaturized LP sleeve limited to the initialpressing only. Seven tracks, including the hit title cut. 1999 release.

Album Details

Japanese Version featuring 20 Bit Remastering and Limited Edition LP Style Slipcase for Initial Pressing Only

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars It's not that bad........2004-05-28

Yes, the cover is cheesy. Yes, the title sucks. Yes, "Love Beach" is a blatant attempt at commercial pop, and it sticks out like a sore thumb in ELP's progressive-rock-meets-classical-music discography.

But I have news for everyone: "Love Beach" actually has good songs on it! Actually, over half of the record's running time contains solid material. It's no "Tarkus" or "Brain Salad Surgery," but it merits a place in any ELP fan's collection.

"All I Want Is You" and "Love Beach" are well-crafted, catchy, up-tempo pop songs - a welcome change of pace from balladeers Greg Lake and Peter Sinfield. "For You," despite its lounge music vibe, sports a cool intro and some nice dynamics. "Canario" is a turbo-charged rendering of Rodrigo's guitar composition in the tradition of ELP's Copland adaptation "Hoedown." "The Gambler" and "Taste of My Love" are admittedly filler, perhaps the only truly bad songs on the record.

"Memoirs of an Officer and a Gentleman," the twenty-minute epic that spans the erstwhile "side two," is a mixed bag. The lyrics, which describe the story of a World War II soldier, achieve a simplistic yet noble pathos of the "England Expects" variety. The instrumentation is perhaps a bit pedestrian to justify the running time, although the coda "Honourable Company" finds both Emerson and Palmer in majestic form.

"Love Beach" was an easy target for critics who claimed that progressive rock had "jumped the shark" by 1978. But it's far better than its reputation indicates. If you're a diehard ELP fan, give it a chance.

3 out of 5 stars That last review was more than a bit extreme.......2004-03-16

While it's true that "Love Beach" was the result of Emerson, Lake & Palmer simply going through the motions to fulfill contractual obligations, they are such phenomenal musical forces that even their worst work contains a gem or two. On "Love Beach," the beautiful "Love at First Sight" from "Memoirs of an Officer and a Gentleman" alone makes the album worth the purchase. "Canario" is also a delight. Maybe these two tracks are about it for "Love Beach," but if you miss them, you're missing a lot.

1 out of 5 stars Warning!.......1999-06-23

Please, dear music fan, don't meddle with it! Love Beach is just a very poor impression from former albums by E,L&P. It's not pure E,L&P you may think.This album is good for nothing, believe me. I would ram it! Look for other and better records by E,L&P, there are still a lot of. But not this and that's the end of that! I can't give nought stars but I would. With pleasure!
{2 CD PACK} Peace & Love Songs [Original Recording Reissued] [Original Recording Remastered] / Sunshine Superman "UK Import"
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Customer Reviews:

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