EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER — Pictures at an Exhibition (1971-2010) RM | SHM-CD | Two Version | FLAC (image+.tracks+.cue), lossless

One of the seminal documents of the progressive rock era, a record that made its way into the collections of millions of high-school kids who never heard of Modest Mussorgsky and knew nothing of Russia's Nationalist "Five." It does some violence to Mussorgsky, but Pictures at an Exhibition is also the most energetic and well-realized live release in Emerson, Lake & Palmer's catalog, and it makes a fairly compelling case for adapting classical pieces in this way. At the time, it introduced "classical rock" to millions of listeners, including the classical community, most of whose members regarded this record as something akin to an armed assault. The early-'70s live sound is a little crude by today's standards, but the tightness of the playing (Carl Palmer is especially good) makes up for any sonic inadequacies. Keith Emerson is the dominant musical personality here, but Greg Lake and Palmer get the spotlight enough to prevent it from being a pure keyboard showcase. Bruce Eder
Tracklist :
1.    Promenade    1:57
Written-By – Mussorgsky
2.    The Gnome    4:18
Written-By – Palmer, Mussorgsky
3.    Promenade    1:23
Written-By – Palmer, Mussorgsky
4.    The Sage    4:42
Written-By – Palmer
5.    The Old Castle    2:33
Written-By – Palmer, Mussorgsky
6.    Blues Variation    4:23
Written-By – Emerson / Lake / Palmer
7.    Promenade    1:28
Written-By – Mussorgsky
8.    The Hut Of Baba Yaga    1:12
Written-By – Mussorgsky
9.    The Curse Of Baba Yaga    4:10
Written-By – Emerson / Lake / Palmer
10.    The Hut Of Baba Yaga    1:06
Written-By – Mussorgsky
11.    The Great Gates Of Kiev    6:37
Written-By – Lake, Mussorgsky
12.    Nutrocker    4:25
Arranged By – Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Written-By – Kim Fowley
– BONUS TRACK –
13.    Rondo (Live At Lyceum 9 / Sec / 1970)    14:29