Progressive Rock Five Bridges I'm particularly interested in music which represents crossovers. I like to see musicians trying to incorporate ideas from other traditions, blending approaches, and producing a fusion of sound. My article on Jazz / Jazz Fusion touched on this. Today I'm going to talk about a specific instance of this approach -
Progressive Rock Pictures at an Exhibition This afternoon's record selection is the excellent "Pictures at an Exhibition", by Emerson, Lake & Palmer. Recorded in March 1971 at Newcastle City Hall, it's an audacious re-working of a piece by the same name, from the popular classical repertoire. ELP's first live release, it's uncommon for it
