Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Ultimate Collection

When it comes to greatest-hits packages, compiling tracks within the prog-art/prog rock genre is the most thankless. How do you present a fair and balanced overview of a group that specialized in 15-minute epicsNULL You put it on two discs. While noble, the approach misses its mark on Sanctuary's sprawling Emerson, Lake & Palmer retrospective, Ultimate Collection. While by no means bad -- there are still 24 tracks of wicked and sublime pretense; ELP has so much material -- and very few singles -- that each one of their fans will find reason to argue for or against the inclusion or exclusion of a specific song(s). Read More