Artist: Emerson, Lake & Palmer | Album: In the Hot Seat (2017 – Remaster) | Released: 1994, 2017 | Genre: Rock, Progressive Rock | Country: UK

Emerson, Lake & Palmer’s In the Hot Seat is an album, not unlike their 1978 album Love Beach, which was made for the wrong reasons, at a bad time, and probably shouldn’t have been made at all. Speculation is that ELP was contractually obligated to record the third of a three-album deal at a time when Carl Palmer had required minor surgery for carpal tunnel syndrome and Keith Emerson had required major surgery for performance-induced damage to his right arm. Clearly, the band’s head was not in the game and it shows. To call this a horrible album would be a bit unfair, many could only dream of playing like ELP on their bad days, but it does suffer from a lack of direction, heart, and perhaps most noticeably, a lack of production. Most of ELP’s great albums were produced by Greg Lake but, for whatever reasons, this one was not. Producer Keith Olsen does not seem to have a feel for the ELP sound and the album lacks that big ELP sound. A track such as “Hand of Truth” might have worked with bigger production but it is halted by its own smallness. There are brief glimpses of the band’s brilliance, and the track “Daddy,” recorded about the disappearance of a young girl in upstate New York, will rip the heart out of any parent, but this album falls short on so many levels that not even the talents of three phenomenal musicians can save it.

Tracklisting:

Disc 1 – The Original 1994 Album (2017 Remaster)

01. Hand Of Truth (5:25)
02. Daddy (4:44)
03. One By One (5:08)
04. Heart On Ice (4:21)
05. Thin Line (4:48)
06. Man In The Long Black Coat (4:14)
07. Change (4:45)
08. Give Me A Reason To Stay (4:16)
09. Gone Too Soon (4:13)
10. Street War (4:25)
11. Pictures At An Exhibition (Bonus Track) (15:30)
12. A Time And A Place (Bonus Track) (4:04)
13. Piano Concerto No. 1: Third Movement: Toccata Con Fuoco (4:51)

Duration: 01:10:43

Disc 2 – Now Tour ’97 / ’98 (2017 Remaster)

01. From The Beginning (Now Tour ’97 – ’98) (4:15)
02. Karn Evil 9: 1st Impression Part 2 (Now Tour ’97 – ’98) (5:26)
03. Tiger In A Spotlight (Now Tour ’97 – ’98) (3:36)
04. Hoedown (Now Tour ’97 – ’98) (4:55)
05. Touch And Go (Now Tour ’97 – ’98) (4:13)
06. Knife Edge (Now Tour ’97 – ’98) (6:13)
07. Bitches Crystal (Now Tour ’97 – ’98) (4:30)
08. Honky Tonk Train Blues (Now Tour ’97 – ’98) (3:43)
09. Take A Pebble (Now Tour ’97 – ’98) (7:10)
10. Lucky Man (Now Tour ’97 – ’98) (5:05)
11. Fanfare For The Common Man / Rondo (Now Tour ’97 – ’98) (22:10)
12. 21st Century Schizoid Man / America (Now Tour ’97 – ’98) (4:53)

Duration: 01:16:07

Single download
Emerson, Lake & Palmer – Hand Of Truth 5:25
Emerson, Lake & Palmer – Daddy 4:44
Emerson, Lake & Palmer – One By One 5:08
Emerson, Lake & Palmer – Heart On Ice 4:21
Emerson, Lake & Palmer – Thin Line 4:48
Emerson, Lake & Palmer – Man In The Long Black Coat 4:14
Emerson, Lake & Palmer – Change 4:45
Emerson, Lake & Palmer – Give Me A Reason To Stay 4:16
Emerson, Lake & Palmer – Gone Too Soon 4:13
Emerson, Lake & Palmer – Street War 4:25
Emerson, Lake & Palmer – Pictures At An Exhibition Bonus Track
Emerson, Lake & Palmer – A Time And A Place Bonus Track
Emerson, Lake & Palmer – Piano Concerto No. 1: Third Movement: Toccata Con Fuoco 4:51
Emerson, Lake & Palmer – From The Beginning Now Tour ’97 – ’98
Emerson, Lake & Palmer – Karn Evil 9: 1st Impression Part 2 Now Tour ’97 – ’98
Emerson, Lake & Palmer – Tiger In A Spotlight Now Tour ’97 – ’98
Emerson, Lake & Palmer – Hoedown Now Tour ’97 – ’98
Emerson, Lake & Palmer – Touch And Go Now Tour ’97 – ’98
Emerson, Lake & Palmer – Knife Edge Now Tour ’97 – ’98
Emerson, Lake & Palmer – Bitches Crystal Now Tour ’97 – ’98
Emerson, Lake & Palmer – Honky Tonk Train Blues Now Tour ’97 – ’98
Emerson, Lake & Palmer – Take A Pebble Now Tour ’97 – ’98
Emerson, Lake & Palmer – Lucky Man Now Tour ’97 – ’98
Emerson, Lake & Palmer – Fanfare For The Common Man / Rondo Now Tour ’97 – ’98
Emerson, Lake & Palmer – 21st Century Schizoid Man / America Now Tour ’97 – ’98

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