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EPISODE · Jun 29, 2026 · 48 MIN

ELP - Love Beach: The album that killed prog?

from Classic Rock And Prog Almanac · host Tim, Shaun and Peter

This week Tim discussed the seventh studio album by ELP, Love Beach. Topics covered include: the album’s place in the ELP canon, the structural nature of the writing, the mediaevalist slant in the lyrics, the paradigm nature of some of these tracks and the classical music themes that are quoted on the album. Also, does Carl Palmer work undercover as an Estate Agent? Which track sounds like a church service? How much tax did ELP avoid by going to the Bahamas? Is Keith Emerson using his synths to subtly subvert Greg Lake’s lyrical motifs? Which is the worst lyric on the album? And is there a sexual relation?

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