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Originally Posted by scottmandue View Post
I believe you mean "Brain Salad Surgery".
This was an ongoing debate at my high school.
I'm a big fan of both ELP and Yes.
I guess I'm a little bit more of a fan of Yes so I guess you know which way I vote.

But really, they are both great at what they do.
I think Joe means the triple live album Welcome Back My Friends to the Show that Never Ends, ELP's answer to the triple live Yes album Yessongs. Genesis had Seconds Out, and on and on - many "prog rock" bands felt compelled to release a triple live album during those years. Of these three more prominent bands that did so, I still like Seconds Out the best.

I'm a huge fan of all three, and have had the privilege of seeing them live on numerous occasions.

I would give the nod to Emerson as far as technical ability, but Wakeman was more "musical", or "melodious", or whatever - easier to listen to, more flowing. Emerson was definitely the bigger showman of the two. Tony Banks was extraordinary as well.
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