Boy, I remember wearing out a few copies of this 3 record set through my teen years. I've been listening to an older non-remastered version on CD for the past week, and forgot how great this album is. I even discovered that the Bruf plays on a couple of tracks.

This band was HOT back in 1973. I didn't see them until 1975 on the Relayer tour with Moraz on keyboards. There was nothing like this in music prior to Yes, and very little since then. I can imagine nothing more mind-blowing than sitting through a concert of this quality and intensity for two hours, but I don't think you could find that today.

Steve Howe is absolutely ripping, and Alan White does a great job on drums replacing Bruford.

The sound quality reflects the times with a softer, less clean sound than you would hear today in a digital recording, but it's none the worse for that.

If you haven't played this one in 20 years, then it's time to crank it up and feel the excitement! No wonder I always thought that as much as I loved ELP, this band up to about 1976 ripped the balls off everyone. Unfortunatly, I saw them in the round on the Tormato tour with Wakeman, and the thrill was gone. Yeah, they were good - a Yes concert is always that - but the drive wasn't there.