From The Beginning (track)
by Emerson, Lake & Palmer
From The Beginning appears on the following album(s) by Emerson, Lake & Palmer:
- Trilogy (track #4) (this album) (1972)
- The Best Of Emerson, Lake & Palmer (track #1) (compilation) (1994)
- The Best Of Emerson Lake & Palmer (track #1) (compilation) (1980)
- The Very Best Of Emerson, Lake & Palmer (track #3) (compilation) (2001)
- From The Beginning- The Best Of Emerson, Lake & Palmer (track #3) (compilation) (2011)
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| ! | 05/09/2026 16:47 | Pavloss | 2,378 | 60/100 |
| ! | 03/29/2026 07:56 | zsolti | 7,262 | 80/100 |
| ! | 02/02/2026 18:13 | Johnnyo | 44,992 | 80/100 |
| ! | 12/06/2025 03:03 | Exist-en-ciel | 167,284 | 71/100 |
| ! | 06/27/2025 01:55 | adbrack1988 | 8,249 | 85/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 2% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 85.5/100, a mean average of 86.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 86.7/100. The standard deviation for this track is 9.9.
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talinhosgameplay 03/16/2025 00:01 | #308056
Really great song, it executes well everything it is aiming for, even though it is not aiming for the stars.
ELP made a lot of good music in their glory days, sometimes approaching on great. Then there's this, which is FANTASTIC. They pull back the often over-the-top unmelodic prog excess that they were known for, opting for an acoustic-driven piece, with just a little classic ELP keyboard weirdness at the end, highlighted by Lake's haunting voice. Just so satisfying to sit back and here a song like this and take a little break from the bombastic quirkiness of everything else by this band. As such, likely my pick for my favorite ELP song.
Jboy56 01/17/2022 12:32 | #279546
A fine song with that great guitar. The vibe of this is definitely jazzy. Astonishing, beautiful and so well played. 100
Parktribur 04/30/2017 17:54 | #190074
Firts song I ever heard of them, and even being a super great song, I am happy for having discovered songs from them even better.
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