Album · 1973

Brain Salad Surgery

Brain Salad Surgery is a 1973 progressive rock album by Emerson, Lake & Palmer. It runs 8 tracks across 58 minutes. Riffiter listeners rate it 5.0/5 from 1 rating.

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6 critics: 8
Tracks: 58 min
Runtime: 150 bpm
Tempo: F minor
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Classic Rock RevisitedA+
AllMusic4.5/5
The Daily VaultA−
The Rolling Stone Record Guide4/5
Christgaus Record GuideC−
MusicHound Rock2.5/5

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8 tracks · 58 min

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Brain Salad Surgery is the fourth studio album by progressive rock band Emerson, Lake & Palmer, released in 1973 and the first under their Manticore Records imprint. It fuses rock and classical themes. Greg Lake wrote the lyrics for the album with the assistance (on two tracks, "Karn Evil 9: 3rd Impression" and "Benny the Bouncer") of former King Crimson bandmate (and, beginning with this album, frequent ELP collaborator) Peter Sinfield. This was the first Emerson, Lake & Palmer album to have no songwriting contributions from Carl Palmer. The cover art is by H. R. Giger.

In brief

Is Brain Salad Surgery good?: Riffiter listeners rate Brain Salad Surgery 5.0/5 from 1 rating.
When was Brain Salad Surgery released?: Brain Salad Surgery was released in 1973.
How many tracks are on Brain Salad Surgery?: Brain Salad Surgery has 8 tracks, with a runtime of 58 minutes.
What genre is Brain Salad Surgery?: Brain Salad Surgery is catalogued under Progressive Rock.
What BPM is Brain Salad Surgery?: Brain Salad Surgery runs at a median tempo of 150 BPM across its tracks, most often in F minor, measured from audio analysis.
What albums are similar to Brain Salad Surgery?: Listeners of Brain Salad Surgery also rate Pawn Hearts by Van der Graaf Generator, Close to the Edge by Yes, Red by King Crimson.

Brain Salad Surgery at a glance

Labels: Atlantic Records, Manticore Records
Recorded at: Advision Studios
Produced by: Greg Lake

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