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Black Moon is the eighth studio album, and the first in fourteen years, by progressive rock band Emerson, Lake & Palmer, released on 27 June 1992. The band had broken up in 1979, and recorded Black Moon to kick off their 1990s revival.
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| Studio album by Emerson, Lake & Palmer | ||||
| Released | 27 June 1992 | |||
| Recorded | 1992 | |||
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| Genre | Progressive rock, synth-pop | |||
| Length | 48:28 | |||
| Label | Victory Music | |||
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Production
The track "Affairs of the Heart" originated in summer 1988 sessions by Lake with Geoff Downes under the project name Ride the Tiger. Another song from the sessions, "Money Talks", became "Paper Blood" with a different chorus and new music. Ride the Tiger was finally released in 2015.
Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Classic Rock | [2] |
| Entertainment Weekly | C[3] |
| Q | [4] |
Black Moon received mixed reviews. Jim Allen of AllMusic wrote in a retrospective review that the performers "stripped down their sound and amped up their attack."[1] In his book The Music's All that Matters: A History of Progressive Rock, Paul Stump compared it favorably to its contemporary Union (by fellow progressive rock giants Yes). He explained that Black Moon "did at least aspire to interest and excite the listener, and it would be a churlish mind that overlooked a vigour in the playing which had formerly been notable by its absence. The material, though, suffered from the Yes malaise: cynicism and over-exposure to the wallet-fattening blandishments of easy-out FM mores, intervals and development procedures had blunted edges and dulled nerve-endings both of players and listeners."[5]
Half of the album's songs were played at the band's 1992-1993 concerts. Greg Lake also used to play "Paper Blood", "Farewell to Arms" and "Footprints in the Snow" at his solo performances in 2005. Notably, "Farewell to Arms" was played at the group's final concert, at the High Voltage Festival in July 2010.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Black Moon" (Keith Emerson, Greg Lake, Carl Palmer) | 6:56 |
| 2. | "Paper Blood" (Emerson, Lake, Palmer) | 4:26 |
| 3. | "Affairs of the Heart" (Geoff Downes, Lake) | 3:46 |
| 4. | "Romeo and Juliet" (Sergei Prokofiev, "Dance of the Knights" from the eponymous ballet, Op. 64) | 3:43 |
| 5. | "Farewell to Arms" (Emerson, Lake) | 5:08 |
| 6. | "Changing States" (Emerson) | 6:02 |
| 7. | "Burning Bridges" (Mark Mancina) | 4:41 |
| 8. | "Close to Home" (Emerson) | 4:33 |
| 9. | "Better Days" (Emerson, Lake) | 5:33 |
| 10. | "Footprints in the Snow" (Lake) | 3:50 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 11. | "A Blade of Grass" (Emerson) | 2:15 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 11. | "Black Moon" (Single edit) | 4:48 |
| 12. | "Affairs of the Heart" (Edited version) | 2:20 |
| 13. | "Paper Blood" (Edited version) | 1:34 |
| 14. | "Romeo and Juliet" (Edited version) | 1:33 |
2017 Deluxe Edition
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Black Moon" | Keith Emerson, Greg Lake, Carl Palmer | 6:56 |
| 2. | "Paper Blood" | Emerson, Lake, Palmer | 4:26 |
| 3. | "Affairs of the Heart" | Geoff Downes, Lake | 3:46 |
| 4. | "Romeo and Juliet" | Sergei Prokofiev, "Dance of the Knights" from the eponymous ballet, Op. 64 | 3:43 |
| 5. | "Farewell to Arms" | Emerson, Lake | 5:08 |
| 6. | "Changing States" | Emerson | 6:02 |
| 7. | "Burning Bridges" | Mark Mancina | 4:41 |
| 8. | "Close to Home" | Emerson | 4:33 |
| 9. | "Better Days" | Emerson, Lake | 5:33 |
| 10. | "Footprints in the Snow" | Lake | 3:50 |
| 11. | "Black Moon" (Bonus track - single edit) | Emerson, Lake, Palmer | |
| 12. | "Affairs of the Heart" (Bonus track - edit) | Downes, Lake | |
| 13. | "Paper Blood" (Bonus track - edit) | Emerson, Lake, Palmer | |
| 14. | "Romeo and Juliet" (Bonus track - edit) | Prokofiev |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Karn Evil 9, 1st Impression, Part 2" | |
| 2. | "Tarkus"
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| 3. | "Knife Edge" | |
| 4. | "Paper Blood" | |
| 5. | "Romeo And Juliet" | |
| 6. | "Creole Dance" | |
| 7. | "Still... You Turn Me On" | |
| 8. | "Lucky Man" | |
| 9. | "Black Moon" | |
| 10. | "Pirates" | |
| 11. | "Finale"
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Personnel
- Keith Emerson - Yamaha GX-1, Steinway Grand Piano, Modular Moog, Minimoog
- Greg Lake - vocals, guitars, bass, harmonica (on "Paper Blood")
- Carl Palmer - drums, percussion
Production
- Producer: Mark Mancina
- Engineers: Steve Kempster, Stephen Marcussen, David Mitchell
- Assistant engineers: Anthony Danbury, Gil Morales, Marnie Riley, Brett Swain, Charlie Watts
- Mixing: Steve Kempster, David Mitchell
- Mastering: Stephen Marcussen
- Digital editing: Jay Rifkin
- Programming: Tim Heintz, Gary Hodgson, Ian Morrow, John Van Tongeren
- Keyboard technician: Willie Alexander
- Vocal arrangement: Mark Holding
Charts
| Chart (1992) | Peak position |
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| Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[6] | 66 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[7] | 77 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8] | 45 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[9] | 16 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] | 23 |
| US Billboard 200[11] | 78 |
Singles
- Black Moon [Single Version] / A Blade Of Grass / Black Moon [Album Version]
- Affairs Of The Heart / Better Days / A Blade Of Grass / Black Moon [Radio Version]
- Affairs Of The Heart / Black Moon [Radio Version] / Fanfare For The Common Man [special edit] / Jerusalem
References
- Allen, Jim. Black Moon at AllMusic. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
- Fielder, Hugh (February 2005). "Eight by Three". Classic Rock. Vol. 76. London, UK: Future Publishing Ltd. p. 104.
- Altman, Billy (31 July 1992). "Music Review: 'Black Moon' Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
- "Emerson, Lake, and Palmer - Black Moon CD Album". CDUniverse.com. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
- Stump, Paul (1997). The Music's All that Matters: A History of Progressive Rock. Quartet Books Limited. pp. 338–9. ISBN 0 7043 8036 6.
- "Top RPM Albums: Issue 2023". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- "Dutchcharts.nl – Emerson, Lake & Palmer – Black Moon" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- "Offiziellecharts.de – Emerson, Lake & Palmer – Black Moon" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
- "Swisscharts.com – Emerson, Lake & Palmer – Black Moon". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- "Emerson, Lake & Palmer Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
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Black Moon (deutsch: Schwarzer Mond) ist das achte Studioalbum der britischen Progressive-Rock-Band Emerson, Lake and Palmer, das 1992, 14 Jahre nach dem Studioalbum Love Beach, veröffentlicht wurde. Das Comeback-Album erhielt gemischte Kritiken und konnte nicht an die früheren Erfolge wie die Alben Tarkus oder Brain Salad Surgery anknüpfen. Es erreichte Platz 78 in den US Billboard 200-Charts.- [en] Black Moon (album)
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