Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Trilogy
Trilogy — Emerson, Lake & Palmer (1972)
Released in the United Kingdom on 23 June 1972 by Island Records. A hostile contemporary review by Robert Christgau in The Village Voice (October 1972), graded C-minus, set against the album's UK, US and German chart peaks from the original 1972 run.
The verdict at the time
In the October 1972 Consumer Guide column Robert Christgau gave Trilogy a C-minus and dismissed it: "The pomposities of Tarkus and the monstrosities of the Moussorgsky homage clinch it--these guys are as stupid as their most pretentious fans."
Chart peaks
European positions are listed by country. Later chart entries are labelled separately.
Sources & context
Dismissed at the time, Trilogy is now regarded as a progressive-rock classic. Later reappraisals, including Louder/Prog's 2015 review of the deluxe reissue, describe it as an outstanding release that has stood the test of time.
