Three - 'The Power Of Three' (Geffen)
Mike Reed | USA | 10/25/2007
(3 out of 5 stars)
"I remember the very day this late '80's pop release hit the stores. Keith Emerson and Carl Palmer had apparently joined up with unknown bassist / vocalist Robert Berry for this one-off 'The Power Of Three' effort. It's decent, certainly no classic but okay. Tracks I liked the best were "Talkin' About", "Desde La Vida", their Byrd's reworking of "Eight Miles High", "Runaway" {reminds me a bit of Bon Jovi, uh-oh!} and their somewhat ELP-ish, the well played "On My Way Home". Most old school Emerson Lake & Palmer fans should get as much as I did out of this CD."
It's OK
William E. Houser Jr. | Fort Lauderdale, FL United States | 06/07/2009
(3 out of 5 stars)
"When I first purchased To The Power of Three on vinyl in the 80s I was excited. A new album with Emerson and Palmer! Woo hoo!
It was just OK. The new guy - Berry - was OK, his voice was OK, his instrumental prowess was OK. Emerson and Palmer were...like session musicians. The flair was not there. I expected Nice, ELP, Asia...no. They had made an album for the pop charts. Except it really wasn't good enough for the charts because it is just...OK."