Overblown, and totally the wrong approach for such an introspective song.
CC
Progressive bands liked to take simple melodies and orchestrate them. I like the theory behind it. Rock music in America came from American music, like the blues. They tried to make a version of rock from European music, namely classical.
Here’s ELP riffing on bluegrass...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFCniNYZoFg
To each his own. I thought it was ambitious. Not for everybody’s taste. I still like the original better, but can appreciate this version.