Great Society - Born To Be Burned - 1969

Link: http://lix.in/4f8202

Quatrain (great psych prog 1969)

Reissue on CD of one and only album by this USA psychrock band originally released on the collectable Tetragrammaton label in 1969"Geez, we really do try to learn about obscure bands, but here's another outfit that's a mystery to us ... So what do we know? One reference work says they were from L.A. We do know that with a line up consisting of drummer Jim Lekas, bassist Buff Lindsay, rhythm guitarist Eric Pease and lead guitarist Don Senneville, Quatrain were one of the first acts to get themselves signed by Bill Cosby's Tetragrammaton label.
Released in 1969, the cleverly-titled "Quatrain" teamed the band with David Briggs in the production/engineering role. With Lekas credited with the majority of the dozen songs (Lindsay and Senneville both contributing one effort), the collection offered up a decent mix of conventional hard rock ("Fragments" and "Early Morning Company") and modest psych-influenced numbers ("Unconquered Islands" and "Flowing Robes"). In spite of the fact the band lacked a truly distinctive lead singer (all five members sharing vocal duties), the shortcoming was somewhat compensated for via lots of tasty guitar (check out the meltdown rocker "Black Lily" and the introduction to "Canyon Woman" ... wonder why they faded the song out once the vocal track kicked in?). Interestingly, the standout tracks included the one outright psych number ("The Tree") and the LP's most atypical offering. "Fields of Love" would have made a dandy top-40 single. (The album was originally released with a gatefold cover.)

Link:http://lix.in/aad7fa

Color - Color(1978Hun- v.good hard-art prog rok)

Mi piace la roba che viene dall'ungheria pur non essendo fenomenale...hanno un modo tutto loro per esprimere la progressive(ma va?!)Questo disco mi è piaciuto anche se non saprei quali song consigliarvi, il livello mi pare abbastanza uniforme...non tutto è eccelso ma da ascoltare!si hanno momenti più articolati, a volte sinfonici a volte molto più hard che nobilitano il tutto!a voi!
1: http://link-protector.com/287383/
2:http://link-protector.com/287384/
Skorpio - Kelj Fel(1975 hun heavy prog)

poche info su questo gruppo...come immaginerete gia dal nome siamo un po' più har dei connazionali color, con ottimo uso di chitarre e organo in chiave "Uriah heep" consigliato!


http://link-protector.com/287386/

Pulse -Pulse (1969- usa superb heavy psych)

Link: http://lix.in/72c286

Anthem - Anthem (1970 soft rock psych)

Link: http://lix.in/e7f83b

Cynara - s/t (1967 psych)

Link:http://lix.in/63da0a
The Third Power - Believe(usa 1971 psych)

Great psychedelic hard rock album, featuring soon to be Bob Seger member Drew Abbott on guitar. Link:http://lix.in/1de6d0

sorry folks...i have some problems with my ISP (i don't have any internet connection at the moment) so i can't answer to your request or pubblish your comments...this is how things works here in Italy...i've prepared some new (and programmed) post so this blog will be active on posting till 15 Agoust...i hope to be back online soon...
bye!!! :)

Aorta-Aorta(usa psych 1969)

A monster classic of 60s psych! Yes!
This jewel has some of the most creative studio production of the day, creating an album that flows from the beginning to end and has all kinds of glorious details popping in and out.
This album really has the whole package, from the sophisticated production blending killer organ and guitar sounds, horns, strings, etc to distinctive, great vocals and outstanding songwriting. There are no weak tracks here, and each one has some melodies or hooks or stinging, powerful instrumental ideas that suck me in. There are also at least two or three bona fide elite classic songs here, really memorable, catchy slices of genius that belong on any comprehensive "best of 60s psych" comp.
In the flow of the album, there are a number of fascinating departures from conventional pop song format, notably the opening track and its unforgettable "main vein" chorus.
The whole vibe of the album is really unusual, not something that fits in with any of the standard reference styles for the era. One minor reference point, however, is early Chicago and the bright, hard-rocking horn-pop sound. The blues-rock element is masked with Aorta though. Something of this general flavor is in parts of Food's classic Forever is a Dream too, and I'd bet most fans of Food would dig Aorta and vice versa, just on an abstract sensibility, not on any especially strong similarities.
Probably the primary feeling of the music comes from the organ. Stripping away the brilliant compositional and production maneuvers, This is slightly heavy, trippy, psychedelic organ prog-psych-pop with an exaggerated, dramatic vocal style atypical of psych bands. (Not to the extremes of Arcadium or Vanilla Fudge though!)
The prog element deserves special mention. This was 1969. I'd argue this was one of the earliest prog albums in history. It really has a lot of the prototypical features of prog despite the psych context.
A singular gem whose peaks don't approach the highest of the era, but which earns a privileged place in my 60s rock collection for its consistent excellence and evocative, unforgettable creativity.

Michael Anton Parker

Link:http://lix.in/b7fc1a

Aorta - Aorta 2(1970 psych)

Okay, here I go being rebellious again, but I prefer this LP to Aorta's debut. More country and less psych. More pedestrian but less pretentious. The one common element between the two sets is superb keyboard work, as heard on "Little Bonnie". The album has several selections with Christian overtones, and it's interesting to speculate whether or not this was Jim Donlinger's penance for his substantial work on Coven's satanically-themed debut. The highlight of the set is "Devil, Maggot, and Son", which sounds like Rick Danko. Michael Been would later turn up in the Moby Grape offshoot Fine Wine,and The Call.

Link: http://lix.in/e02b3b

Afterglow - Afterglow (1968 usa psych)

Recorded in 1966-67, this Oregon group's sole release is notable for two serious 60s pop classics ("Morning" and "Afternoon"), a 2:29 gem of farfisa, slide guitar, and vocal dementia worth snagging for a "freaky 60s" comp ("Susie's Gone"), and another outstanding pop cut only a step behind the two monsters ("Love"). As the remaining cuts are quite solid and satisfactory, it's an album that holds up well to a full play and repeat plays. The basic sound is dominated by thin, corny, effusive farfisa organ lines and fleshed out with electric guitar, bass guitar, and drumkit. The multi-part male vocals are very clean, pretty, and generic to the era. This 1995 reissue on Sundazed has four bonus cuts presenting alternative takes on some stronger numbers, including takes of "Morning" and "Afternoon" without vocals, which is a true pleasure and reveals how incredibly strong and catchy the tunes are even without their dreamy harmony vocals. It seems to be a reliable pleasure to hear high-rotation nuggets in vocal-less versions, expecting the vocals to come in at certain points and just vaguely hearing them in my head. I've had a similar experience with the Music Emporium reissue, which has cuts that go beyond the catchy pleasantries of Afterglow and into more profound realms of experimental pop.
Michael Anton Parker

Link: http://link-protector.com/170649/

Shadrack - Chameleon (1973 USA psych rock)

One of those "special" albums you'll either get and love or probably find as exciting as rice pudding. Very Neil Young/Crazy Horse vibe to the music, but there's a sort of garage-y desperation/enthusiasm thing going on. Very solid, simple songs and melodies with more straightforward folk elements here and there. "Granite Feast" is definitely tops. Much like the slightly similar Rayne this definitely could pass for late 80s/early 90s college rock.

Link:http://lix.in/c399c8

POWER OF ZEUS
GOSPEL ACCORDING TO ZEUS(heavy psych rock)

Ho pazientato a lungo ma alla fine sono riuscito a comprare questo disco che vi posto immediatamente (era uscito fuori dalla produzione della akarma)ottimo lavoro e credo che gia la copertina vi ispireraà e vi dirà implicitamente che musica fanno i nostri tizi!!!!Lo stampo è il classico hard rock con un po di hammond!Unica nota che stona è la parte finale non eccellente come la prima (consigliatissime le prime 2 traccie!)a voi!

Link:http://lix.in/2c5a06

ALL DAY - POP YORK MUSIC PROJECT
(1973-Folk- psych prog-vinyl rip)

Atmosfere molto soft e pacate per questo album (lo sapete comunque, non è lo stile che prediligo...)ma credo sia piuttosto raro da trovare come album! on ho particolari canzoni da consigliarvi ma un ascolto vale la penna darlo! Sorry i don't have any info about this ultra rare band!Write in comments if you know somethings!thank you! Thank you jan for this info!!!!Stay tuned with my blog...you'll find more gret album, trust me!this is a very rare privately pressed limited issue album of folk,progressive and electronic music.compilation of tracks recorded by various students at university of york,presumably as part of their music studies/thesis,wich is why there's so many different musical styles.

Link:http://lix.in/33c42e

Gamma - Alpha(holl great prog 1972)

Dutch underground progressive rock, sort of like a garage-band version of Focus. Unfortunately, they have this horrible singer with a seasick sea-lion voice, kind of like a bad Vegas lounge singer trying to imitate Engelbert Humperdinck and failing miserably, who absolutely spoils every song on the album.

http://link-protector.com/x-85906



Gamma - Darts(1974)

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Kraan - Flyday (1978-krautrock)

This is the album with the song "Ausflug". I hope you are happy!!!
Link:http://lix.in/2513db


Kraan-Waltrop `76

Link1: http://lix.in/410908
Lnk2: http://lix.in/9e89ae

Ethos - relics (1973-75 superb prog)

Link:http://lix.in/f3f588

Ethos - Open Up(1977-prog)

Link: http://lix.in/fecc11

...Thank You DH!!!!

there are some stuff uploaded by Dh (thank you for all your upload!!!over 20 album!!!thank you again!!i'll post the other album in the next days)...now...Some kraut gems!!!

Embryo-embryos reise 1979

Link http://lix.in/d548ba

Embryo-Invisible Documents: Live at the 'Fabrik', Hamburg 1974

Link1:http://lix.in/64a3f4
Link2http://lix.in/4656bb

Ehm...che pppaaalllle sti dischi!non mi picchiate!!!!!! Per quanto riguarda i primi 2 si può parlare di un "krautrock spaziale" ma, mi dispiace dirlo su tutte le canzoni che ci stanno solo le prime 2 del disco degli Eroc (o forse dovrei dire "DI" Eroc) sono ascoltabili...ve lo posto comunque, nel caso chi fosse qualcuno che voglia provare viaggi mistici senza sostanze allucinogene di sorta!!!!

well...i don't like this stuff (this album and the next seems to me very difficult to listen...in my opinion this is the wrong side of krautrock) i hope there's someone who like it! bye

EROC - EROC (1975) (kraut-prog-space-rock)

Link http://lix.in/fa414a

STERNENMÄDCHEN & COSMIC JOKERS
GILLES ZEITSCHIFF (kraut-prog-space-rock)

Link:http://lix.in/4273a7

As usual, i'm very happy if i can help new bands, and i post here the request from my friends We're late for class. I "copy-paste" the original message, it would be great if you surf across their website and if you enjoy their music!

Dear Betelgeuse,

We’re Late For Class here. Thanks for your support in the past. We don’t pester our blogging buddies for space every time we release something. But, for #40 - a 2-CD best of called Another Collection, we thought we might ask. #40 is streaming and available for FREE download on our blog...

http://werelateforclass.blogspot.com/

http://werelateforclass.blogspot.com/2007/04/codes-for-posting-40-another-collection.html




As Always... Thanks,
WLFC

LIFE - LIFE (1970-71) (Rare - Great Sweden Progressive)

Posto questo disco su richiesta!è stata dura ma sono riuscito a trovarlo!Ottimo disco di musica hard rock-prog (anche se io forse preferisco qualche spruzzatina di hard rock in più!) Purtroppo ho trovato solo recensioni in svedese (sapete bene quanto lo parli bene no..?) quindi non ho molte altre info da passarvi! Ciao!

hi!this is a request! This is a album very hard to find of this swedish trio (similar to "the running man"group) Great prog! Unfortunately i don't have some other info (more info in swedish language to www.progg.se) Bye!

one of my friend wrote me in comments...

The band has a very talented guitarist by the name of Anders Nordh who started in a group called King George Discovery, together with a black american singer who at the time were living in Sweden.

Link:http://lix.in/27e00d

Gunder Hägg - Vargatider (swe- folk prog 1970)

Link: http://lix.in/c2ad19

SPOT - SPOT (1971-bel-great hard rock-psych)
Stupendo disco con molte influenze musicali che spaziano dall' hard rock-heavy rock con wah wah in primo piano su molti "assolo", fino a passare per la musica psych-blues con ovvi richiami anche alla tradizione ledzeppeliniana!!

An early seventies Swiss offering that showcases some fine heavy rock with a blues tinge and some excellent guitar playing. Includes versions of Donovan's "Jersey Thursday" and a particularly manic "Sabre Dance". Classic rock.…The best of Blues rock in Deep Purple-Taste-Led Zeppelin style.The classic 4-piece outfit shows the english strength of heavy blues-rock in fusion with the psychedelic influences of other swiss bands like Krokodil or Country Lane.

Link:http://lix.in/2f6471

BANZAI - HORA NATA (good prog-1974)

Vi piacciono gli yes?i genesis?la progressive in generale? perchè perdete tempo a leggere e non scaricate il disco? forza!ottimo prog, non stucchevole ma piacevole anche ai proggers meno famelici...le canzoni che mi piacciono sono le prime ma il resto non è malaccio...ovviamente non siamo all'eccellenza (sempre secondo i miei canoni ovviamente!) ma meritano! un saluto a tutti!

This album is quite wonderful. I must admit I was a little dubious when I saw the cover, with the band dressed in ridiculous makeup and costume, but the music is superb. The arrangements are rich, colourful, and highly textured, with a nice variation of space and density. The band are very proficient musicians, but credit must go to guitarist John McO, who was once described as the most relaxed player in Belgium. His melodic lines are really languid and engaging, and I love the way he subtly alters his tones and effects during different parts of the longer tunes. Keyboardist Peter Torfs manages to stretch out occasionally with some very tasteful solos, especially on the organ. There are echoes of Focus and Camel here and there, but this album is so well played and composed that references tend to fade as you enjoy the overall music. The recording quality is also very clear and and warm, with fine engineering. The only let down was the newer tracks tacked onto the end of the album, recorded for their unreleased second album. These few tracks are more straightforward and unadventurous, with emphasis on lyrics and vocals, rather than progressive musical exploration. But buy this if you see it on import, because it's superb.
Link:http://lix.in/8dd2c3

SPRING- SPRING(1971-masterpiece hard-prog)

Si può comprare un disco per 1min e 56 sec di una canzone?...sentitevi Boats e poi mi direte!ho comprato questo disco proprio perchè innamorato di questa song...bellebellabellabella!
poi ovviamente ho ascoltato il resto del disco ed è un capolavoro pure il resto (consiglio le prime 4 song su tutte!)!ah...questi tizi andavano sul palco con 3 mellotrone...pazzi! buon ascolto!

Probably my all-time favourite album. The re-issued version of the CD contains 3 bonus tracks from the beginnings of a second album that, in my opinion, don't compare with the original material. If you've got the vinyl version, hang on to it - it's worth money. Watch out for drummer Pick Withers - after Spring broke up, he sessioned with the likes of Bert Jansch, Dave Edmunds, Magna Carta and Prelude before joining Dire Straits in 1978.

Link
http://lix.in/b0ae1a

IRON MAIDEN -MAIDEN VOYAGE

Primo lavoro di Dickinson harris e soci...Mario te sto a prende in giro!!!(questo disco è molto meglio!)

Il genere proposto è un hard psych molto spinto che raggiunge una grandissima espressività nella canzone "Fallin" che se non toppo è la prima traccia...Mi ha fatto gradare al capolavoro ma in realtà il disco va scemando un filino nella parte finale!purtroppo ancora manca quella maturità che sarebbe venuta fuori sicuramente se questi avessero continuato a suonare ma da quello che so questo dovrebbe essere l'unico lavoro della band...a voi

Link1:http://lix.in/035e5c

link2:http://lix.in/015fc3

MADE IN SWEDEN!!!!(Swe-Trippy Jazz Prog Psych)

torniamo a lidi a me un po' più consoni!
Esaudisco ancora delle richieste fattemi da un anonimo visitatore che mi ha chiesto un po' di roba!!Oggi tocca ai "made in sweden", con gli album del 1969 e del 1970. La descizione che ho fatto nel titolo penso sia la più adeguata!(un sacco di generi lo so ma questo gruppo li esprime tutti!)

Piccola richiesta (mia) Se qualche anima santa ha il disco "Suget"dei "Suget"non è che lo può Uppare? Io non lo trovo, mi manca! grazie!

Hi folks! again request! with this band! The album were recorded in 1969 and 1970 and the sound is a great prog-jazz! I have one request...there's someone who have the album
"Suget-Suget"(1979)?I don't find anything!!If you have can you upload it and give me the link in comments (then i'll post the album in main page)? Thank you!

MADE IN SWEDEN - SNAKES IN A HOLE

Link:http://lix.in/cf61f0

MADE IN SWEDEN - MADE IN ENGLAND

Link:http://lix.in/7e779f

MORLY GREY - THE ONLY TRUTH
(1972-Psych-west coast rock)

Grandissimo ed ispiratissino gruppo!purtroppo hi i tempi un po stretti e vi lascio alle recensioni in inglese!

great album of seventies hard rock. Intense and inspired

Pretty good Ohio hardrawk with psycher tinges ala Closer To Home era Grand Funk. Some of it veers a little too close to prog territory but as a whole this is a stand up LP that is well deserving of it's reissue status. The obvious hit here is the single, "Who Can I Say You Are?" which is the most psych song and the catchiest as well. It mixes side two of Closer To Home with more obscure elements like, uh, maybe Brigg and Bob Smith, in a semi-amateur way that works really well. A fine addition to any psych collection

AM I THE ONLY PSYCHEDELOMANIAC WHO KNOWS THIS BEAUTY?NO.FRISBY IS AWARE OF THIS PSYCH MONSTER(HE KNOWS THE TRUTH-THE ONLY TRUTH)ITS ONE OF THE BEST ALBUMS OF PSYCHEDELIC ROCK.

Link: http://lix.in/bf1c97

CLOVER - CLOVER (west coast rock 1970)

Mi hanno mandato questo album che io non avevo...buon disco e nonostante mi piaccia il "west sound" non avevo mai postato molto del genere...il disco è buono ma non eccezionale ma c'è qualcosa che può essere ascoltata piacevolmente per passare un po di tempo! ciao!

well...One of my friends send me this stuff...i don't find any good review (and i speek english very badly to write something with a little bit of sense!)Btw is a good album with "west coast" sound..it's not excelent but good and (i think) rare...feel free to send your review! ciao!

Link:http://lix.in/9caa0e

SPERM - SHH (Fin-Experimental-1970)

posto questo disco sempre su richiesta e come per il precedente post non mi piace!però questo a differenza degli Eroc ha un suo "valore" in quanto è un disco completamente sperimentale (e a quanto pare viene considerato una perla del genere)...Io non apprezzo ma come prima...spero che ci sia qualcuno che apprezzi!

Another request...this is a experimental album by finnish band (btw...i don't like this stuff!!!)!

Link:http://lix.in/efeb3b

Ferris - Ferris (fin hard rock prog 1971)

Link:http://lix.in/15c4b6

Crack- day of doom (1976-hard psych)

This is the second title we’ve released that originally appeared on the Tiger Lily label, (the other being the Velvet Turner Group’s eponymous album - RRCD040) and although musically quite different, both recordings boast the same high production values, with the sound on this record, which is widely regarded as one of the label’s best albums, being particularly good.
Tiger Lily was another alleged tax scam label, this time owned and run by Morris Levy, the head of Roulette, who was supposedly connected with a well known crime family and enjoyed the dubious distinction of being the model for Hesh in the Sopranos! During its brief lifetime the label released at least 70 albums from the likes of Dobie Gray and Richard Prior, as well as a clutch of obscure psych albums which have disappeared without trace.
Day Of Doom (Tiger Lily TL14048) apart from its rocking 12-bar opener, features some of the best hard rock psych you’re likely to hear, with some outstanding flute in the Ian Anderson style and some fine synth work augmented by some strong piano and accompanying strings. Many tracks feature some decidedly jazzy interludes.
A well produced and brilliantly executed album which is sure to delight the discerning listener. Highly recommended.

Link:http://lix.in/550f40

BLACK PEARL- ST(1969 heavy psych)

Andiamo sempre di più sulle rarità!purtroppo non ho molte info ho solo trovato ciò che leggerete poi (ancora in inglese!)

When Moulty, The Barbarians drummer left the band, the remaining members (Fieldings, Causi and Benson) moved from Boston to San Francisco and with the addition of fellow Bostonian Jeff Morris and Molcahy and O'Connor formed Black Pearl in 1967. The bands three guitar line-up created one of the first heavy psych groups, with strong R&B roots. Their first album, produced by Lee Kiefer and Richard Moore, contained nine short tracks, with titles like Crazy Chicken, White Devil and Mr. Soul Satisfaction. It's cover was designed by Eve Babitz.
The second album was recorded live at the Fillmore West in September 1968 and contained an eleven minute version of James Brown's Cold Sweat.
Bernie Fieldings also guested on Fusion's Border Town album.

Link:http://lix.in/ec58e8

ARMAGEDDON- s/t (1975 Masterpiece heavy rock)

Gen: HARD ROCK

Questo post vi regala un album a mia vista spettacolare con un sound che porge il tributo ai classici sound '70 anche se emerge un forte tendenza ad indurire i suoni (anche se ancora non si può parlare di heavy rock!) Tutto il disco sono 5 tracce per un 40 min. di musica.

Le canzoni sono tutte bellissime eccezion fatta per la seconda traccia: Si inizia con la chitarra e wah di "buzzard", si passa alla pur bella ma a mio aviso un po troppo prolissa "silver tightrope" ma si ritorna ad elevati livelli con "Paths and Planes and Furture Gains ". interessante l'ultima traccia che racchiude più parti (a mo' dei Captain Beyond)...un gran bel disco da ascoltare con piacere anche se purtroppo l'unico in quanto il cantante Relf (ex Yardbirds) morì fulminato nel suo bagno nel 1976...

alla prossima!

Rewiev by M. Prindle

The album is excellently good! The electric guitars are EXTREMELY loud in the mix, playing hard rock that's about as hard as, say, Aerosmith but seems harder because, again, the guitars are REALLY darned loud in the mix. The songs are all very long (only 5 tunes on the whole album!), but delightfully diverse, from the punk speed apocalyptic "Buzzard" to the "Love Hurts"-style shimmer balladry of "Silver Tightrope" to the proto-thrash "Paths And Planes And Future Gains" to the Funkmaster Jenkins "Last Stand Before" before closing with the crackly blues hoedown hybrid "Basking In The White Of The Midnight Sun." The songs are certainly repetitious, but not dull. The riffs are just too cool to seem repetitive! Very neat vocals from Mr. Relf too - his voice has gotten huskier since his dorky Yardbirds days and, mixed slightly below the screaming guitars on most of the album, he sounds like just another instrument.

more info at http://www.progressiveworld.net/armageddon.html

DOWNLOAD LINK:http://lix.in/a31762

Artwork:http://lix.in/70d9aa

SALAMANDER - THE 10 COMANDAMENTS (1971 hard prog gem)

Disco particolarissimo ed oltremodo raro!l'ho scovato per caso!il tema proposto è quello di un hard rock...no forse meglio un soft prog-rock con notevoli inserti sinfonici (a mo' dei purple ma maggiormenti centrati sulla banda e non sulla orchestra...)ascoltate, vi farà passare piacevoli momenti!

A fine example of early UK symphonic progressive, this is a concept album based on the Bible's Ten Commandments. Each track presents one of the Commandments. Nice organ, guitar, and vocals. Although not credited on the album's liner notes as far as I can tell, there is also some excellent supporting horn and woodwind. Very orchestral and pastoral at times. On some tracks the narrative style reminds me of Rick Wakeman's concept albums from the 70's. On other tracks, this is very reminiscent to me of late 60's/early 70's pastoral UK folk/psych. On still yet other tracks, the organ evokes an early Deep Purple feeling. However, the Moody Blues comparisons I've read here and elsewhere are not really all that valid to my ears. For me, this is a masterpiece that I highly recommend.

Link: http://lix.in/5c95fb

Hi to all! a request!
Aura - Aura (1971-vinyl rip usa funky prog)

here is the tracklist

A1Listen to Me
A2No Opportunity Needed, No Experience Necessary
A3Song of Everything
A4Show Me the Way B1Truckin'
B2Life is Free
B3Can You Imagine
B4Cross-Eyed Eagle

http://link-protector.com/x-115832

Thunder And Roses - King Of The Black Sunrise
(Very good hard rock 1969)

Non so perchè ma avevo tantissime aspettative per questo disco, vuoi per la copertina che mi inspirava, vuoi perch il trio mi ricordava gli Highway robbery, insomma speravo di trovare un altro capolavoro...saranno state le mie alte aspettative ma per la verità ho trovato un disco un po' scostante...con dei pezzi di primissimo livello ed altri un po sottotono...Comunque
nel complesso non è male! capolavoro la traccia "Open your eyes".

Link:http://lix.in/056c1d

album terrificanti, anche se manca ancora un filo per gridare al capolavoro!!mi sono piaciuti

molto i thunderduk che sono estremamente melodici ma anche i j.p. & Gibraltar non scherzano!in particolare ascoltare la prima traccia di J.P....da brividi!
Thunderduk - Thunderduk (1972)

1:http://link-protector.com/310591/

2:http://link-protector.com/310592/

Joe Prichard and Gibraltar - Joe Prichard and Gibraltar(superb!1974)

Very little is known about Joe Prichard or his sidekicks, except that the band, which hailed from Missouri, drew its inspiration from influences far and wide, resulting in each of the 5 tracks being very different in character, ranging from the power chords and staccato guitar breaks of the Jimmy Page variety, to the throaty sax of 12-bar blues specialists Climax Blues Band as well as the guitars of ZZ Top. There’s even a 9-minute jam a la Jethro Tull or Traffic with flute and sax giving a decidedly jazzy feel to proceedings.

http://link-protector.com/310593/

EGG (superb prog canterbury rock)!!!!


Spero che conosciate gia gli egg e se non fosse cos' che aspettate????sono un mix di prog e canterbury sound...certamente possono essere difficili da ascoltare ma con un po' di tentativi...superlativo il versante canterbury...siamo ai livelli dei caravan!a voi!

The Polite Force (1972)

Uttelry BRILLIANT stuff! I mean, how could you not love the bizarre and HILARIOUS "Contrasong" with it's off-kilter brass arrangement, alternating 5/8 and 9/8 time signatures and bassist Mont Campbell's deadpan vocal delivery. "A Visit to Newport Hospital" recounts the band's experiences in its "Uriel" incarnation with more deadpan vocals and funny lyrics. Egg however were no jokesters when it came to their musicianship. Dave Stewart was really coming into his own with a distinct keyboard style (chiefly Hammond organ), Mont Campbell was deveoping serious compositional ability along with his solid bass work (and playing some French Horn to boot) and Clive Brooks propelling things along in rock solid fashion. "Long Piece #3" shows them developing their compostional chops in very interesting ways, while "Boilk" shows their bravery (and/or sheer craziness) in producing a piece of what might be termed "Musique Concrete" (or organized sound), throwing in everything and LITERALLY including the kitchen sink at the beginning. Definitely not for fans of easy, safe inoffensive pop, but for those who love their experimentalism with LOTS of droll British humor, it's a treasure trove, DIG IN!!!

Link: http://lix.in/0867e3

Egg-The Civil Surface(1974)

Link:http://lix.in/6bb31c

mamma mia questo album fu postato quasi 3 anni fa (31/08/2006).....ne ha fatta di stradi il mio bell'orion-awakes eh???

IL 1° ALBUM!
LEAF HOUND - GROWERS of MUSHROOM (1971)

Salve a tutti!

Questo è il primo album che vi posto e spero gradirete tutti! L'idea di inserire questo disco per primo è nata leggendo una richiesta su un post del blog "Jonnhy Roberts"

(trovate il link insieme a tutti gli altri).

Cosa dire, è un buon album di rock settantiano con molti spunti dal sound degli Zeppelin,dei Cream e dei Free.

Le canzoni che mi sento di consigliarvi sono sicuramente "freelance fiend", "sad road to the sea","growers of mushroom","Stagnant pool" con un riff accattivante e la bellissima ballad "it's gonna get better". In questa versione ci sono ben 3 bonus track, 2 risalenti alperiodo del disco, l'ultima invece suonata dalla band riformatasi recentemente...

Spero che apprezzerete quanto l'ho apprezzato io!

Rewiev:

Leaf Hound — like Killing Floor — was one of dozens of other working-class heavy rock bands who sprouted up in England during the British blues-rock boom of the late '60s. They immediately found themselves in the shadow of better bands, including Led Zeppelin and Free (to name just two), which may have led to their short life together. They recorded only one album, Growers of Mushroom, which found its first release in on the German-based Telefunken label. Somewhat surprisingly, however, the title track and leadoff track, "Freelance Fiend," were both left off that release. This error was corrected for the October 1971 release by Decca Records, but, by then, Leaf Hound had suffered from various internal problems and already called it a day. The album reportedly took only 11 hours to record in Mayfair's Spot Studios, which may be the reason there's nothing too special about this LP. Nevertheless, it has become a much-sought-after LP by collectors (mint condition copies have reportedly sold for as much as 1,300 dollars). Lead vocalist Peter French — who went on to form Atomic Rooster and later worked with Cactus and a later lineup of Randy Pie — is in fine form here, and his scorched-earth screech may even remind some fans of Robert Plant. His cousin, guitarist Mick Halls (who replaced Foghat-bound lead guitarist Rod Price, guitarist in French's earlier group, Black Cat Bones), doesn't have the same guitar prowess that, say, Jimmy Page had at the time, but he's no slouch either, showing considerable skill throughout. Interestingly, the song titles — like the band's name — were taken from an anthology of stories by horror author Herbert Van Thal. In 1995, See for Miles released a remastered CD reissue which featured a rarely heard bonus track, "It's Gonna Get Better," the B-side to their only single, "Drowned My Life in Fear"; some versions of the reissue also have "Hipshaker" added as a second bonus track.

Fonte: www.allmusic.com

Download link:

http://lix.in/ec1af0

Peter French - Ducks in Flight(1978 great hard rock)

Lavoro solita del cantante dei Leafhound!Buon disco, molto hard rock di quello viscerale con ritmiche ben scandite e suoni duri...non è una evoluzione dei leafhound ma piuttosto un discosuonato con un altro stile, forse meno bello di G.O.M. ma decisamente da ascoltare!

Link1: http://lix.in/a3912f

link2:http://lix.in/85ba05

ODIN - ODIN-(1972-great prog)

Questo è un disco che consiglio alla mia Crew (tipo clauzoppo,Peepz,Gvnn!!!)Perchè è molto bello!ottimo prog non stucchevole con notevoli spunti (con una parte di song molto simile ad una dei fuzzy duck, altro disco consigliatissimo!)a voi!


One of the truly great, but totally unknown prog rock albums. For the longest time, I thought they were a British band residing in Germany, just like Nektar. Well, it turns out they're partially British, with German and Dutch musicians as well. Regardless their sound is pretty much in the early '70s British style and would fit along side many of the British bands of the time, like Quatermass, Deep Purple, Atomic Rooster, ELP, etc. The album was released on the swirl Vertigo label, and due to its obscurity, one of the more desired titles on the label. The band consisted of Jeff Beer on keyboards, Ray Brown on bass, Stuart Fordham on drums, and Rob Terstall on guitar, all credited to vocal duties, aside from the drummer. If you love the sound of the Hammond organ, this album is a total must, often Jeff Beer played his organ with fuzz tone, not unlike Deep Purple's Jon Lord, or Peter Robinson's work with Quatermass (whose style was much closer to Lord's in that band than say, when he was in Brand X, which was much more similar to Robin Lumley's). In fact the band covers a song that Quatermass covered as well. The album starts off with "Life Is Only", a totally killer piece stuffed with cool guitar and organ solos. There are some passages that bear more than a passing resemblance to ELP, in fact it's the only piece on the album to feature ELP-like passages. "Tribute to Frank" is a jazzy instrumental that brings to mind some of Zappa's instrumental works, so unsurprisingly the tribute would be to Frank Zappa. "Turnpike Lane" features a lot of wordless vocals, and at times almost reminding me of certain Italian prog bands. Of course, the guitar and organ solos are more typical of British bands. "Be the Man You Are" finds the band doing a nice, laid-back acoustic piece. Certainly the vocals are no CSNY, but still a nice piece. There's also a cover of "Gemini", which Eric Burdon & the Animals covered for their album Love Is, and for those who know, Quatermass on their one and only album from 1970. This version features an extended guitar solo that neither Quatermass (because that band never had a guitarist) or Eric Burdon & the Animals version never had. "Eucalyptus" is a rather laid-back instrumental piece with some early string synth (not exactly sure what it was, but too early for Solina, and the Eminent 310, which did exist in '72, while being made in Holland, for some reason didn't get much use outside of Italy and to a lesser extent, France). "Clown" goes back to the heavy style that is most typical for this band. The album was luckily reissued on CD, and given the kind of music this is, this album would be perfect for Repertoire Records out of Germany to reissue. Instead a small German label called Living in the Past got a hold of it, making it not as easy to get a hold of, but if you can find a copy, get it! Certainly the music is dated, the heavy organ/guitar format of the music makes it obvious that this was the early '70s, but as long as the music is great, as this album demonstrates, I don't care. Truly an amazing and forgotten gem of British prog. If you like early '70s guitar/organ-driven prog, this album is a total must.

Link http://lix.in/92e9c3

Sahara - For All the Clowns(1975krautrock)

Favourite track Souce Part 1 and 2. Album worth a listen but not a classic. Interesting use of instumentation and interludes sounds a bit like Alan Parsons in places.
http://link-protector.com/331794/

Help Yourself - s/t + beware of the shadow (1971-1972)

Great heavy rock album from these guys. Very nice cover art, too. "Reaffirmation" and "American Mother" are a couple of awesome, guitar-driven jams, and "Alabama Lady" still gets played quite a bit on classic rock stations. However, there are a couple of real clunkers, most noticeably "Molly Bake Bean," which is both poorly recorded and out-of-place on an otherwise good album.
1: http://link-protector.com/252411/
2: http://link-protector.com/252413/
3: http://link-protector.com/252414/

Moonkyte-Count me out (71-psych prog)

Link:http://lix.in/89bc74

Pete Brown & Piblokto!-Things May Come..(1970)

Link:http://lix.in/6db217

McDonald & Sherby - Catharsis(1969 acid psych)

Kinda cool psych prog rock album, with some definite religious lyrics."Addoranne" is a mellow spacey 10 minute epic, followed by a rockin "Sharks Around Blood". Lots of nice keyboards, and some trippy psych guitar on "Space Beam".

1:http://link-protector.com/310594/
2:http://link-protector.com/310596/

Saint Steven - Over the Hills (us. psych 1969)

An interesting psych/prog album with competent musicianship and excellent production quality. Heavy in places and poppy/bluesy/mellow in others with electric & acoustic guitars, bass, drums, organ, layered vocals and sound effects. 'Gladacadova' is quite poppy, with an unusual, shifting rhythm, swirling effects and psychedelic guitar. 'Animal Hall' reminds me of a cross between The Pretty Things (S.F. Sorrow) and the Edgar Broughton Band, with elephant sound effects. 'Sun in the Flame' reminds me of a cross between Cream & The Churchills, with some intricate guitar playing.
Sounds a little dated now, but not cheesily so. At the time I imagine it was fairly cutting edge stuff, but probably came on the scene at a time when psychedelia was becoming unfashionable. On the whole, not a bad album, but not a great one either.
http://link-protector.com/252403/

UK-UK-1978 (superb progressive)
(E. Jobson-J.Wetton-A. Holdsworth-B. Bruford)

superdisco per un supergruppo!Come noterete dalle personcine il disco è bello!si!! anche solo guardando chi ci suona ci si deve fidare in partenza!
ottime canzone di stampo progressive (quella classica) Ottima e da sottilineare su tutte "in the dead of night" seguita (ma guarda un po'!)
da "By the day of light"...A voi!

I'm a big fan of Yes, Pink Floyd, Genesis, Nektar, Gentle Giant, etc., yet U.K. is my favorite prog-rock album of all time. Great music from start to finish, with performances that are often astounding -- especially from lead guitarist Alan Holdsworth, whose solos on "In The Dead of Night" and "Thirty Years" are some of the most technically intricate and inventive, yet highly passionate, guitar solos I've ever heard. The interplay between him and keyboardist/violinist Eddie Jobson on "Nevermore" is also a high point. If you're into prog-rock and have never heard this album, then I would give it my highest recommendation. It's one of those rare examples of the perfect musicians coming together at just the right time and managing to catch lightning in a bottle.

Link: http://lix.in/9b60f9

UK-1979 Danger Money (superb progressive)
Mpc!!!!
Winamp PLUGIN HERE

OK, here you find such a dangerous presence of one pop hit such as "Nothing to lose", but the rest is wonderful, above all the incredible "Carrying no cross", characterized by one of the best solos at the keyboards by Eddie Jobson, the creative and technical drumming by Terry Bozzio and the stunning vocals by John Wetton at his top, before choosing the mainstream music path, traced by the band ASIA!!A special mention for the title track , whose mood is in the vein of "RED" by KING CRIMSON and naturally the original "The only thing she needs" enriched with fantastic instrumental excursions!!
Link:http://lix.in/60300a

Starfire - starfire(hard prog 1974)

Link:http://lix.in/8582a2

The electric toilet-In the Hands of Karma(70 psych)

Link:http://lix.in/c6acd7

Hannibal - hannibal (1970 prog)

Link:http://lix.in/5f6e93

Ancient Grease-Woman and children first (1970-hard rock)

Link1:http://lix.in/1198a2

Link2:http://lix.in/e1360e

Mad River - Paradise Bar & Grill (1969 west coast)

Link:http://lix.in/6b2f7a

Sapphire Thinkers - From Within(w.coast 1969)

Link:http://lix.in/a2ec6d

ANCORA '70!(AGAIN '70!)
GRANICUS-GRANICUS (1973)

Salve a tutti!

ancora una volta un gran disco! Questo disco è molto partocolare e deve essere gustato senza fretta e con attenzione! Il sound è molto partocolare, di ledzeppelina memoria ma al contempo mantiene una forte carica di espressività ed originalità!Ci sono momenti carichi con chitarre tirate al massimo ("You're in america", "Cleveland,Ohio","when you're movin")ed altre con atmosfere particolarissime come la strumentale "twilight" che fa da traino a "Prayer" che esplode nella ultima parte del brano...un gran bel disco!da ascoltarecon attenzione, al buio, in silenzio!spero di avervi incuriosito!

spero apprezziate!

rewiew:

Cleveland's enigmatic Granicus recorded just one eponymous LP before fading into rock & roll oblivion, but boy, it's an absolute gem! Quietly released by RCA in 1973, Granicus is truly an album out of time — especially its own — which perhaps explains its eventual commercial failure. Years on, the record acts as a veritable time capsule, taking the listener back to that tenuous transition point where late-'60s progressive rock and experimental psychedelia finally gave way once and for all to what is now considered the classic '70s hard rock sound. Indeed, it's this convoluted transformation process that simultaneously informs the album with its edgy, nervous energy and helps explain its mysteriously lasting appeal. Elements of the old ways pervade the wistful interlude "Twilight," the prog-tastic "Nightmare," and the 11-minute freakout "Prayer," while ballsy hard rockers like "You're in America" and "When You're Movin'" reflect the new world order imposed by the church of Led Zeppelin. Somewhere in between, an optimum balance is struck by excellent single "Bad Talk," the scorching, self-affirming tirade of "Cleveland Ohio" (where singer Woody Leffel scats his way through every insult ever aimed at his hometown's citizens: "Uncool, unheavy, ungroovy, unfunky, unhip, greaseball!"), and the amazing hard boogie workout that is closer "Paradise." As for the bandmembers, their technical prowess and taut interplay drives all of the above into truly impressive realms of inspiration, and with his piercing shrieks and bluesy falsetto, Leffel is a positively eerie sonic precursor to Rush's Geddy Lee. Rock & roll history may have dealt them a losing hand in the end, but there'll always be a place in musical anthropologists' hearts for both Granicus the band and Granicus the album.

Fonte: www.allmusic.com

Download link:

http://lix.in/a2c954

THE MARSHALL TUCKER BAND - TOGETHER FOREVER
(us-southern- 1978)

mi sono approcciato a qusto album con un filo di diffidenza ma devo ammettere il mio errore...Ottimo disco di musica southern con una forte venatura blues ma anche un grande e bellissimo "hard riffin'"assolutamente da sentire il grandissimo lavoro del chitarrista!

A True Art!!!Awesome record by the old rock and roll...Nothings better than the west!!

Link:http://lix.in/5a42b5

Gila -night works (1999-krautrock)

Link:http://lix.in/88fc63

Dull Knife - Electric Indian (1971 kraut)

Link:http://lix.in/9e77a8

Great finnish stuff!!!
Uni Sono - Uni Sno(1975 great jazz prog)

http://link-protector.com/x-85847

Jupu Group - Ahmoo!(1975)

http://link-protector.com/x-85891

Chase!!!(great jazz-hard prog)
Chase - Chase(1971)

http://link-protector.com/365440/

Chase - Ennea(1972)

http://link-protector.com/x-85889

Nemo - Nemo (1973 fra prog)

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Nemo - Doin' Nuthin'(1974)

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The Third Eye - Awakening...(1969 sth afr psych)

http://link-protector.com/x-85836

The Third Eye - Searching(1968 sth afr psych)

http://link-protector.com/x-85837

Grin - Grin (1971 usa rock)

Only 19 when this was released, Nils Lofgren exploded out of the gate with an album that is arguably as strong as anything he would do, ever. I have to give some credit to Bob Berberich. While only having a career that was some 30 albums shorter than Nils he proved to be a good balance vocally often trading leads that added a dimension that always seemed missing on Lofgren's solo endeavors.

But it's really about Nils as he writes every song and plays all guitars and keyboards. He doesn't dwell on one style as each song veers to a different tempo, or intensity never sounding repetitious or juvenile. Greats song in the beginning with "Like Rain" and "See What Love Can Do" and songs no less inferior with the sizzling "Direction" and respectable "Open Wide" closing it out are in fact just samples of an album with very little noticeable filler.

There was just a enormous amount of good music coming out in the early '70's and it was a shame that great albums like this were getting buried underneath the hype.
1:http://link-protector.com/x-85842
2:http://link-protector.com/x-85843

Grin - All Out(1973)

From what I've read so far there is yet another really good album from the early 70's that is not getting its due. Nils had matured to the age of 18 for his third effort with Grin. I will only agree with the detractors that it may a little different from the first two, but I find myself screaming to the music lovers out there "WAKE UP" this album is fucking great! Nils blends ample layers of guitars along with some good piano on just about every song. Even the very weakest songs like "Don't Be Long" or "Love Again" are worth 3 1/2. The first side has "Heavy Chevy" and "She ain't Right". The second side is loaded with great tracks like "Love or Else", "Ain't Love Nice" and the flashy "Rusty Gun". Self indulgent? Get serious if you were 20 and had the talent Nils Lofgren had you would be a fool to hold back.


1:http://link-protector.com/x-85844
2:http://link-protector.com/x-85845

Dr. John - Gris-Gris (psych 1968)

C'è chi considera questo disco un capolavoro...io ve lo posto uguale ma penso sia abbastanza noioso...a voi l'ardua sentenza!

Although he didn't become widely known until the 1970s, Dr. John had been active in the music industry since the late '50s, when the teenager was still known as Mac Rebennack. A formidable boogie and blues pianist with a lovable growl of a voice, his most enduring achievements have fused New Orleans R&B, rock, and Mardi Gras craziness to come up with his own brand of "voodoo" music. He's also quite accomplished and enjoyable when sticking to purely traditional forms of blues and R&B. On record, he veers between the two approaches, making for an inconsistent and frequently frustrating legacy that often makes the listener feel as if the "Night Tripper" (as he's nicknamed himself) has been underachieving. In the late '50s, Rebennack gained prominence in the New Orleans R&B scene as a session keyboardist and guitarist, contributing to records by Professor Longhair, Frankie Ford, and Joe Tex. He also did some overlooked singles of his own, and by the 1960s had expanded into production and arranging. After a gun accident damaged his hand in the early '60s, he gave up the guitar to concentrate on keyboards exclusively. Skirting trouble with the law and drugs, he left the increasingly unwelcome environs of New Orleans in the mid-'60s for Los Angeles, where he found session work with the help of fellow New Orleans expatriate Harold Battiste. Rebennack renamed himself Dr. John, the Night Tripper when he recorded his first album, Gris-Gris. According to legend, this was hurriedly cut with leftover studio time from a Sonny & Cher session, but it never sounded hastily conceived. In fact, its mix of New Orleans R&B with voodoo sounds and a tinge of psychedelia was downright enthralling, and may have resulted in his greatest album. He began building an underground following with both his music and his eccentric stage presence, which found him conducting ceremonial-type events in full Mardi Gras costume. Dr. John was nothing if not eclectic, and his next few albums were granted mixed critical receptions because of their unevenness and occasional excess.

Link:http://lix.in/49052f

Born Again - Pagan (psych 70's)

http://link-protector.com/277896/
track 4!!!!
http://link-protector.com/286068/

Group 1850 - Paradise Now (dutch psych 1969)

http://link-protector.com/277910/

Brainbox - To You (dutch g.h. 1972)

http://link-protector.com/277917/

Ora - Ora(1969 prog folk)

http://link-protector.com/277914/

Quiet Sun - Mainstream (1975 canterbury)

So strange that this album is so overlooked. Yet the formation is upstanding: Roxy Music's Phil Manzanera on guitar, Matching Mole's Bill McCormick on Bass, This Heat's Charles Haywardon drums and good jazzy keyboard player Dave Jarrett.
The album is greatly accomplished, with a unique sound fusing Canterbury, Space Rock and Hard Rock in a very personal psychedelic sound. Amazing rhythm section, uplifting guitar and bass "warm" sound à la "Here Come the Warm Jets" reminding of Matching Mole and very good electric piano work. The tracks are all instrumental, with a jazzy feeling, and the album is a complete standout which should be in every music collection, especially if you love progressive rock.
http://link-protector.com/277927/