lunedì, agosto 31, 2009

OSCAR - OSCAR (Prog- usa 1974)


Oscar - Oscar


Oscura band di musica progressive...il disco ha dei momenti esaltanti ed altri un po' molli...nel complesso è un buon disco ma basta girare la testa attorno e si trovano dischi migliori!se riuscite ad avere qualche info in più ve ne sarei grato! Comunque è un prog "Sax oriented" e a me appagano poco...io sono fedele al mio superbo Hammond!

Link:http://lix.in/71079e

ST.JOHN GREEN - S/T
(1968-ACID PSYCH)

St. John Green - St. John Green

un disco non eccezionale, forse ancora con sonorità non troppo mature per parlare di acid-space psych comunque nella maggior parte interessante!purtroppo a me disturbano troppo le parti parlate e qui spesso i nostri eroi si divertono a chiacchierare un po'!!comunque ascoltate!

A very interesting album which disappointed me some but left me wondering how this band could make really good music on some tracks but then have horrible sounding blather on other tracks. Not that inconsistency is unusual in music, but the better tracks showcase a sound similar to some of the best psychedelic offerings of the day. The two spoken tracks are throwaways and should have been deleted. The rest of the bad tracks not only showcase bland and sometimes ridiculous lyrics, but the vocals on some tracks really detract from the music itself. Examples include the first track "7th Generation Mutation" which almost made me delete the album before listening to the rest of the tracks. The next two tracks "Canyon Woman" and "Devil and the Sea" are much more accessible. The next four tracks range from mediocre to less than stellar. The title track is probably the best song, featuring some excellent organ. The conclusion of the album also inconsistent. I will have to give the album another listen before determining whether i should keep it or not. Anyone interested in interesting psychedelia of the time should look into it.

venerdì, agosto 28, 2009

Eire apparent-sunrise (good 1969 psych)


Eire Apparent - Sun Rise



é un peccato che di molti gruppi ci si ricordi solo perchè un altro personaggio famoso (in questo caso Hendrix) ha suonato/prodotto nel/il disco. Disco che in realtà merità tutto il rispetto che merita (molto bello in verità!)
vi consiglio su tutte "Mr guy Fawkes days" e "Captive and the sun" con una pregevole complessità orchestrale! A voi!

Link:http://lix.in/67ac52

Please - Seeing Stars
(superb 1969 psych)

Please - Seeing Stars


Ho letto delle recensionacce su questo disco ma se devo dire la verità a me è piaciuto!è un disco soft psych con un uso dell'organo non in chiave deeppurpleana ma piuttosto una versione soft degli iron butterfly...su tutte ascoltate la prima traccia!a voi!

Link1:http://lix.in/2eb88c
Link2:http://lix.in/01be6d

mercoledì, agosto 26, 2009

EMTIDI - S/T (krautrock-folk-1970)


Il disco che vi propongo oggi lo potremmo classificare come folk ma se devo essere sincero...non lo è!il folk è il genere che più ci si avvicina ma l'impostazione è fortemente "guitar-oriented" con grande risalto della voce femminile del disco. Il suono è fortemente classicheggiante e caldo forse con un pizzico di spagnolo e di medioevale...è difficilotto descriverlo non trovate?!?beh...a voi!

EMTIDI's debut album is containing mainly quite simple psychedelic folk and the dominant instrument used in most of the songs is acoustic guitar.

LINK:http://lix.in/c2655

Emtidi-Saat (1972 kraut folk)

Emtidi - Saat


Di questo gruppo vi ho postato il disco omonimo qualche tempo fa, e ora vi lascio questo secondo lavoro che tutto sommato non si discosta dal genere krautfolk tipico del primo disco stesso...Bellissima la cover!a voi!

Emtidi
Emtidi was a German duo stuck somewhere between the Kosmische and psychedelic movements stylistically. Despite having only two members a full sound is provided, as Maik Hirschfeldt provides guitars, flute, some keyboards and vocals while Dolly Holmes is charged with lead vocals and most of the keyboard work.Much of the instrumental work here is soothing and relaxed, a sun-drenched counterpart to groups like Tangerine Dream. The drone at the start of "Touch the Sun" is reminiscent of that band's Alpha Centauri, although it features moments of wistful release rather than perpetually building an anxious, hopeless tension. Some wilder Krautish moments show up on tracks like "Die Reise", but for the most part chaos is minimal.
The duo sometimes eschews lyrics in favour of vocalisations, which work pretty well within the framework of the music. One good argument with sticking to vocalisations is "Walking in the Park", featuring the incredible line (no, I am not making this up), "Don't sit on the grass, it's too cold for your ass". A nice hippie sentiment, but I suspect the language barrier makes this one more hilarious than intended. Holmes' voice is somewhat reminiscent of Annie Haslam's, although somewhat thinner. One realizes that comparing a female voice to Haslam's is a prog rock reviewing cliché, but in this case it's absolutely valid. Hirschfeldt grabs lead vocals on the final track, in German, although he tends to speak them more than anything.
If the idea of crossing Renaissance with Tangerine Dream and having them add some psychedelic acoustic material appeals to you, rush right out and grab this. I find the combination pretty appealing, as despite the variety of styles presented each one is strong in its own right.
Emtidi was the duo of Maik Hirschfeldt and Dolly Holmes (she was also a guest on The Incredible String Band's The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter). Based in Germany, the partnership's music can best be described as folk music with a prog tinge. Maik provided twelve-string guitar tapestries often times reminiscent of Anthony Phillips. Dolly's keyboard arsenal included acoustic and electric piano, spinet, Hammond, and mellotron, and her passages on these are laced with delicate Baroque-era stylings. The two both shared vocal duties, with Dolly usually taking lead. Her voice is usually right on the money (Maik's much less so), though in conjunction with the lyrics, can sound a bit hippie-dippy at times. Saat, recorded in 1972, was the duo's second release and is a pretty decent if not quite essential album. The best track on this album is the 11-minute "Touch the Sky," which drips with the Aquarianisms of the day, and has some great guitar and 'tron. "Love Time Rain," "Träume" and the title track are all enjoyable little tunes. "Walkin' in the Park" is nice, but tarnished by one awful (and repeated interminably, no less) lyrical line in the chorus that would make even Greg Lake turn red. You'll know which one I mean when you hear it. The closer, "Die Reise" is enjoyably bizarre, and is the only track sung in German. Texturally sparse: I often wonder what this would've sounded like with a full group backing it. The ending jam that closes "Walkin' in the Park," for example, sounds somewhat dinky with just two folks pluggin' away.


Link: http://lix.in/a41d70

lunedì, agosto 24, 2009


Superb german album!

ottimi lavori provenienti dall germania! ho apprezzato il disco dei jonathan nnostante il gruppo sia compasto, in pratica, da soli 2 elementi!il tutto è impostato su una base prog space prog decisamente melodica e sopre la media degli altri album!

Discorso analogo, pur cambiando genere per i werwolf...stupendo e melodicissimo prog sinfonico assolutamente da ascoltare con molti passaggi ed idee straordianrie!a voi!
Jonathan - Jonathan (1978 prog-space prog)

Jonathan - Jonathan

http://lix.in/-50e10b

Werwolf - Creation(1982 synph prog)

Werwolf - Creation


http://lix.in/-53ee4d

venerdì, agosto 14, 2009

PSYCH...Part1!
Omnibus (1970-great psych fuzz)

Omnibus - Omnibus



1970 United Artists release by Boston based band combining moody Westcoast style organ sound with fuzzy psych guitar. This trio hailed from Boston. The album, which was recorded in New York and produced by Steve and Eric Nathanson (who were the producers of Boffalongo) Recommended.

Link:http://lix.in/2fee35

Kopperfield - Tales Untold (great heavy prog 1974)

Kopperfield - Tales Untold

Mi piacciono questi tizi!!!!ottimo hard/heavy prog con hammond sempre in primo piano...unico neo la non omogeneità dalla qualità delle canzoni...non sono tutte allo stesso livello...peccato!comunque fidatevi questi tizi "calciano culi" (come dicono gli americani!!!) A voi!

Limited pressed lp by this band from Michigan, faithfully reissued by the folks at GearFab. Melodic rock/prog style, similar to Boston, Styx, even a little Yes.
The album kills from the opener to the last power-chord. Record collectors are paying about 1000 $ for this item, but who cares because Gear Fab had done a CD re-release with nine bonus cuts from 1972 and 1975.

Link1http://lix.in/363428
link2:http://lix.in/51ee72

mercoledì, agosto 12, 2009

Pyramid - Pyramid(1976 ger space kraut)

Pyramid - Pyramid


very trippy instrumental kraut-psych with a huge amount of synthesizer and some great brain twisting guitar. Somewhat like ash ra tempel or cosmic jokers. One long 35 minute instrumental jam loaded with effects and a smoldering psychedelic atmosphere

Link: http://link-protector.com/170646/

Katamaran - Cafe Florian(ger kraut 1978)

Katamaran - Cafe Florian


Link: http://lix.in/0004d5

lunedì, agosto 10, 2009

ELLISON - ELLISON (HARD PSYCH 1972)

Ellison - Ellison

Ancora un band oscura!la miscela che vi do in pasto è un hard rock ma con forte venature psych e atmosfere anche simili ai primi Sabbath e primi priest! Purtroppo i miei tempi stanno ridiventando ristretti quindi vi lascio ancora alla recensione in inglese...

Excellent Sabbath-inspired early 1970's doom from these French Canadians. Sounding like a much more psychedelic yet somehow subdued Sab, these guys reach for the milky way with their heroin/LSD-25 speedball approach. Totally wasted 'Head' rock, cheap yet delicious analog production values, early Priest soundalike guitar runs, and starter-fluid-huffing vocals all add up to one hell of a brain cell killer. Dark and gloomy, like coming down off acid on a rainy fall morning. "Winter Slutch" and "Strawberry Rain"(Killer Title!) are two of the best cuts, but the record peaks (pun intended) with "Untruth Story", a mindmelting knife-in-back-pocket-right-next-to-the-brush burnout heroin anthem. The singer laments his girl's sadness/need to do smack: "She Asked/She Asked/She Asked Me For Dope" but ultimately gives in and cops her a bag.Then, later, we get the brilliant "I Know/I Know/I Know You're So Tired" repeated over and over while a searing, wicked guitar lead soars over the top. TOTAL drug rock, possibly the best example of hesher 1970's reality I've ever heard. Remember the Eight Is Enough episode when Tommy Bradford gets caught doing bongs in his bedroom by Dick Van Patten? This is probably the music Tommy was listening to on those giant headphones...."If you take a lot, it'll kill you....." Wasted Forever. Ferociously Stoned.

Link:http://lix.in/7605e3



Blind Ravage - same (can 1972 hard psych)

Blind Ravage - Blind Ravage



Link: http://lix.in/525ee7

venerdì, agosto 07, 2009

PSYCH!
mi rifaccio del tempo perduto e vi propongo ancora un po' di musica psych (Tanto per gradire!spero apprezziate!!!)IO consiglio su tutti gli N.S.U.(credo sia l'acronimo di "non specific uretrits" ovvero la malattia venerea tipica di chi non ha freni inibitori!)A voi!


N.S.U.-Turn On, Or Turn Me Down (u.k. heavy psych1969)

N.S.U. - Turn On, Or Turn Me Down



Slick hard rocking psych album from this 4 piece band, featuring the solid guitar of Ernest Rea. Check out "the Game" and "On the Road.

Link: http://lix.in/215f3f
track 3 is missing! there is the missing one...:
http://link-protector.com/170379/

Plastic Penny -two Sides of a Penny (1968 uk psych)


Plastic Penny - Two Sides of a Penny


Their debut album, released by Page One in 1968. This is underrated UK pop-sike merchants, and includes their UK Top 10 hit "Everything I am", the rare "Nobody knows it" and "Happy just to be with you" as bonus tracks.
Fairly lightweight psychedelic pop with major reliance on a pretty good organ sound. Their most popular song "Everything I Am" isn't one of the best though its not bad. I like "Wake Me Up" and I thought the cover of the Association's "Never My Love" was almost as good as the original. Also very good, is the cover of "Strawberry Fields Forever," which really uses the organ effectively. "Mrs. Grundy" is a little different but still worthwhile. Not for everyone, but if you like the lighter side of British psych then I guess at least look into it.

Link:http://lix.in/03b4ec

mercoledì, agosto 05, 2009

WestCoast!!!!!
IVORY-IVORY(1968-Superb US WestCoast Rock)

Ivory - Ivory

Ma che bel disco! ottima combinazione di psych/fuzz con una stupenda voce femminile assolutamente da ascoltare!come leggerete dalla recensione aspettatevi un sound molto vicino a quello dei jefferson airplane!da ascoltare!!!

Yes, the great 1968 recording by this virtually unknown band that modeled their music after the sounds of The Jefferson Airplane; in fact, it was produced by the Airplane's great genius himself: Mr. Al Schmitt!! Featuring the beautiful female vocals of Chris Christman, this fuzzed-out, psychedelic gem tells the story of this band by the band member's themselves. Little known but excellent album from 1968 by this LA psychedelic band somewhere between Neighb'rhood Childr'n and The Yankee Dollar. Trippy fuzz guitar and keyboard interplay with male and sultry female vocals. Now very hard to find on vinyl this CD reissue should surprise many who thought they had all of the best US '60's psych. A gem.


Link:http://lix.in/b07299
Maranatha - Soon(1971)


Maranatha - Soon


Link1 http://lix.in/e3e551
Link2http://lix.in/cef897

lunedì, agosto 03, 2009

Ill Wind - Flashes (1968 west coast)

Ill Wind - Flashes

In 1988, after buying Vernon Joynson's FLASHBACK, I had the cheek to ask him if he'd do some tapes for me. At that time, there were next to no re-issues and the cost of 2nd hand albums was way beyond me.
ILL WIND's 'FLASHES' was among some of the first batch that he did me.
I grew up in Glasgow, as did my wife and between us we had virtually no West Coast music, mine was all STOOGES, VELVETS, KRAUTROCK & TAMLA MOTOWN.
There was something abourt FLASHES which just got to that peak in us, and it still does. Ignorant people who know little about music would compare them to JEFFERSON AIRPLANE etc. like comparing GAUGUIN to VAN GOGH because they were Post-Impressionists and used bright colours.
My cherished little TDK tape from Vernon has given my wife and I years of delight. They didn't slcken either when listening to them on mushrooms, just got more powerful. I LOVE this album, and I can really relate to Stardancer and how he feels about them. In my opinion, a TRULY Psychedelic album that cuts to the Central Nervous System like a laser, Ill go into the Glaswegian vernacular now - fucking brilliant, Alistair. By the way, in exchange for all the tapes Vernon did me, I did the first cover of FUZZ, ACID & FLOWERS, and the cover for his re-issue of FLASHBACK before he began using a more laid back Artist not possessing the Celtic edge.

(rateyourmusic)
Link:
http://lix.in/7a48b8
Link:http://lix.in/76c303

Relatively Clean Rivers - Relatively Clean Rivers(1975)

Relatively Clean Rivers - Relatively Clean Rivers

A tremendous mid-1970's rural psych album that sounds like it was recorded in late 1968, Relatively Clean Rivers has that hippie commune Springfield/Manson Family/Dead vibe down pat. Although most often compared to The Dead, only the record's first cut, "Easy Ride" really sounds much like them, with it's acoustic/electric guitar mix and American Beauty era vocal styles. It's a great song, but the rest of the album is much different and a little bit better, spewing out wasted Topanga Canyon folkpsych with wacked out commune lyrics. Production is great and the musicianship is stellar, so we don't really get much of that 'real people' vibe prevalent in many other records with that 'rural' feel, but this still more than holds up. There really is nothing else quite like this, and the smashed lysergic hippie trip present here is anything but a novelty. You can totally feel the Canyon here, and these folks never did wind up leaving. The original vinyl is long gone, with only two pressings of 500 each supposedly, but my Radioactive Label CD reissue is nice, with a clear reproduction of the lyrics and liner notes and a nice, warm pseudo-analog sound. Great stuff......

Link:http://lix.in/d21c7c

venerdì, luglio 31, 2009

Albatross - A Breath of Fresh Air (australia blues rock1973)


Albatross - A Breath of Fresh Air




One of my friends send me this link...i've found only this info

Wonderful album of acoustic blues/surf music dominated by the guitar and voice of Lindsay Bjerre (formerly of Taman Shud). Nice use of flute, mandolin & bazoukie.

Link1:http://lix.in/cefd0f
Link2:http://lix.in/f271e3
Link3 cover:http://lix.in/575965

MC PHEE - MC PHEE (197x-heavy psych monster)


McPhee - McPhee

Vi sparo subito questa recensione che ho trovato qua e la sulla rete...

Questa oscura band Australiana (Sydney), ci offre un album di grande heavy progressive dominato da passaggi di tastiera, assoli di chitarra, e voce femminile. La band alterna brani originali a cover di famose stars quali Neil Young, Ritchie Havens, (Indian Rope Man, già riarrangiata da J.Driscoll & Brian Auger), Spooky Tooth, Beatles (I'm The Walrus) Fra gli originali, vale la pena segnalare i dieci minuti imperdibili di Out To Lunch, strumentale di impostazione Jazz.

Jefferson Airplane meets Nosferatu (the organ-drenched German one, not the goth band) just about sums up this Sydney outfit. Tonna-brick Hammond heaviosity, stunningly Slick female vocals, guitar heroics that impress rather than irritate - McPhee is the total package. Some wild covers here, including Richie Haven's "Indian Rope Man," Neil Young's "Southern Man," and an "I Am the Walrus" so seriously messed-up that it might give The Egg Man shivers.

link:http://lix.in/1ea515

lunedì, luglio 27, 2009

Fingletoad, Strange & Sího-F.S & S + Mazzola (1969-70 US Soft-psych)


Fingletoad Strange and Siho - Fingletoad And Strange (1969)/Mazzola (1970)



Link: http://link-protector.com/169904/
Link:
http://link-protector.com/169906/

Lightning - Lightning(1969 psych)


Lightning - Lightning

Side 1:

1. Prelude To Opus IV (Caplan, Stanhope, Woodrich)

2. Hideaway (Stanhope, Woodrich)

3. When A Man Could Be Free (Stanhope, Caplan, Woodrich)

4. Madame Sunrise (Stanhope, Caplan, Woodrich)

Side 2

:1. 1930 (Caplan, Stanhope, Roberts)

2. Freedom (Is Life With Living) (Stanhope, Caplan, Roberts)

3. They've Got The Time (Woodrich-Stanhope)

4. (Ghost) Riders In The Sky (Edwin H. Morris ASCAP)

(many thanks chris!)

Link:http://lix.in/dbc030

venerdì, luglio 24, 2009

again psych time....

I post di oggi riguardano ancora un po' di musica psych!roba molto carina;ho cercato di mettervi roba simile:gli ellie pop con i fingeltoad propongono un po' di musica soft-psych; sound un po' più duro per i framework (a limite con 1 heavy psych)...a voi!

Ellie Pop - Ellie Pop (1968)

Ellie Pop - Ellie Pop


Eponymous 1968 Mainstream label album is definitely a pop/psychedelic classic-in-waiting, whose time has perhaps finally
come; great songs right from the start, all oozing Beatles harmonics, with tracks such as 'Some Time Ago' and 'Caught In the Rain' especially thick with Beatles influence (thus explaining their appearance on the Pepperisms compilation); as with most Mainstream releases, there is precious little information on the band in the original LP notes, besides the fact that they were a quartet, with brothers S. and R. Dunn responsible for writing all tracks; this is really a wonderful set of catchy and commercial songs, not exactly psychedelic, with innovative edge-distorted guitars and odd time signatures that make every song worth hearing. Naturally the album vanished without a trace upon original release, followed soon by the band. Liner notes feature a few words from the band's guitarist, as well as some gig listings alongside some Michigan heavy-weights, leading one to think that the band were from that state.


Link: http://lix.in/f08b1c

Framework - Skeleton (1969 USA Psych)

Framework - Skeleton


Link: http://link-protector.com/169907/
Link2:
http://link-protector.com/169908/

mercoledì, luglio 22, 2009

SEX
Vi volevo postare questo gruppo un po' strano ma con idee originali (certo non come i krautrockers) il genere proposto è un blus hard psych e chi più ne ha più ne metta!ascoltatelo e diteme i vostri commenti! i link sono 2 e contengono nel complesso tutti e 2 gli album!

SEX - SEX


SEX - END OF MY LIFE

Link p1: http://lix.in/844953

LInk p2: http://lix.in/65b364


lunedì, luglio 20, 2009

Forgotten Jewel!!!
Rag I Ryggen-S/T (sweden-superb heavy prog 1975)

Scusate ma io amo questo disco! Un mix esplosivo tra Deep Purple ed Uriah Heep!con un tocco di prog che non guasta!sono veramente innamorato!é un gruppo sWedese(!)e ci sono canzoni in lingua (!!!)e in inglese...beh a mio modo di vederesono molto più belle le canzoni in svedese!Come intuirete le maggior parte delle canzoni hanno un organo pulsante che rende la miscela esplosiva!personalmente è bastato un ascolto per innamoramene, spero altrettanto per voi!Come altre volte, nessuna song da consigliare...forse la prima traccia "Det Kan Val Inte Pole Farligt "(non è colpa mia se sono prolissi!) la 3 ("Jan Banan") e la spettacolare ultima "Sanningsserum".Provare per credere! Sto cercando gruppi simili a questi, se avete consigli sono in ascolto!

review: (plz leave comments for this album!)

Rag I Ryggen's sound was in the vein of better known bands such as Uriah Heep, Deep Purple and early Black Sabbath, all circa early 70s. Their music has that driving bass and drum line, plenty of keyboards as both organ and synthesizers. Also of note and enjoyment is the use of two guitarists, providing some nice double solo work. The songs are split between English and Swedish lyrics. Spangaforsens Brus is an instrumental track that sounds like it may have its roots in folk music and reminds me a bit of the B-side of Mike Oldfield's "Tubular Bells" or Hergest Ridge in the guitar sound and overall compositional style. Both keyboard and guitar solos abound throughout. Naked Man uses flute in the intro before kicking in the heavy stuff and then reappearing in a Jethro Tull-ish solo toward the end. The last two tracks are live recordings, which remind me of why I was not a fan of live recordings back in the day; there's much distortion and poor sound quality. I'd have been happy with just the studio tracks.
Conclusion.If you enjoy the hard rock of the early '70s, (which is quite tame when compared to the hard rock of today) this could bring you some musical joy. Hammond Organ with a Leslie cabinet, wah-wah & fuzz-wah guitar effects: it's all here. The vocals are good, though to the native English speaker, the heavy Swedish accent can sound comical at times. The playing is good and something of a blast from the past from a band I never knew


SHAGGY - LESSON FOR BEGINNERS
(1975- sweden heavy prog)

Continuiamo sul filone swedese! questo è un ottimo disco con molte canzoni belle! mi piacciono le prime 3 traccie ("bitch"è quella che preferisco) in più c'è anche una ottima rivisitazione del Classico di Grieg "Hall of the mountan King" (che dovrebbe essere la 5 traccia che si chiama diversamente!). Una nota dolentissima la rec-fab che è la casa responsabile delle ristampa su cd ha fatto un lavoro pessimo e si sente un po' il fruscio del vinile anche se io ho rippato il disco da cd (originale!)

Sorry, i don't find any review about shaggy (fell free to send yours).. This is a very good work (heavy prog) I suggest the song "bitch" and the 5th track (it's a "cover" of grieg's "Hall Of The Mountan King"...revisited!) Highly Recommended!bye!

link:http://lix.in/611c9f


venerdì, luglio 17, 2009

FLAX - ONE (Nor Heavy Prog-1976)

Bellissimo disco di heavy prog di stampo scandinavo! La prog come intuirete è legata agli standard di un Hevy rock...mi sento di consigliarvi "Demon In Your Heart" la bellissima "Have You Seen My Friend" e la rockeggiante "Wanna Rock You"...all'interno ho messo delle info trovate in rete...buon divertimento!

Reissue of 1976 killer heavy progressive rock album from Norway that was originally on Vertigo. Loaded with mellotrons and superb guitar work this release is similar in places to bands like Weed, Gracious and Czar, the overall effect being epic and heavy yet retaining a melodic edge. A great album.

Link:http://lix.in/1fcf6d



TITANIC -TITANIC (1970 Norway Heavy Prog)

Titanic - Titanic

Devo dire che ultimamente quel dei paesi nordici mi sta regalando parecchie soddisfazioni in ambito musicale!ottimo disco con molti spunti di musica heavy prog con hammond in primo piano ma anche con molte melodie ottime e armoniche!consiglio cldamente la prima song su tutte!(purtroppo il livello non è uniforme per tutte le song ma poco ci manca!)A voi!

Link:http://lix.in/9d78b1

lunedì, luglio 13, 2009

Great Society - Born To Be Burned - 1969

The Great Society - Born To Be Burned

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

Quatrain (great psych prog 1969)


Quatrain - Quatrain

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

venerdì, luglio 10, 2009

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




Color - Color


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)

Skorpio - Kelj Fel

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/

mercoledì, luglio 08, 2009

lunedì, luglio 06, 2009

Cynara - s/t (1967 psych)

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

The Third Power - Believe

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