Salterbarty Tales. 1978 Moontower
Atomkraft? Nein Danke. 1981 Sky
Humans Only. 1982 Sky
11/28/10 (new entry); 12/15/23 (complete)
Friday, December 15, 2023
Earthstar, USA-New York ***REISSUED***
Salterbarty Tales. 1978 Moontower
Atomkraft? Nein Danke. 1981 Sky
Humans Only. 1982 Sky
Wednesday, October 25, 2023
Hades, Norway ***REISSUED***
Hades. 1992 Colours (1974 recording)
***Reissued by Norsk Album Classics in Jan 2024
This live album (soundboard quality) reminds me a lot of Osanna's L'Uomo, which in itself was a strong play on the early Jethro Tull sound. That is to say blues based heavy rock with aggressive, stuttering flute as the lead instrument. Many time changes also point to the Osanna way of doing things. The Norwegian vocals recall the unique Scandinavian flair found in bands like Host or Trettioariga Kriget. Great fuzz guitar leads as well. Short album (under 25 minutes), but great all the way through.
Priority: 3
This live album (soundboard quality) reminds me a lot of Osanna's L'Uomo, which in itself was a strong play on the early Jethro Tull sound. That is to say blues based heavy rock with aggressive, stuttering flute as the lead instrument. Many time changes also point to the Osanna way of doing things. The Norwegian vocals recall the unique Scandinavian flair found in bands like Host or Trettioariga Kriget. Great fuzz guitar leads as well. Short album (under 25 minutes), but great all the way through.
Priority: 3
6/1/09 (new entry); 10/25/23 (complete)
Thursday, August 17, 2023
Satin Whale, Germany ***REISSUED***
7/25/09 (new entry); 8/17/23 (complete)
Friday, June 30, 2023
Visitor 2035, England ***REISSUED***
Visitor 2035. 1978 Ariola
***Reissued by Made in Germany Jun 2023
Progressive fusion influenced by the usual suspects like Return to Forever, David Sancious and Weather Report. I also pick up some fellow countrymen Skywhale here as well as the US group Flight, and that's a good thing.
Priority: 3
Progressive fusion influenced by the usual suspects like Return to Forever, David Sancious and Weather Report. I also pick up some fellow countrymen Skywhale here as well as the US group Flight, and that's a good thing.
Priority: 3
12/12/09 (new entry); 6/30/23 (complete)
Tuesday, May 23, 2023
Hannibal, England ***REISSUED***
Hannibal. 1970 B&C.
***Reissued by Talking Elephant May 2023
Hannibal are squarely in that unique early 70s UK blues rock school of saxophone lead proto prog, similar in scope to other same-era English acts like Diabolus, Aquila, and Raw Material (circa their first album). Some really nice jazz-tone guitar work too. Despite the lengthy tracks, there isn’t much in the way of inter-song development. Highlights are certainly the last two tracks: 'Wet Legs' and 'Winter'. A good example of the style.
Priority: 3
Hannibal are squarely in that unique early 70s UK blues rock school of saxophone lead proto prog, similar in scope to other same-era English acts like Diabolus, Aquila, and Raw Material (circa their first album). Some really nice jazz-tone guitar work too. Despite the lengthy tracks, there isn’t much in the way of inter-song development. Highlights are certainly the last two tracks: 'Wet Legs' and 'Winter'. A good example of the style.
Priority: 3
11/25/09 (new entry); 5/23/23 (complete)
Wednesday, March 1, 2023
Oz Knozz, USA-Texas ***REISSUED***
***Reissued by ProgAOR in Mar 2023
moved to UMR
Priority: 2
8/1/10; 3/1/23 (complete)
Wednesday, January 25, 2023
Vecchio, Argentina ***REISSUED***
Afro-Rock. 1971 Music DeWolfe
10/18/09 (new entry); 1/25/23 (complete)
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