tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7782215816939234905.post3762746502801153195..comments2024-03-22T05:41:48.339-05:00Comments on CD Reissue Wish List: Life, EnglandPurple Peak Recordshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07215603944746407312noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7782215816939234905.post-91131120821284468072012-09-09T10:12:14.765-05:002012-09-09T10:12:14.765-05:00Thanks Mike and Spyros for the comments!Thanks Mike and Spyros for the comments!Purple Peak Recordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06735592038872524224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7782215816939234905.post-33734291282330685832012-09-08T23:50:23.621-05:002012-09-08T23:50:23.621-05:00Had this album on cassette for years. It was a big...Had this album on cassette for years. It was a big letdown when I finally did hear it but it's kind of grown on me. Well, the opening and closing suites did, the stuff in the middle is awfully mainstream (especially "Highway," which seems to go on forever and never does anything other than a good-timey mainstream bluesy rock thing).<br /><br />I'd say this is pretty borderline stuff: light, proggy, proto-AOR rock, probably comparable to Argent or A Band Called "O". Or maybe a British answer to Head East (thanks to the emphasis on keyboard playing).<br /><br />Cool cover art, incidentally. This was produced by Chris White of the Zombies (which I guess explains the Argent similarity). Keyboardist Ian Gibbons later played with the Kinks.Mikehttp://marindiaproductions.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7782215816939234905.post-81268287021147279392012-09-07T12:50:20.743-05:002012-09-07T12:50:20.743-05:00Strange to see this record mentioned. I thought of...Strange to see this record mentioned. I thought of it as long forgotten. I just got an original two months ago on a trade from a friend. A very enjoyable second side but as a whole it is rather forgettable.spacefreakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00315987091677142847noreply@blogger.com