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Acqua Fragile - Acqua Fragile
· New Remastered Edition Of The Classic 1973 Debut Album By Legendary Italian Progressive Rock Group Acqua Fragile
· Booklet With Fully Restored Artwork
Following on from the successful series of reissues of Italian progressive rock legends PFM and BANCO, ESOTERIC RECORDINGS is pleased to announce the release of both albums by Italy's ACQUA FRAGILE.
Formed in Milan, Acqua Fragile featured BERNARDO LANZETTI (vocals, guitar), GINO CAMPANINI (guitar, vocals), MAURIZIO MORI (keyboards, vocals), FRANZ DONDI (Bass) and PIERO CANAVERA (Drums, Guitar, Vocals). Inspired byBritish groups such as Genesis and Family and by the success of fellow group PFM, ACQUA FRAGILE wrote original material and sung lyrics in English. No mere clones of their British counterparts, ACQUA FRAGILE was an accomplished debut album with many marvellous songs. The music was inspired enough for vocalist Bernardo Lanzetti to be sought out as a future member of PFM.
This Esoteric Recordings reissue is newly re-mastered and fully restores the original album artwork. The booklet also features a new essay with an interview with Bernardo Lanzetti.
· New Remastered Edition Of The Classic 1973 Debut Album By Legendary Italian Progressive Rock Group Acqua Fragile
· Booklet With Fully Restored Artwork
Following on from the successful series of reissues of Italian progressive rock legends PFM and BANCO, ESOTERIC RECORDINGS is pleased to announce the release of both albums by Italy's ACQUA FRAGILE.
Formed in Milan, Acqua Fragile featured BERNARDO LANZETTI (vocals, guitar), GINO CAMPANINI (guitar, vocals), MAURIZIO MORI (keyboards, vocals), FRANZ DONDI (Bass) and PIERO CANAVERA (Drums, Guitar, Vocals). Inspired byBritish groups such as Genesis and Family and by the success of fellow group PFM, ACQUA FRAGILE wrote original material and sung lyrics in English. No mere clones of their British counterparts, ACQUA FRAGILE was an accomplished debut album with many marvellous songs. The music was inspired enough for vocalist Bernardo Lanzetti to be sought out as a future member of PFM.
This Esoteric Recordings reissue is newly re-mastered and fully restores the original album artwork. The booklet also features a new essay with an interview with Bernardo Lanzetti.
₪79.00
Alan Bown - Stretching Out (remastered 1971 Album W/ Bonus Track)
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This rematered edition is the classic 1971 album "Stretching Out" by celebrated Jazz and Rock trumpeter and arranger Alan Bown and his band. This album was Bown's second and final offering for Island Records. "Stretching Out" was a fine set which demonstrated the musical excellence of Bown's group, including future SUPERTRAMP saxophonist JOHN HELLIWELL.
This new edition has been remastered from the original master tapes and fully restores the original album artwork. It includes the rare bonus track "Thru the Night", which featured on the 1971 Island Records sampler "El Pea".
1. THE MESSENGER
2. FIIND A MELODY
3. UP ABOVE MY HOBBY HORSE'S HEAD
4. TURNING POINT
5. BUILD ME A STAGE
6. STRETCHING OUT
7. THRU THE NIGHT
This rematered edition is the classic 1971 album "Stretching Out" by celebrated Jazz and Rock trumpeter and arranger Alan Bown and his band. This album was Bown's second and final offering for Island Records. "Stretching Out" was a fine set which demonstrated the musical excellence of Bown's group, including future SUPERTRAMP saxophonist JOHN HELLIWELL.
This new edition has been remastered from the original master tapes and fully restores the original album artwork. It includes the rare bonus track "Thru the Night", which featured on the 1971 Island Records sampler "El Pea".
1. THE MESSENGER
2. FIIND A MELODY
3. UP ABOVE MY HOBBY HORSE'S HEAD
4. TURNING POINT
5. BUILD ME A STAGE
6. STRETCHING OUT
7. THRU THE NIGHT
₪79.00
Alas - Alas (remastered 1974 Album + Bonus Tracks)
Argentinian keyboard-dominated prog of the absolute highest quality. I was most impressed by some of the Rhodes playing. Sometimes it can get quite avant-garde, but never too much. Occasional vocals and trumpet add some variety, and some of the synth sounds are quite incredible- I'd swear that in the first song it sounds exactly like a bird chirping. (dnieper111 )
BUENOS AIRES SOLO ES PIEDRA 15'48
A) TANGO
B) SUE?O
C) RECUERDO
D) TROMPETANGO
E) TANGUITO
F) SOLDO
LA MUERTE CONTO EL DINERO 17'36
A) VIDALA
B) SMOG
C) GALOPE
D) MAL-AMBO
E) VIDALA AGAIN
F) AMANECER/TORMENTA
G) FINAL
BONUS TRACKS
AIRE SURGENTE
RINCON, MI VIEJO RINCON
Argentinian keyboard-dominated prog of the absolute highest quality. I was most impressed by some of the Rhodes playing. Sometimes it can get quite avant-garde, but never too much. Occasional vocals and trumpet add some variety, and some of the synth sounds are quite incredible- I'd swear that in the first song it sounds exactly like a bird chirping. (dnieper111 )
BUENOS AIRES SOLO ES PIEDRA 15'48
A) TANGO
B) SUE?O
C) RECUERDO
D) TROMPETANGO
E) TANGUITO
F) SOLDO
LA MUERTE CONTO EL DINERO 17'36
A) VIDALA
B) SMOG
C) GALOPE
D) MAL-AMBO
E) VIDALA AGAIN
F) AMANECER/TORMENTA
G) FINAL
BONUS TRACKS
AIRE SURGENTE
RINCON, MI VIEJO RINCON
₪59.00
Alquin - Marks (remastered 1972 Album+ Bonus Track)
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remastered and expanded edition of the Dutch Prog Rock band's 1972 album. Originally released on the Polydor label, this reissue features the entire album on CD for the first time as the track 'Mr. Barnum Jnr's Magnificent and Fabulous City' was omitted from a previous CD issue. The new edition also includes the bonus track 'Hard Royce' and fully restores artwork and features a new essay. Alquin were one of the most innovative bands to burst forth on the Dutch Progressive Rock scene of the early 1970's. Adopting a Jazz influenced Progressive rock approach and attaining a sound unique from their contemporaries, the band soon found an appreciative audience throughout Europe. Esoteric. 2009.
1. Oriental Journey
2. Least You Could Do Is Send Me Some Flowers
3. Soft Royce
4. Mr. Barnum Junior's Magnificent and Fabulous City [Live]
5. I Wish I Could
6. You Always Can Change
7. Marc's Occasional Showers
8. Catherine's Wig
9. Hard Royce [*]
remastered and expanded edition of the Dutch Prog Rock band's 1972 album. Originally released on the Polydor label, this reissue features the entire album on CD for the first time as the track 'Mr. Barnum Jnr's Magnificent and Fabulous City' was omitted from a previous CD issue. The new edition also includes the bonus track 'Hard Royce' and fully restores artwork and features a new essay. Alquin were one of the most innovative bands to burst forth on the Dutch Progressive Rock scene of the early 1970's. Adopting a Jazz influenced Progressive rock approach and attaining a sound unique from their contemporaries, the band soon found an appreciative audience throughout Europe. Esoteric. 2009.
1. Oriental Journey
2. Least You Could Do Is Send Me Some Flowers
3. Soft Royce
4. Mr. Barnum Junior's Magnificent and Fabulous City [Live]
5. I Wish I Could
6. You Always Can Change
7. Marc's Occasional Showers
8. Catherine's Wig
9. Hard Royce [*]
₪79.00
Alquin - The Mountain Queen (remastered 1973 Album)
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remastered edition of the Dutch Prog Rock band's 1973 album. With the release of The Mountain Queen on the Polydor label, the band appeared on the classic UK TV show "The Old Grey Whistle Test". Perhaps the band's finest album, this reissue has been remastered from the original tapes and also fully restores artwork and features a new essay. Alquin were one of the most innovative bands to burst forth on the Dutch Progressive Rock scene of the early 1970's. Adopting a Jazz influenced Progressive rock approach and attaining a sound unique from their contemporaries, the band soon found an appreciative audience throughout Europe. Esoteric. 2009.
1. Dance
2. Soft-Eyed Woman
3. Convicts of the Air
4. Mountain Queen
5. Don and Dewey
6. Mr. Barnum Junior's Magnificent and Fabulous City, Pt. 1
remastered edition of the Dutch Prog Rock band's 1973 album. With the release of The Mountain Queen on the Polydor label, the band appeared on the classic UK TV show "The Old Grey Whistle Test". Perhaps the band's finest album, this reissue has been remastered from the original tapes and also fully restores artwork and features a new essay. Alquin were one of the most innovative bands to burst forth on the Dutch Progressive Rock scene of the early 1970's. Adopting a Jazz influenced Progressive rock approach and attaining a sound unique from their contemporaries, the band soon found an appreciative audience throughout Europe. Esoteric. 2009.
1. Dance
2. Soft-Eyed Woman
3. Convicts of the Air
4. Mountain Queen
5. Don and Dewey
6. Mr. Barnum Junior's Magnificent and Fabulous City, Pt. 1
₪79.00
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Anthony Phillips - Soiree (Private Parts & Pieces X)
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This is a disk of piano pieces that picks up where PP&PP6 (Ivory Moon) left off. Easily two-thirds of the disk is WONDERFUL and was recorded at Ant's home studio. The best (in my opinion!) selections are: Sad Ballerina, Final Lights, Fivers, Keepsake, Venetian Mystery, Scythia, The Oregon Trail, Gazebo, Fallen Flower, Hope of Ages and Obezag (a backwards piece--you figure out its root!). The real gem of this collection is a piece entitled Creation. Written by Ant in his early Genesis days (in his late teens!). It has strains of Debussy's Clair de Lune and is truly beautiful. I urge all to purchase this as well as any of Ant's back catalog.... (cus. Amaz. Uk)
This is a disk of piano pieces that picks up where PP&PP6 (Ivory Moon) left off. Easily two-thirds of the disk is WONDERFUL and was recorded at Ant's home studio. The best (in my opinion!) selections are: Sad Ballerina, Final Lights, Fivers, Keepsake, Venetian Mystery, Scythia, The Oregon Trail, Gazebo, Fallen Flower, Hope of Ages and Obezag (a backwards piece--you figure out its root!). The real gem of this collection is a piece entitled Creation. Written by Ant in his early Genesis days (in his late teens!). It has strains of Debussy's Clair de Lune and is truly beautiful. I urge all to purchase this as well as any of Ant's back catalog.... (cus. Amaz. Uk)
₪79.00
Anthony Phillips - Wise After The Event : 2CD Set
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Anthony Phillips was a founder member of the British Rock band Genesis. The band recorded two singles and the album From Genesis To Revelation before leaving Decca and signing with Charisma to record the Trespass album. Anthony recorded the albums From Genesis To Revelation and Trespass and also performed a great many gigs before deciding to leave the band following a particularly bad bout of stage fright and also suffering a debilitating bout of bronchial pneumonia. It was between the years 1970 and the release of his debut album The Geese And The Ghost in 1977 that many fans lost sight of Anthony Phillips. In actual fact much of the material that would make up the Geese And The Ghost would be written during this time. The Geese and the Ghost was originally released in 1977 and features performances from Mike Rutherford and Phil Collins alongside Anthony and opens his account as a solo artist.Anthony s second solo album was released in May 1978 housed in a striking sleeve designed by Peter Cross and produced by Rupert Hine. This reissue has been re mastered and contains a second disc of rarities and outtakes recorded before and during the sessions for the album. Amongst the tracks are various pre release mixes of tracks alongside demos of a number of the tracks including tracks that never made the finished line up. 2008 will see the fortieth anniversary of Genesis and the thirtieth anniversary of the original release of Wise After The Event and as such there will be a heightened interest in the massive Genesis fan base and associated Anthony Phillips fan base.
Anthony Phillips was a founder member of the British Rock band Genesis. The band recorded two singles and the album From Genesis To Revelation before leaving Decca and signing with Charisma to record the Trespass album. Anthony recorded the albums From Genesis To Revelation and Trespass and also performed a great many gigs before deciding to leave the band following a particularly bad bout of stage fright and also suffering a debilitating bout of bronchial pneumonia. It was between the years 1970 and the release of his debut album The Geese And The Ghost in 1977 that many fans lost sight of Anthony Phillips. In actual fact much of the material that would make up the Geese And The Ghost would be written during this time. The Geese and the Ghost was originally released in 1977 and features performances from Mike Rutherford and Phil Collins alongside Anthony and opens his account as a solo artist.Anthony s second solo album was released in May 1978 housed in a striking sleeve designed by Peter Cross and produced by Rupert Hine. This reissue has been re mastered and contains a second disc of rarities and outtakes recorded before and during the sessions for the album. Amongst the tracks are various pre release mixes of tracks alongside demos of a number of the tracks including tracks that never made the finished line up. 2008 will see the fortieth anniversary of Genesis and the thirtieth anniversary of the original release of Wise After The Event and as such there will be a heightened interest in the massive Genesis fan base and associated Anthony Phillips fan base.
₪109.00
Aphrodites Child - 666 (2-cd Set)
This unique album by Aphrodite's Child is a cult collector's favorite. Based on a bible story, the album's title, 666: APOCALYPSE OF ST. JOHN, and songs--"Four Horsemen;" "Seventh Seal"--lend a mythic dimension to the band's swirling jazz-rock ...
Deleted in the U.S., the landmark 1971 album by the Greek act led by Vangelis. A concept album about the Bible's Book Of Revelations, it contains all 24 tracks from the original release on Vertigo, including the near hit 'Break'. A Polygram International release. Double jewel case. The full title is '666 (The Apocalypse Of John.13/18)'.
1. System
2. Babylon
3. Loud, Loud, Loud
4. Four Horsemen
5. Lamb
6. Seventh Seal
7. Aegian Sea
8. Seven Bowls
9. Wakening Beast
10. Lament
11. Marching Beast
12. Battle of the Locusts
13. Do It
14. Tribulation
15. Beast
16. Ofis
17. Seven Trumpets
18. Altamont
19. Wedding of the Lamb
20. Capture of the Beast
21. Infinity
22. Hic and Nunc
23. All the Seats Were Occupi
24. Break
This unique album by Aphrodite's Child is a cult collector's favorite. Based on a bible story, the album's title, 666: APOCALYPSE OF ST. JOHN, and songs--"Four Horsemen;" "Seventh Seal"--lend a mythic dimension to the band's swirling jazz-rock ...
Deleted in the U.S., the landmark 1971 album by the Greek act led by Vangelis. A concept album about the Bible's Book Of Revelations, it contains all 24 tracks from the original release on Vertigo, including the near hit 'Break'. A Polygram International release. Double jewel case. The full title is '666 (The Apocalypse Of John.13/18)'.
1. System
2. Babylon
3. Loud, Loud, Loud
4. Four Horsemen
5. Lamb
6. Seventh Seal
7. Aegian Sea
8. Seven Bowls
9. Wakening Beast
10. Lament
11. Marching Beast
12. Battle of the Locusts
13. Do It
14. Tribulation
15. Beast
16. Ofis
17. Seven Trumpets
18. Altamont
19. Wedding of the Lamb
20. Capture of the Beast
21. Infinity
22. Hic and Nunc
23. All the Seats Were Occupi
24. Break
₪89.00
Aphrodites Child - It's Five O'clock (remastered W/ 7 Bonus Tracks)
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Aphrodite's Child's second LP was in some ways both a continuation of and departure from their debut album, End of the World. There were some grandiose keyboard-based sub-British psychedelic tracks that could have fit in well on the previous record. The title song's celestial organ, for instance, is much like that on heard on U.K. psychedelic records of the period such as Rupert's People's "Reflections of Charlie Brown," though it's more sentimentally romantic than virtually anything a British band would have released, especially in its vocal delivery. Yet on other cuts, the group took on a markedly different character, whether it was mildly rousing social consciousness ("Wake Up"), pretty fair stomping power pop-psych ("Let Me Love, Let Me Live"), and, least successfully, good-time country-rock ("Take Your Time") and gravelly vaudevillian soul ("Good Time So Fine"). "Funky Mary," on the other hand, is a really cool departure into almost experimental soul-rock, its phased vocals backed by an almost musique concr?te wash of bashing drums, Latin-African-flavored bongos, and jazzy vibraphone. If it's guiltier pleasures you're looking for, the unreservedly heart-tuggingly sad "Marie Jolie" is their best (if most saccharine) pop ballad with Mediterranean gondola balladeer overtones complete with accordion solo, though it's End of the World's "Rain and Tears" that the group's most remembered for in that department.
Aphrodite's Child's second LP was in some ways both a continuation of and departure from their debut album, End of the World. There were some grandiose keyboard-based sub-British psychedelic tracks that could have fit in well on the previous record. The title song's celestial organ, for instance, is much like that on heard on U.K. psychedelic records of the period such as Rupert's People's "Reflections of Charlie Brown," though it's more sentimentally romantic than virtually anything a British band would have released, especially in its vocal delivery. Yet on other cuts, the group took on a markedly different character, whether it was mildly rousing social consciousness ("Wake Up"), pretty fair stomping power pop-psych ("Let Me Love, Let Me Live"), and, least successfully, good-time country-rock ("Take Your Time") and gravelly vaudevillian soul ("Good Time So Fine"). "Funky Mary," on the other hand, is a really cool departure into almost experimental soul-rock, its phased vocals backed by an almost musique concr?te wash of bashing drums, Latin-African-flavored bongos, and jazzy vibraphone. If it's guiltier pleasures you're looking for, the unreservedly heart-tuggingly sad "Marie Jolie" is their best (if most saccharine) pop ballad with Mediterranean gondola balladeer overtones complete with accordion solo, though it's End of the World's "Rain and Tears" that the group's most remembered for in that department.
₪79.00
Area - Parigi - Lisbona
This posthumous release compiles live performances from 1976 shows in Paris and Lisbon.
This posthumous release compiles live performances from 1976 shows in Paris and Lisbon.
₪89.00
Arthur Browns Kingdom Come - Kingdom Come (remastered + Bonus Tracks)
igitally remastered and expanded edition of this 1972 album from British Rock icon Arthur Brown including bonus tracks. When The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown (best known for the hit 'Fire') fell apart, Brown formed the band Kingdom Come. This release was their second album of three and, while it was just as innovative as anything else he had recorded, public interest was focused on the Glam movement in the UK and the album didn't fare as well as it should have. Like all of his work during this period, it is now considered a lost classic. This edition includes rare and unreleased material as bonus tracks: 'Traffic Light Song' (Alternate Version), 'The Hymn' (Alternate Version) 'The Experiment' (Alternate Version), 'Eternal Messenger' (BBC Radio Session 1971) and 'Simple Man' (BBC Radio Session 1971). Esoteric. 2010.
igitally remastered and expanded edition of this 1972 album from British Rock icon Arthur Brown including bonus tracks. When The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown (best known for the hit 'Fire') fell apart, Brown formed the band Kingdom Come. This release was their second album of three and, while it was just as innovative as anything else he had recorded, public interest was focused on the Glam movement in the UK and the album didn't fare as well as it should have. Like all of his work during this period, it is now considered a lost classic. This edition includes rare and unreleased material as bonus tracks: 'Traffic Light Song' (Alternate Version), 'The Hymn' (Alternate Version) 'The Experiment' (Alternate Version), 'Eternal Messenger' (BBC Radio Session 1971) and 'Simple Man' (BBC Radio Session 1971). Esoteric. 2010.
₪79.00
Atomic Rooster - Atomic Rooster
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Atomic Rooster's debut album is a showcase for the virtuosic talents of keyboardist Vincent Crane and drummer Carl Palmer, the latter defecting afterwards to form Emerson, Lake and Palmer. At this juncture, the band has yet to establish its individual style, but many of the key ingredients are already in place here. Vincent Crane organ playing is already very much accomplished, with its jazz, blues and classical influences very prominent in his solos. The additional overdubbing of guitar parts by future AR guitarist/vocalist John Cann on "Friday the 13th," "Before Tomorrow" and "S.L.Y." help fill out the sound.
The songwriting here is tentative compared to on subsequent AR releases. On "Atomic Rooster," the songs are constructed primarily around unison guitar/organ riffs and jazz/blues themes, offering little more than platforms for Crane and Palmer to demonstrate their chops. The instrumentals "Before Tomorrow" and "Decline and Fall" are good examples of this. The former is a modal jam that features Crane wailing away on his Hammond while abusing the wah-wah pedal, before John Cann takes a solo that threatens to burn through both stereo speakers. "Decline and Fall" is a jazz-rock workout showcasing both Crane's and Palmer's chops, Palmer showing off his skills in a drum solo equal to, if not superior, his future efforts with ELP. "Banstead" and "Winter" afford the opportunity for Crane to branch out and incorporate classical influences into Atomic Rooster's songs and give the band its "progressive rock" credentials.
The lyrics only hint at the Satanic and death-like imagery that would pervade their followup classic, "Death Walks Behind You. Bassist/vocalist Nick Graham's melodramatic delivery works well on songs such as "Banstead," a depiction of Crane's stay in a mental hosptal. "Winter" is a quiet piece with a melancholy vocal by Graham, highlighted by Crane's jazzy piano and Graham's flute solo. However, on tunes such as "And So to Bed" and "S.L.Y.," Graham's vocal stylistics verge on the parodic, as he veers on the edge of becoming a hack blues-shouter.
While most people would buy this album just to hear what Palmer sounded like before he joined ELP, "Atomic Rooster" holds its own. While much of the album sounds tentative in light of what was to come later, the main musical ideas that Crane would develop to the fullest with AR are laid out for everyone to hear.
Atomic Rooster's debut album is a showcase for the virtuosic talents of keyboardist Vincent Crane and drummer Carl Palmer, the latter defecting afterwards to form Emerson, Lake and Palmer. At this juncture, the band has yet to establish its individual style, but many of the key ingredients are already in place here. Vincent Crane organ playing is already very much accomplished, with its jazz, blues and classical influences very prominent in his solos. The additional overdubbing of guitar parts by future AR guitarist/vocalist John Cann on "Friday the 13th," "Before Tomorrow" and "S.L.Y." help fill out the sound.
The songwriting here is tentative compared to on subsequent AR releases. On "Atomic Rooster," the songs are constructed primarily around unison guitar/organ riffs and jazz/blues themes, offering little more than platforms for Crane and Palmer to demonstrate their chops. The instrumentals "Before Tomorrow" and "Decline and Fall" are good examples of this. The former is a modal jam that features Crane wailing away on his Hammond while abusing the wah-wah pedal, before John Cann takes a solo that threatens to burn through both stereo speakers. "Decline and Fall" is a jazz-rock workout showcasing both Crane's and Palmer's chops, Palmer showing off his skills in a drum solo equal to, if not superior, his future efforts with ELP. "Banstead" and "Winter" afford the opportunity for Crane to branch out and incorporate classical influences into Atomic Rooster's songs and give the band its "progressive rock" credentials.
The lyrics only hint at the Satanic and death-like imagery that would pervade their followup classic, "Death Walks Behind You. Bassist/vocalist Nick Graham's melodramatic delivery works well on songs such as "Banstead," a depiction of Crane's stay in a mental hosptal. "Winter" is a quiet piece with a melancholy vocal by Graham, highlighted by Crane's jazzy piano and Graham's flute solo. However, on tunes such as "And So to Bed" and "S.L.Y.," Graham's vocal stylistics verge on the parodic, as he veers on the edge of becoming a hack blues-shouter.
While most people would buy this album just to hear what Palmer sounded like before he joined ELP, "Atomic Rooster" holds its own. While much of the album sounds tentative in light of what was to come later, the main musical ideas that Crane would develop to the fullest with AR are laid out for everyone to hear.
₪65.00
Atomic Rooster - In Hearing Of Atomic Rooster (remastered W/ 1 Bonus Track)
Limited edition digipak pressing of this 1971 album from the British Prog rockers. In Hearing Of was the band's third album and included vocalist Peter French on some tracks. The rest of the line up has the excellent John Cann on guitar and Paul Hammond on drums. Among the eight original tracks are such amusing titles as 'A Spoonful Of Bromide Helps the Pulse Rate Go Down', which typified Vincent Crane's nervy sense of humor. But the musicianship ensured that Atomic Rooster albums were taken very seriously by fans and In Hearing Of has been hailed as an essential Prog Rock Classic.
Limited edition digipak pressing of this 1971 album from the British Prog rockers. In Hearing Of was the band's third album and included vocalist Peter French on some tracks. The rest of the line up has the excellent John Cann on guitar and Paul Hammond on drums. Among the eight original tracks are such amusing titles as 'A Spoonful Of Bromide Helps the Pulse Rate Go Down', which typified Vincent Crane's nervy sense of humor. But the musicianship ensured that Atomic Rooster albums were taken very seriously by fans and In Hearing Of has been hailed as an essential Prog Rock Classic.
₪99.00
Audience - Friend's, Friend's, Friend
Of late, I've become a pretty big fan of the band Audience. In their original incarnation, they existed from about 1969 to 1972, releasing a mere four studio albums. Even though they fit into the so-called "early British progressive" scene along with countless lesser-known bands such as Cressida and Beggar's Opera, and the more well-known likes of Jethro Tull and label-mates Van Der Graaf Generator, Audience juxtaposed some serious folk overtones with a very British approach to storytelling and tongue-in-cheek humour. Their constitution was rather unique; there weren't too many bands whose instrumentation consisted primarily (if not always exclusively) of acoustic guitars and banjos, saxophones and woodwinds, electric bass, and drums/percussion. Such was Audience's aural palette, and it gave each member ample space to show just how intensely good they were as musicians, both as individuals and in combination. Despite their unconventional approach, they could rock with authority, and thus they established themselves as a band to be reckoned with.
Friend's Friend's Friend was Audience's second album, and I certainly won't argue with anyone who wants to consider it to be their best. It showed perfectly how they could navigate the realm of shorter, more accessible songs such as "Belladonna Moonshine" and "It Brings A Tear" as well as the longer, instrumentally-focused pieces such as "Raid" and "Ebony Variations" and "Priestess." "Raid" in particular is especially interesting, as it was co-written by drummer Tony Connor and sax'n'reed-man Keith Gemmell. One would assume that Connor wrote the first half, a martial tale of Viking plunder sung with proud nasal exactitude by vocalist Howard Werth, and that Gemmell wrote the second half, which is a squalling, forlorn, bodies-strewn saxophone solo that should have made Coltrane proud. The other track written by Connor and Gemmell was "Priestess," a story derived from the realms of historical fantasy, and like "Raid" it had a whole section devoted to Gemmell's solo talents, this time on flute, again accompanied by Werth's plucky classical guitar.
The only wholly instrumental track on Friend's Friend's Friend was the outstanding "Ebony Variations" which seems to be equally derived from Bach, British music-hall jazz, and early progressive rock. Gemmell's playing on the clarinet is wonderful, and the performance of bassist Trevor Williams is equally outstanding. The band deftly drive the piece through its paces, and it leaves no doubt as to their collective talents. Sadly enough, the music of Audience was probably a bit too esoteric for a wider, ummmmmm, audience (and I'm truly sorry but it's difficult to avoid that pun when writing about this band), and they were never able to break into the big time. Friend's Friend's Friend has stood up over the years as a fine piece of work, even if the band's heyday was relatively short. (reginod)
Of late, I've become a pretty big fan of the band Audience. In their original incarnation, they existed from about 1969 to 1972, releasing a mere four studio albums. Even though they fit into the so-called "early British progressive" scene along with countless lesser-known bands such as Cressida and Beggar's Opera, and the more well-known likes of Jethro Tull and label-mates Van Der Graaf Generator, Audience juxtaposed some serious folk overtones with a very British approach to storytelling and tongue-in-cheek humour. Their constitution was rather unique; there weren't too many bands whose instrumentation consisted primarily (if not always exclusively) of acoustic guitars and banjos, saxophones and woodwinds, electric bass, and drums/percussion. Such was Audience's aural palette, and it gave each member ample space to show just how intensely good they were as musicians, both as individuals and in combination. Despite their unconventional approach, they could rock with authority, and thus they established themselves as a band to be reckoned with.
Friend's Friend's Friend was Audience's second album, and I certainly won't argue with anyone who wants to consider it to be their best. It showed perfectly how they could navigate the realm of shorter, more accessible songs such as "Belladonna Moonshine" and "It Brings A Tear" as well as the longer, instrumentally-focused pieces such as "Raid" and "Ebony Variations" and "Priestess." "Raid" in particular is especially interesting, as it was co-written by drummer Tony Connor and sax'n'reed-man Keith Gemmell. One would assume that Connor wrote the first half, a martial tale of Viking plunder sung with proud nasal exactitude by vocalist Howard Werth, and that Gemmell wrote the second half, which is a squalling, forlorn, bodies-strewn saxophone solo that should have made Coltrane proud. The other track written by Connor and Gemmell was "Priestess," a story derived from the realms of historical fantasy, and like "Raid" it had a whole section devoted to Gemmell's solo talents, this time on flute, again accompanied by Werth's plucky classical guitar.
The only wholly instrumental track on Friend's Friend's Friend was the outstanding "Ebony Variations" which seems to be equally derived from Bach, British music-hall jazz, and early progressive rock. Gemmell's playing on the clarinet is wonderful, and the performance of bassist Trevor Williams is equally outstanding. The band deftly drive the piece through its paces, and it leaves no doubt as to their collective talents. Sadly enough, the music of Audience was probably a bit too esoteric for a wider, ummmmmm, audience (and I'm truly sorry but it's difficult to avoid that pun when writing about this band), and they were never able to break into the big time. Friend's Friend's Friend has stood up over the years as a fine piece of work, even if the band's heyday was relatively short. (reginod)
₪69.00
Audience - Lunch
Audience was a terrific band from the end of the sixties genre (early seventies). House on the Hill and Lunch are some of the greatest albums from this period. Audience was somewhat like Jethro Tull, but very unique in their sound. Both albums contain great music and lyrics. Your Not Smiling, Indian Summer, Nancy, on Hill and Stand By the Door, Ain't the Man You Need, Trombone Gulch and Buy Me an Island, on Lunch. Also on Lunch the song, In Accord, is a great-intertwined tale of love and music.
If you like classic rock music then this album, like House on the Hill, is worth buying.
Compared to House on the Hill this has less pop/Roxy Music overtones to it
It is more eclectic in a Gryphon/Gentle Giant manner with a strong dose of Jethro Tull/Sensational Alex Harvey band sense of humour.
Quality stuff and unlike House on the Hill, a recording not found in even most specialist shops that cater to non-commercial music (sm)
Audience was a terrific band from the end of the sixties genre (early seventies). House on the Hill and Lunch are some of the greatest albums from this period. Audience was somewhat like Jethro Tull, but very unique in their sound. Both albums contain great music and lyrics. Your Not Smiling, Indian Summer, Nancy, on Hill and Stand By the Door, Ain't the Man You Need, Trombone Gulch and Buy Me an Island, on Lunch. Also on Lunch the song, In Accord, is a great-intertwined tale of love and music.
If you like classic rock music then this album, like House on the Hill, is worth buying.
Compared to House on the Hill this has less pop/Roxy Music overtones to it
It is more eclectic in a Gryphon/Gentle Giant manner with a strong dose of Jethro Tull/Sensational Alex Harvey band sense of humour.
Quality stuff and unlike House on the Hill, a recording not found in even most specialist shops that cater to non-commercial music (sm)
₪59.00
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