 genre: rock
country: canada
quality: lossless (flac, cue, log, covers)
time: 38'54" size: 249 mb
wikipedia:
Born Dennis Eugene McCrohan, he and his brother Jerry changed their surnames to Edmonton in the early 1960s. The brothers were part of a band called The Sparrows which later evolved into Steppenwolf. Another member of The Sparrows was Bruce Palmer, who later became a member of Buffalo Springfield.
Bonfire embarked on a solo career while his brother Jerry became the drummer for Steppenwolf. After leaving the band, he often collaborated with Kim Fowley, co-writing and recording on the recordings of Fowley and artists associated with Fowley.
allmusic:
Mars Bonfire's late-'60s material occasionally bears some resemblance to Steppenwolf, particularly in the use of heavy organs. But in fact this is certainly on the lighter and more pop-flecked side than Steppenwolf, which might both disappointment Steppenwolf fans who seek this out on the basis of the "Born to Be Wild" connection, and make this LP a rather pleasant surprise to those fearing bombastic late-'60s hard rock on the order of Steppenwolf's less impressive aspects. There is a version of "Born to Be Wild" here that is far tamer and less effective than Steppenwolf's hit cover. Yet on about half the album Bonfire favors a pretty airy pop-psychedelic approach (reminiscent of his "Tomorrow's Ship" composition on the single for pre-Steppenwolf outfit the Sparrow, written under his real name of Dennis Edmonton) to both his songwriting and arrangements. Bonfire has a thin, crackly voice that lacks force and precluded any significant success as a solo singer and band frontman, but does have a sincere and likable quality in spite of its limitations. "Lady Moon Walker" in particular is an overlooked psych-pop gem, with Bonfire's best deployment of attractive melodies, spacy lyrics, and pleasing keyboard textures. "In Christina's Arms" and "Sad Eyes" are also neat-o tender love songs with just enough unexpected melodic changes and oh-so-slightly trippy lyrics to make them more intriguing than the usual decent late-'60s pop/rock tune. When Bonfire tries to rock harder and get a little bluesy, the music becomes undistinguished, and sometimes downright boring. ~ Richie Unterberger
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 genre: fusion, prog
country: czech republic
quality: lossless (ape, cue, log, covers)
time: 47'36" size: 219 mb
wikipedia:
Seventh studio album by the rock group Blue Effect, which was released under a Czech version and abbreviated name M Effekt.
Strana 1
1. „Vysoká stolička, dlhý popol“ instrumentální Veselý, Hladík, Frešo 10:12
2. „Ej, padá, padá rosenka“ lidová lidová, úprava: Veselý, Frešo, Hladík, Čech 6:36
3. „V sobotu popoludní“ instrumentální Frešo, Veselý, Hladík 4:15
Strana 2
4. „Svitanie“ Hutka Frešo, Hladík, Veselý 19:35
bonus:
5. Golem (1976 Supraphon) 6:47
Vlado Čech / drums, percussion
Fedor Freso / bass, bass mandoline, vocals, percussion
Radim Hladík / acoustic & electric guitars
Oldřich Veselý / acoustic & electric pianos, organ, Arp & string synths, vocals
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