genre: soft rock
country: uk
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"You Don't Even Know Me" – 4:00
"Amsterdam" – 2:56
"Songs Out of Clay" – 4:16
"The News from Spain" – 6:34
"I Don't Believe You" (Bob Dylan) – 3:38
"Once an Orange, Always an Orange" – 4:18
"I'm Falling" – 4:28
"Night of the 4th of May" – 6:27
Al Stewart - vocals, guitar, keyboards
Rick Wakeman - keyboards
Tim Renwick - guitar
Bob Andrews - keyboards
Cal Batchelor - guitar
John Donnelly - background vocals
Graham Hunt - drums
Brian Odgers - bass
Roger Pope - drums
Kevin Powers - background vocals
Brinsley Schwarz - guitar
Bruce Thomas - bass
Tim Walker - Spanish guitar
Mick Welton - background vocals
John Wilson - drums
Fuzz Acid & Flowers: Steppenwolf evolved out of the Canadian band Jack London and The Sparrows, who made an album (1965) in Canada and backed a female singer on another album - Jerry Edmonton, Dennis (Mars Bonfire) Edmonton, Nick St. Nicholas and Goldie McJohn all come from this band and Nicholas had earlier played in Hardtimes. They subsequently dumped their singer / heart-throb Jack London and drafted John Kay, with whom they made several 45s, which were later compiled on an American album John Kay and The Sparrow (Columbia CS 9758) (1968 or 1969 - has 360º label).
After hitting the road across the U.S.A. (mostly New York and California), they settled in the Bay Area (Mill Valley) and spent their last months as The Sparrow. Dumping Mars Bonfire, the other four went to Los Angeles and drafted Michael Monarch (who was the just 17 years old!) and formed Steppenwolf, taking the name from the Herman Hesse novel. Somewhere along in here Nick St. Nicholas left to form T.I.M.E. with Larry Byrom (who later joined Steppenwolf for their Monster album) and in the interim Rushton Moreve filled in on the first album.
Their music now leaned towards hard rock, and tended to reflect the political and drug influences of the times. Their debut LP contained the rock classic Born To Be Wild. A timeless song, still regularly played at parties, this was a massive U.S. and minor U.K. hit. Later featured in sixties cult film 'Easy Rider' it would also become the bikers' anthem. This film also featured The Pusher, another highly popular song from their first album.
From ProgressiveRock : Yes bassist Chris Squires' lone solo album was the first to appear after Yes took their sabbatical after the Relayer album to do a major rethink. That each member recorded an album worthy of release on Atlantic Records is of course another matter, but judged on this record alone, it was a great idea! Squire put together a great band, including ex-Yes member Bill Bruford and almost ex-Yes member Patrick Moraz, and noted session players Mel Collins and Jimmy Hastings. In addition to piano duites, Andrew Pryce Jackman also provided the lucisous orchestral arrangements. Jackman was previously in Squire's late sixties psychedelic outfit the Syn. Squire himself took on all guitar duties, his distinctive bass obviously to the fore. He also handled all vocal duties. The album contains the same majesty of Yes, with the added distinction of not sounding like Yes at all! The energetic melody and pipe organ of "Hold Out Your Hand" presage "Parallels" from the next Yes album, while "You by My Side" is similarly melodic. Both feature a huge bass line straight down the middle. Jackman's arrangements meld each piece together, giving the side fluidity not found in even the best Yes efforts. Moraz lends a hand (or two) to the instrumental section of the next track, "Silently Falling". Squire's twelve-string sends the ending section into a hypnotic refrain. "Lucky Seven" has the simplicity of Fragile's best moments. Squire's bass soars over Bruford’s deft rhythm and Jackman's chiming electric piano. "Safe (Canon Song)" again goes for the symphonic, repeating an even longer fade than on the first side. The album was moderately successful, charting on both sides of the Atlantic (as did most of the solo albums). Yes' record-breaking tour in the summer of 1976 would feature live renditions from each members solo albums. But Squire would stick to Yes; this would remain his only solo record.
Gepr:
While not progressive in the ELP/Genesis/Yes sense, this band went far early on to create bridges between rock, jazz and classical styles long before it was stylish to do so. The end result was a respectful hybrid, not a fusion. The original lineup consisted of drummer Ed Cassidy and keyboardist John Locke, both experienced jazz circuit musicians, bassist Mark Andes, guitarist Randy California, and keyboardist-turned-lead singer Jay Ferguson. This lineup released four outstanding albums between '68 and '70, culminating with the classic Twelve Dreams of Dr.Sardonicus. In '70, Andes and Ferguson left to start the boogie-rock band Jo Jo Gunne. At roughly the same time, California dropped out, so two new members (Al and John Staehely) were recruited and the band carried on as a four piece to record what is possibly the band's most commercial album, Feedback. Locke then dropped out, and after a tour as a three piece, Cassidy did as well. Meanwhile, California had recorded a solo album Kaptain Kopter and The Fabulous Twirly Birds, featuring Noel Redding on bass, Cassidy, and other musicians. This new partnership between Cassidy and California (who incidentally was Cassidy's step-son) would eventually lead to the reformation of Spirit as a three-piece, with various bassists coming and going, which would last throughout the balance of the '70s, '80s and into present times. The sound of the reformed Spirit was more guitar oriented with California at the helm, with less of a jazz/classical influence as compared to the early period. The albums from this period tend to be less lyrically sophisticated, and more basic rock and roll, with obvious nods to Bob Dylan and Jimi Hendrix, although there are some gems in here, most notably the late '70s Spirit Live (was released with three different track lineups in Germany, the UK, and the US), the classic Future Games - A Magical Kahauna Dream, and Potatoland, their best concept album since Sardonicus. One note about Potatoland, it was originally recorded in the 1974 period, and completely re-recorded in 1980 when it was finally released. In the '90s they're still going strong, although albums are released much less regularly these days.
Wiki:
Solid Gold Cadillac was a British jazz-rock group set up in the early 1970s. The band featured, variously, Roy Babbington (bass), Mike Westbrook (electric piano), Fi Trench (piano, organ), Chris Spedding (guitar), Brian Godding (guitar), Dick Morecombe (guitars), Malcolm Griffiths (trombone), Phil Minton (lead vocals, trumpet), George Khan (sax, flute), Butch Potter (bass) and Alan Jackson (drums).
Tapestry of Delights:
Mike Westbrook also made several solo albums, whilst Chris Spedding played in several bands including Pete Brown's Battered Ornaments, Sounds Nice, The Jack Bruce Band, Nucleus and Sharks, as well as doing session guitar work and launching a solo career in the seventies.
Roy Babbington was later in Soft Machine, George Khan (earlier in Khan) and Brian Godding (ex-Blossom Toes) later teamed up in Mirage (1977), producing just one album, Now You See It...
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