the Crack in the Cosmic Egg:
Amongst the earliest of Krautrock bands, The Blackbirds (like Xhol) started elsewhere before venturing on to experimental realms. In fact, they were originally a 1960's pop band typical of the soul-beat era, but with a touch of the Mothers Of Invention type satire and some progressive touches. Although their debut NO DESTINATION had its moments, it is generally very dated and only of marginal interest. Curiously it only ever gained a UK release.
After a promising big step in the right direction with the Blackbirds 2000 single, by the time of their second album TOUCH OF MUSIC, the three year gap had made a lot of difference. In fact, only one member (Werner Breinig) remained from the original line-up, and they had moved on to a classical spiced rock music of great invention, blending heavy and spacey styles with great finesse. Strong songs form the basis of most tracks, all of which are sufficiently long enough to give plenty of room for solos from flute, violin, guitar and keyboards. Stylistically The Blackbirds here come pretty close to Italian bands of the era like New Trolls, Panna Fredda, Hero, at al, (a hint of Xhol Caravan and Vanilla Fudge even more so) and they also had much in common with British bands like Skin Alley or Jody Grind. It's a shame they never made a third album!
01. Praludium 2:21
02. All You Need 8:35
03. Return From The Water 7:11
04. Give Me Freedom 5:52
05. Whar Is Free 4:11
06. Come Back 10:59
07. Let's Do It Together 2:54
08. Preludium 2:22
Werner Breinig (guitar, violin, flute, vocals)
Peter Bely (piano, organ, vocals)
Wolfgang Bode (bass, vocals)
Charles Sikora (drums, vocals)
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