Showing posts with label Art Rock. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Art Rock. Show all posts

Wednesday, 30 August 2017

Capability Brown - Voice (1973)

Capability Brown - Voice (1973)

Capability Brown - Voice - 1973 - Artwork


Great album, although almost absolutely divided between sides - A side consists of bunch of pop rock tunes with some light prog overtones, mostly in vocal department, and in some guitar melodies. Even if not the highest desire for a prog rock enthusiast, they're pleasurable to say the least: I can't say a single bad thing about these songs - they're attractive, well played, catchy, great in technique and even original in lyrics department. The only complaint I'm addressing to this bunch of the songs

Wednesday, 28 June 2017

The Pretty Things - S.F. Sorrow (1968)

The Pretty Things - S.F. Sorrow (1968)


The Pretty Things - S.F. Sorrow (1968) artwork

S.F. Sorrow is the fourth album by the English rock group The Pretty Things. Released in 1968, it is one of the first rock concept albums.

Based on a short story by singer Phil May, the album is structured as a song cycle, telling the story of the main character, Sebastian F. Sorrow, from birth through love, war, tragedy, madness, and the disillusionment of old age. Although the album is a rock opera, it has been stated

Wednesday, 26 April 2017

Fusion Orchestra - Skeleton in armour (1973)

Fusion Orchestra - Skeleton in armour (1973)

Fusion Orchestra - Skeleton in armour 1973 artwork


"A little-known powerhouse of a band, Fusion Orchestra was one of the best of the many long-lost British groups that celebrated the new progressive sound of the early 1970s. Leader Jill Saward takes the reins as firmly as any male musician of her time and belts out a wail that could put some off, but her flute playing and contributions on

Wednesday, 19 April 2017

Birth Control - Plastic People (1975)

Birth Control - Plastic People (1975)


Birth Control - Plastic People 1975 artwork


Formed in Germany, Birth Control it's a somewhat strange group: they started as a instrumental jazz rock outfit, but their albums are in the vein of Deep Purple with a German touch.
Plastic People, by the way, it's a mix of progressive, hard rock, krautrock (very little), jazz/soul and

Wednesday, 5 April 2017

Cirkus - Cirkus One (1973)

Cirkus - Cirkus One (1973)

Cirkus - Cirkus One (1973) artwork


Cirkus was a band from UK.
"In 1973 Cirkus recorded their debut album "Cirkus One" at Sound Associates/Emison & Air Studios and just 1000 copies were pressed up. It is widely regarded by many collectors today as the most