ALTONA

ALTONA

1975 

GERMANY

MUSICIENS :

 Klaus Gerlach - guitar
 Karl-Heinz "Carlo" Blumenberg - vocals, soprano sax
 Karl-Heinz Gossler - drums
 Fritz Kahl - bass
 Werner von Gosen - guitar
 Wolfgang Wülff - tenor sax
 Michael von Rönn - tenor sax

TITRES :

1. Can't Live Without You 
2. Cocopus 
3. Überlandfahrt 
4. 7/4 
5. Boulevard 
6. Frustration 
7. Hide Yourself 

Altona était le successeur du groupe de Krautrock Thrice Mice, cet excellent album réédité sur CD en 2000 est un bon exemple de heavy jazz psychédélique dans le style de Colosseum 

JUNIPHER GREENE

FRIENDSHIP

1971

NORWAY

MUSICIENS :

 Helge Groslie - lead vocals, keyboards

 Bent Aserud - electric & acoustic guitars, flute, harp, vocals

 Oyvind Vilbo - bass, vocals

 Geir Bohren - drums, vocals

 Freddy Dahl - lead vocals, electric & acoustic guitars, vibraharp

TITRES :

1. Try To Understand 

2. Witchesi' Daughter 

3. Music For Our Children 

4. A Spectre Is Haunting The Peninsula

5. Sunrise/Sunset 

6. Magical Garden 

7. Autumn Diary 

8. Maurice 

9. Attila's Belly-Dance 

10. Friendship

En 1971  sorti  Aqualung de Jethro Tull et Moving Waves de Focus deux albums de prog-classique, mais en Norvège Junipher Greene  a édité ce double LP qui est moins connu mais tout autant excellent et considéré comme un joyau du rock progressif.

COLOURED BALLS

BALL POWER

1973

AUSTRALIA

MUSICIENS :

Lobby Loyde (lead guitar, vocals)

Bobsy Millar (guitar, vocals)

John Miglans (bass, vocals)

Trevor Young (drums, vocals)

with:

Billy Thorpe (guitar on tracks 10, 11)

Gil 'Rats' Matthews (drums on tracks 10, 11)

Paul 'Sheepdog' Wheeler (bass on tracks 10, 11)

Warren 'Pig' Morgan (piano on tracks 10, 11)

TITRES :

1. Flash 

2. Mama Don't You Get Me Wrong 

3. Won't You Make Up Your Mind 

4. Something New

5. B.P.R. 

6. Human Being 

7. Whole Lotta Shakin' 

8. Hey! What's Your Name 

9. That's What Mama Said 

Bonus Tracks:

10. Liberate Rock (Single A-side, 1972)

11. Slowest Guitar on Earth (Single B-side) 

12. Mr. Mean Mouth (Single A-side, 1973) 

13. Love Me Girl (Single B-side) 

14. Mess Of The Blues (Single A-side, 1973)

15. Devil's Disciple (Single B-side)

16. God (Live at Sunbury, 1973) 

Les titres de Ball Power sont tous excellents, et en particulier 'Human Being', qui est une des performances les plus puissantes du groupe.

CRYSTAL SYPHON

FAMILY EVIL

1968

U.S.

MUSICIENS :

Jim Sanders, Tom Salles - Vocal, Guitar 

Jeff Sanders, Dave Sprinkel - Vocals, Organ, Percussion 

Bob Greenlee - Bass guitar

TITRES :

01 Marcy, Your Eyes

02 Paradise

03 Have More Of Everything

04 Try Something Different

05 Fuzzy And Jose

06 Are You Dead Yet

07 In My Mind

08 Family Evil

09 Fails To Shine

10 Winter Is Cold

Crystal Syphon,  est un des plus grands groupes «perdus» de la scène West-Coast psychédélique, formé en Californie en 1965. Influencé par les Beatles et les Byrds, leur musique prend une direction plus psychédélique, et deviennent  un incontournable sur le circuit des concerts de 1966 à 1970

Crystal Syphon Website

It's Psychdelic Baby  Interview

LEGEND

MOONSHINE

1972

U.K.

MUSICIENS :

John Bobin - Lead Guitar, Bass, Vocals

Bob Clouter - Drums

Mickey Jupp - Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Lead Guitar, Piano

Mo Witham - Lead Guitar, Acoustic, Rhythm Guitar,  Vocals

TITRES :

1. Moonshine

2. Another Guy 

3. Mother of My Child 

4. Captain Cool 

5. Ausfahrt 

6. Eingang 

7. Shine on My Shoes 

8. The Writer of Songs

9. Local Folk'ol 

10.At the Shop

11.Just Because 

12.Don't You Never 

13.Someday 

Troisième album de Legend, mélangeant agréablement le blues, la country, le rock avec quelques ballades traditionnelles.

THE PARLOUR BAND

IS A FRIEND ?

1971

U.K.

MUSICIENS :

 Peter Filleul - lead vocals, keyboards, rhythm acoustic 

 Pix - vocals, lead vocals (6), wah wah Gibson 

 Craig Anders - vocals, electric & acoustic & slide guitar 

 Mark Ashley Anders - vocals, bass 

 Jerry Robins - percussion

TITRES :

01. Forgotten Dreams 

02. Pretty Haired Girl 

03. Springs' Sweet Comfort 

04. Early Morning Eyes 

05. Follow Me 

06. Evening 

07. Don't Be Sad

08. Little Goldie

09. To Happiness 

10. Home 

Album aux mélodies bien léchées entre pop et rock progressif

PIDGEON

PIDGEON

1969

U.S.

MUSICIENS :

Cheri Gage (autoharp, vocals), 

Richard T. Marshall (poetry), 

Jobriath Salisbury (keyboards, guitar, vocals), 

Bill Strong Smith (drums, percussion)

TITRES :

01. Of The Time When I Was Young

02. Milk And Honey

03. When She Arrives

04. Dark Bird

05. Irene

06. The Wind Blows Cold

07. Penny's Magic Bell

08. The Main Line

09. Springtime Girl

10. The Dancer

11. House On A Hill Among Trees

Un excellent album, principalement psychédélique, qui fut bizarrement longtemps ignoré. Le groupe est principalement mené par Jobriath Salisbury aka Jobriath Boone qui à fait quelques très bons albums de style "glam-rock" dans les années 70.  

STONEGROUND

STONEGROUND

1971

U.S.

MUSICIENS :

Luther Bildt - Guitar

John Blakeley - Guitar, Bass

Lynne Hughes - Vocals

Deirdre La Porte - Vocals

Michael Mau - Drums

Lydia Phillips - Vocals

Annie Sampson - Vocals

Sal Valentino - Vocals

Tim Barnes - Guitar, Vocals

Pete Sears - Piano

Ron Nagle - Vocals, Piano

TITRES :

1. Looking for You 

2. Great Changes Since I've Been Born 

3. Rainy Day in June 

4. Added Attraction (Come See Me)

5. Dreaming Man

6. Stroke Stand 

7. Bad News

8. Don't Waste My Time 

9. Colonel Chicken Fry 

10.Brand New Start

Groupe de style west-coast psychédélique, surtout connu pour ces concerts dans de nombreux festivals.

RAINBOW BAND

RAINBOW BAND

1970

DANMARK

MUSICIENS :

Lars Bisgaard (vocals, 1970-71),
Bent Hesselmann (saxophone, flute),
Peer Frost (guitars),
Carsten Smedegaard (drums),
Niels Bronsted (piano),
Bo Stief (bass),
Allan Mortensen (vocals, 1971)


TITRES :

01. Where Do You Live 
02. King Of The Sun 
03. Nobody 
04. B.M. 
05. Where Are You Going To Be 
06. Living On The Hill 
07. Rainbow Song 

Premier album de Rainbow Band sorti en 1970 qui changera de nom et deviendra Midnight Sun. Le style est un très bon jazz rock progressif avec une touche psychédélique.

RELATIVELY CLEAN RIVERS

RELATIVELY CLEAN RIVERS

1975

U.S.

MUSICIENS :

Phil Pearlman: guitar, bass, vocals, flute, harmonica and synthesizer

Kurt Baker: guitar, vocals

wight Morouse: drums, effects

Hank Quinn: drums on persian caravan

John Alabaster: conga on persian caravan

TITRES :

01. Easy Ride

02. Journey Through the Valley of O

03. Babylon

04. Last Flight to Eden

05. Hello Sunshine

06. They Knew What to Say

07. The Persian Caravan

08. A Thousand Years

Formé par l'ex-Beat Of The Earth Phil Pearlman au début des années 70, Relatively Clean Rivers à sorti cet album de rural rock  en 1975.