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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Interesting, archival, prog, 6 Sep 2005
Another archive release from Angel Air, highlighting the long and varied career of Ray Russell, a guitarist and composer who has spent the last four decades working with the likes of Gil Evans, John Barry, Tina Turner, Phil Spector, The Ronettes, Van Morrison, Art Garfunkel, Dionne Warwick, Bryan Ferry, Jack Bruce, Cat Stevens, Phil Collins, Alex Harvey, Mark Isham, Georgie Fame, Cliff Richard and Frankie Miller, to name but a few.Of course, he also had a stab at success with his own bands, and this particular piece of progressive rock was originally released back in 1972. If you had wanted to buy an original copy you'd have been looking at a 3 figure sum, and I'm not talking £, s, d! So, a CD copy is most welcome. There's an Atomic Rooster vibe to this album, which means it's going to score highly in my book, with Alan greed combining a Chris Farlowe bellow and Vincent Crane organ sound into one person. Some of the tracks are pushed along by a driving brass section and it helps lift what might otherwise have been commonplace prog into something considerably more satisfying. It's very much of its time, but as a historical artefact, it is deserving of a place in your progtastic collection. It does come with a bonus track, 'Spirit', but as is often the case, its provenance ris undocumented. A thoroughly enjoyable CD, for those keen to investigate the minutae of classic prog.
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