EN MEMORIA DE DOS GRANDES: RAYMOND GÓMEZ / EDUARDO RODRIGUEZ RODWAY
Tan triste como inevitable. No paran los decesos de leyendas de la música. Y en nuestro país, tampoco somos ajenos a un hecho que por desgracia, es ley de vida. El 29 de Julio nos dejaba el gran guitarrista Ray Gómez. Nacido en Casablanca pero viviendo en España desde muy joven. Antes de cumplir los 20 años, ya había estado con Pekenikes y Pop Tops. Con éstos últimos llegando al número 1 en varios países. En 1970 forma en La Mosca, con un notable álbum, " Fly ", inmerso en el rock progresivo del momento. Amigo de George Harrison, se traslada a Londres. Donde es habitual verlo con Keith Emerson, Patrick Moraz, Jon Anderson, Mike Ratledge o Bob Tench. En 1974 viaja a USA y graba una sesión para John Lennon. Por mediación de Will Lee, entra en el círculo jazz rock norteamericano. Colabora con Stanley Clarke, Deodato, Narada Michael Walden o Herbie Hancock. En 1976 graba "School Days" con Stanley Clarke. Y entra en el Olimpo de los grandes guitarristas del circuito....
I sometimes wonder what it was like to be a music lover in the seventies. So many bands with so many records and so many of them obscure…was it as big a treat as it is today to find something incredibly rare. Blackwater Park "Dirt Box" [Spalax]
ResponderEliminarTheir lone (only one album) with 1972 this German hard rock outfit with an English vocalist,combined elements from multiple extant and budding rock subgenres to construct their complex sound: hard rock, blues-rock, jazz-rock, acid rock, prog rock, and even proto-metal.
Blackwater Park is an obscure band that emerged from the Berlin underground scene. They released their unique album "Dirt Box" in 1971, published on BASF in 1972. The group delivers a captivating, effective bluesy-heavy rock "trip" with lot of incisive guitar riffs, progressive Hammond Organ's arrangements, melodic heavy vocals and psychedelic effects that are part of the mix. His British singer had a strong voice. Especially the third and heavy track "Indian Summer", which clearly shows us the quality, engaging and virtuosity among its members. Remember that the last song is beautiful version of "For No One", composed by Lennon and McCartney,with the album 'Revolver' issued in 1966.
(Accessible) kraut power band whose work is essential for collectors. "Dirt Box" has been recently reissued on CD by record labels Second Battle.
Excelente banda!!!. La conoci el año pasado. Tienen una mezcla de progresivo, toques de bules y hard. Las piezas Indian summer, rock song,mental block y Dirty face muy buenas!!!
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