IN MEMORIAM DAVE GREENSLADE - From the Discworld (1994 / Virgin)
En esa verdadera epidemia de decesos dentro del rock clásico, le ha tocado el viaje dimensional a Dave Greenslade. Muy querido en la comunidad prog, y uno de mis héroes de adolescencia. Desde que lo descubriera con " Time and Tide " , en una cassette comprada a ciegas y sin saber nada del grupo, Greenslade. Ya se había hecho un nombre en Colosseum y brevemente en IF. Incluso con los raros suecos Nature (ver reseña de su muy buen disco). "Cactus Choir" (1976) fue el primero en solitario, ya a su nombre total. Y aquel mastodóntico doble conceptual sci-fi, " The Pentateuch of the Cosmogony " (1979) junto al ilustrador Patrick Woodroffe, sería lo último en un silencio que duró hasta 1994. A causa de su trabajo para televisión y jingles. Ése 94 fue para mí el inicio real del Nuevo Renacimiento Progresivo. Justo por ésas fechas compré "From the Discworld", recién editado. Y me encantó su propuesta. De algún modo conectaba con "The Pentateuch...
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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