Tracks Side 1:

1. Super Nova (25:00)

A) Arrival of The Traveler    
b) Blood RED sun    
c) What's Come To Be    
d) Say Goodbye To LOVE    
e) Prepare To Meet Thy Maker    

Tracks Side 2:

1. CBS (7:08)

2. Once On A Day (4:04)

3. BLUE Skies And Alibis (4:58)

4. Hold Me Down (5:06)

Although only existing FOR A The progressive rock boom ofThe early 1970s, British outfit Gracious managed To produce Two lengthy albums worth of complex symphonic art-rock, with 1971's' This Is...Gracious! ! ' following OnFromThe group's debut '!' ofA year earlier. Whilst '!' was issued On The ofThe famous 'swirl' logo), The relative commercial failure ofThe album saw this sequel-of-sorts released by Phillips. Both labels, however, proved pretty indifferent To Gracious Sound , with The paint of promotion and support echoed in both albums poor sales figures. Thirty-odd years down The line, however, and The FOR what it really is, namely an excellent slice of adventurous progressive rock FromA group who really did deserve better. Whilst '!' featured some wonderful moments, as an album it was overlong and unfocused, The MUSIC STRANGE , anarchic, avant-garde interludes, spoken word sections and touches of weird humor. Thankfully, ' This Is...Gracious! ! ' is much more about The MUSIC . This is reflected in both The epic, twenty-four minute Long From moments of serene instrumental calm To blistering segments of pacey, intricate guitar-and-mellotron-drenched rock, and The album's stand-out piece 'CBS' (Don't ask; I don't Know what it stands FOR ). 'CBS' is A marvelous track, A A mockery out ofThe seven minute running Time ; if only it were longer. The rest of The To scale The peaks reached OnTheFirst helped, yet there is STILL plenty that should please fans of classic-era progressive rock, especially in The imaginative playing of guitarist Alan Cowderoy and The almost soulful vocals of Paul Davis. Imagine KING Crimson A sense of humor, and You child of get The sonic picture. Whilst both Gracious albums are highly recommended, this second - and final - release From this sadly-ignored five-piece is well worth investigating. (stefro / progarchives.com)


Paul Davis - vocals, percussion
Alan Cowderoy - guitar, vocals, percussion
Martin Kitcat - Mellotron, keyboards, vocals, percussion
Tim Wheatley - bass, vocals, percussion
Robert Lipson - drums, percussion

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