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Country of release: Germany, 2018
Original released: 1976
Label: Long Hair Music
Catalogue number: LHC193
Barcode: 4035177001938
Klappcover/Gatefold Sleeve: Nein/No
Incl. 4 Pages Insert
Condition Record: MINT
Condition Cover: MINT
LP ist noch verschweißt / LP IS STILL SEALED !!!
(Photo von meiner eigenen LP / Photo taken from my own copy)
Tracks Side 1:
1. Fred The Head (6:00)
2. Chessmen (4:06)
3. Destruction (5:20)
4. To Live Again (4:34)
Tracks Side 2:
1. Volcanoes Under The Sun (4:54)
2. Triangle (5:37)
3. The Sailor And The Flyer (7:51)
4. The Pharaoh's Leg (3:17)
Listen At YouTube:
Fourth
album by
British/German
MESSAGE, it took
me quite some time
to get this one.
It's a bit
surprising since I
think this was
still in their
best period,
actually this one
was supposed to be
last album worth
seeking out,
didn't think it
was gonna be so
rare with reviews.
Just seeing the
nice cover art
itself raised my
expectations, and
hoping that music
would reflect that
surreal image. The
opener "Fred The
Head" opens with
very spacey or
etheral sounds on
guitar (reminding
of the intro of
"And You And I" by
YES) but soon
saxes kick in to
give it a more
original
atmosphere. This
theme of sorts is
so good it
actually repeats
itself in another
song later on "To
Live Again". The
album is basically
further
exploration of
jazzy influences
on the previous
album, but still
retaining some
commercial side to
the whole thing.
I'm not an expert
on JFR genre but I
think some of it,
like the song
"Triangle" might
be close to
fusion, and
especially the 7
minute long "The
Sailor And The
Flyer". Of other
tracks, "To Live
Again" is a good
vocal oriented
song with the
similar sax theme
from "Fred The
Head", and I think
"Chessmen" and
"Destruction" is
loudest they get
but nothing like
hard rock of
previous albums.
Personally, the
tracks I could do
without is
"Volcanoes Under
The Sun" as well
as the closing
instrumental
number "Pharaoh's
Leg" which is a
very dull and
repetitive guitar
and sax interplay
stretched to 3
minutes. Pretty
dark as well and
not as upbeat as
the rest of the
album.
This is the album
that distanced
them the most from
their beginnings
as a NEKTAR
sounding band, and
it would have been
great if they
continued to
explore this new
direction, because
I think as a
transitional album
it would lead to
great things.
Personally I don't
think it's the
best album they
did , but
excellent record
nonetheless.
(historian9/progarchives.com)
Tom McGuigan -
Lead Vocals,
Soprano Saxophone,
Alto Saxophone
Allan Murdoch -
Guitar
Horst Stachelhaus
- Bass
Manfred von Bohr -
Drums, Percussion
&
Anonymous Hamburg
Big Brass Band -
Brass (Track 3, 5)
Tony Greaves -
Tenor Saxophone,
Flute (Track 7)
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