This is a reissue of an album released on ATCO records in 1970. I’m amazed I’ve never heard of this band before. I’m even more shocked that I don’t recognize a single member of the group. This was an incredibly talented bunch of musicians, and they created an exceptional release here. It’s a shame that has seemingly been forgotten over the years. Hopefully this edition will go a long way toward changing that. This is not necessarily prog rock. It is really proto prog, though. When you consider that music blends psychedelia, with blues rock, jazz and more, it really fits under prog. This is such an unusual and effective release. I hope it generates some serious attention.

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The way the main progression works through ups and downs and the vocals follow suit makes me think of things like Gentle Giant. There is a bit of Frank Zappa element here, too. The drop back to mellower jamming with soulful vocals later is classy and very decidedly prog stuff. This is part psychedelic rock, part proto-prog and all cool. Before the two and a half minute mark it shifts to a cool trippy jam with some Janis Joplin like vocals. Then it works to some weird noise based stuff. From there they launch out into a killer jam that’s part hard rock, part jazz and just plain tasty.

This is another short one. It’s kind of a bouncy little piece with proto prog, psychedelia and more in the mix.