I had heard of SBB, but had never heard any of their music so when I got their DVD, Follow My Dream, I was pleasantly surprised at how good they are. SBB, in my opinion, was part of the legendary “golden age” of progressive rock. To my ears, they sounded like none of the heavies of the early 70's. Their music was more blues based than most progressive rock bands of the 70's and it continued pretty much all of their recording career. While most of the heavies of prog were lured over to the mainstream “hit” making money machine, SBB remained true to their roots.

This DVD release documents their 30th anniversary concert from Zabrze 1994, plus many extras and it’s well worth the price to own. The extra features include band interviews (in Polish with English subtitles), an animated short film that has a very psychedelic look to it, as well various archive TV spots (including an interesting ballet performance to the “Follow My Dream” suite). This is a must have for fans of SBB as well as a great introduction to, what I call “Poland’s best kept secret” in the progressive genre.

Originally published at Prognaut.com

This review is available in book format (hardcover and paperback) in Music Street Journal: 2010  Volume 5 at lulu.com/strangesound.