This new remastered version of a classic album features three bonus tracks. I have never heard the original before, so it's all new to me. The blend of progressive rock, psychedelia and more built into this disc works really well. There are definitely comparisons to be made to Emerson, Lake and Palmer, but that's not the end of the musical concepts here. This has a lot more psychedelic rock than that. Besides, it's just more unique. I think that this is a very effective set from start to finish.

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The introductory section here does a great job of building interest. It's part prog, part psychedelia and all cool. When it shifts out for the vocal section, the change is abrupt. The vocal movement makes me think of something that might have fit in the Jesus Christ Superstar soundtrack. This works through a number of changes as it grinds forward. Parts of it land closer to psychedelia. Other things are decidedly proto-prog. There are elements of jazz rock here, too. It drops to a mellower movement later. A poetry reading is heard over the top of that. It works back out to the rocking stuff before it ends.

While there are other instruments at the start, this quickly works out to a drum solo. Basically this entire eight-minute or so piece is a drum solo. I'm not a fan of drum solos, so it doesn't do a lot for me.

As advertised, this is a demo of the earlier cut. It works quite well. I prefer the final version, but this is a lot of fun.