You want to talk about an under-rated band that came close to being an original and creative offshoot of a Pink Floyd style -- I offer Nektar with Roye Albrighton. These guys were incredible and this album Sounds Like This (1973 - recorded in Germany) was one of their best. Iron Maiden covered two of their songs. When a major label got their claws into them they turned them into a more commercially viable group and it fizzled. As well played as their 7th album Magic Is a Child was (without the late Roye Albrighton) that was the death knell. Shorter songs, insipid titles but it got good reviews. Their hardcore fans balked. From recording in Germany and England to a studio in NJ. Good grief. It did have wonderful melodies and performance but the edge was gone, the originality and the intenseness. Ameican FM rock radio abandoned them. But, I liked them enough to stick with them.
Saw Every date on Their UK tour promoting this Album, Every night was simply awesome, Ironically only 50 or so people were at The Red Lion Pub in Leytonstone and that concert was the best of the lot, being a small venue made "Brocks" light Show all the more Brilliant, Great Band, Under-rated, But Not By Me.
led zep deep purple uriah heep black sabbath "and the likes" have never produced such electricity in my ears in any studio recording. Full bore stuff Φόρτσα ρε.
Stuff being played at bars and clubs here in the Jersey club scene.cover bands were primo entertainment then along with the original touring bandd.quite a fertile music scene back then.
one of the best albums ever made
Hear Hear!!!
Their best album to be sure!
Sehe ich genauso
You want to talk about an under-rated band that came close to being an original and creative offshoot of a Pink Floyd style -- I offer Nektar with Roye Albrighton. These guys were incredible and this album Sounds Like This (1973 - recorded in Germany) was one of their best. Iron Maiden covered two of their songs. When a major label got their claws into them they turned them into a more commercially viable group and it fizzled.
As well played as their 7th album Magic Is a Child was (without the late Roye Albrighton) that was the death knell. Shorter songs, insipid titles but it got good reviews. Their hardcore fans balked. From recording in Germany and England to a studio in NJ. Good grief. It did have wonderful melodies and performance but the edge was gone, the originality and the intenseness. Ameican FM rock radio abandoned them.
But, I liked them enough to stick with them.
Wow ! What a hard driving gem. That track alone is enough to make me want to acquire that album.
Saw Every date on Their UK tour promoting this Album, Every night was simply awesome, Ironically only 50 or so people were at The Red Lion Pub in Leytonstone and that concert was the best of the lot, being a small venue made "Brocks" light Show all the more Brilliant, Great Band, Under-rated, But Not By Me.
Nektar. I love it !!!!!
Listened to it while on acid, quite a ride - far out!
Always fantastic!
led zep
deep purple
uriah heep
black sabbath
"and the likes"
have never produced such electricity in my ears in any studio recording.
Full bore stuff
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This Album was recorded "live" in the Studio, so it sounds better than most studio Albums.
oh my what a kick in the head,,,,,love this
O Roye Albrighton dá um puta show de guitarra nesse som!!! Eu tinha o vinil original!!! Sonzaço!!!!!
eu tenho esse vinil, é uma sonzeraaa
Still works, all the time, all that time
Stuff being played at bars and clubs here in the Jersey club scene.cover bands were primo entertainment then along with the original touring bandd.quite a fertile music scene back then.
I still go back and listen to this song it's so fucking Great
Patrimony of humanity...
Far out !
yes!!!
1234 my brother played it for me when i was 8 years old, already then they blew me away and still does now i'm 55
Já tive este vinil..
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