Anthony Bronsdon......Hammond, voz
Pete Ballam .............Guitarra,
voz
Jon Bavin..................Bajo,
voz
Rob
Haines................Batería
1ª cara:
- Born to be free
- Ants
- Fast decay
- Blitz
2ª cara:
- Idiot
- Fingals cave
- Extensive corrosion
- Poltergeist
Singular y único Lp. Llevado a cabo por
primera y última vez por un grupo de músicos de sesión que trabajaban entonces
para otros grupos importantes que se movían en un rock oscuro cargado de letras
que hablaban del maligno y todo lo referente a él, y que empezaban a destacar,
como BLACK SABBATH, BLACK WIDOW o ATOMIC ROOSTER.
Músicos que no salían de un
estudio de grabación y que por tanto no serían conocidos por el gran público.
Tal vez teniendo en cuenta para quién trabajaban tuvieron la idea de ponerse
ese nombre. Aunque luego escuchando su música no es tan fiero el león como lo
pintan. Si es verdad que en algún
momento podemos encontrar una atmósfera que deriva cierto misterio.
Dentro del disco encontramos
Hammond por los cuatro costados llevando la dirección en todo momento
detectando en algunos pasajes similitud en la estructura con los coetáneos ELP
que tanta influencia prestaron. Demuestran un conocimiento total de los
instrumentos, destacando órgano, bajo y batería. Las guitarras apenas se dejan
ver y si lo hacen es a través de riffs de acompañamiento iniciando un tema o
con arreglos en otras, de forma que pasan desapercibidas sin aportar.
Temas muy variados
caracterizados por constantes cambios de ritmo dominados por un órgano virtuoso
realizado con absoluta maestría. En unos casos los temas son instrumentales y
otros son cantados por sus miembros. Unos con mejor voz que otros. La sección
rítmica bajo-batería muy bien compenetrada da solidez y vigor que junto al
órgano y los arreglos ricos y vistosos hacen que los temas sean dinámicos e
interesantes.
Una perla olvidada que será
saboreada muy a gusto por seguidores de un progresivo sinfónico como el que
realizaron ELP ó TRIUMVIRAT.
PUNTUACION (De 1 a 10): 7.8
This rare progressive rock album is now a minor collectors' item. Musically we're talking excellent atmospheric organ-led progressive rock.
ResponderEliminarThis edition covers, and this version is the first release of this album on CD label Audio Archive(1999) A year later the same material appeared in the original cover of "era" and the original title "Heavy Rock Spectacular"as a reissue CD, a year later the label Black Widow released it with the original artwork and in 2003 the label Akarma released it as CD reissue in a mini LP gatefold sleeve. Here is a gem from the Early British Progressive Rock Movement, Bram Stoker under this name hides a mysterious group of musicians from England. Know the real names only today (and even that is only supposition), and an extremely high level of performance can venture to say that they were high-class session musicians. They left behind only one album, but it is on two titles and two versions of the cover. .... However, musically - is a gem of an early, strong play. 8 tracks, 38 minutes of music. 38 minutes phenomenal, ride without holding on , with excellent guitar solos and both keyboards and even drums, bass are excellent.
All played on a big backlash, you can see that perfectly fun in the studio. The ideas contained on this disc other groups would do a few discs are especially great quotes from the classics expertly fitted into spontaneous improvisations. Great group, great album, great music. I recommend absolutely everyone, with particular emphasis on heavy guitars and lovers Hammond B3 organ. The eight melodic and dynamic compositions are by Hammond organ drenched, the electric guitar is often distorted (fuzz) delivering some fiery soli but in general it is on the background. Bram Stoker their sound has elements from Atomic Rooster (Born to be free), ELP (Fast decay) and often Beggar's Opera, mainly due to the classical organ sound (for example Bach's Toccata In D-Fuga in Fast Decay and the long Fingal's Cave) and the pleasant vocals. The track Blitz has some Spanish flavored guitar undertones and sounds a bit dark. The final, horror-like song Poltergeist features floods of classical inspired organ. Brought to the forefront of publicity was musical atmosphere dark and foreboding – you can thank Sabbath, Black Widow, Lucifer’s Friend, Atomic Rooster, Buffalo and a few others for that – and in all respects was the death bell of summers of love. The minds behind Heavy Rock Spectacular are as forgotten as their sole offering, for it offers no insight as to whom or how many created it, and a source names T. Bronson one culprit, but if he did anything afterward, it’s just as undiscovere.