Samurai was previously known as Web. Web released three albums, Fully Interlocking (1968), Theraphosa Blondi (1970), and I Spider (1970). The first two featured American singer John L. Watson, and were released on Deram. I Spider was released on Polydor and Watson was replaced by future Greenslade vocalist/keyboardist Dave Lawson. The Deram albums are said […] Continue reading →

Skin Alley was an early progressive rock band that consisted of both British and American bands, but residing in Britain. In 1969, the band released their debut album on CBS and they were sure quick to hop on the progressive rock bandwagon, all in the same year of King Crimson’s In the Court of the […] Continue reading →

Rare Bird sure wasted no time in getting some music recorded. They formed in October 1969 and already had an album out within two months of their formation! How many other bands can make that claim? Apparently Tony Stratton-Smith (head of the then-newly established Charisma Records) was so impressed by the band’s demo tape that […] Continue reading →

If there was any doubt about Tull early on, it was Aqualung that propelled the group to superstardom. There were songs receiving constant FM radio airplay, like the title track, “Cross-Eyed Mary” and “Locomotive Breath”. Many people saw the album as a concept album, especially since several songs were highly critical of organized religion, but […] Continue reading →

As everyone knows that Jefferson Airplane was riding high in 1967 when they released Surrealistic Pillow. Original members Signe Anderson and Skip Spence left in 1966 following the release of Takes Off. Anderson left to start a family, and Spence went and formed Moby Grape, in comes Grace Slick (ex-Great Society) and Spencer Dryden. These […] Continue reading →

We all can be certain about King Crimson was the band wasn’t known for a steady lineup (at least in the 1970s, because during their 1980s and ’90s reunions, they were able to keep a more steady lineup). In the Wake of Poseidon was recorded where the original lineup was already falling apart. Ian McDonald […] Continue reading →

One thing you can expect with The Residents is the unexpected. Throught their entire existance no one knew for sure who they really were. They were always seen performing with eyeball masks and other costumes without ever revealing their faces. Many rumors surface, including their origins being from Louisiana, then moving to San Francisco, not […] Continue reading →

In 1978, Tim Blake recorded and released his second solo album, Blake’s New Jerusalem, also released on the French Egg label. This time around, it’s a studio effort, so whatever flaws of Crystal Machine, are not here, since he got time to edit those flaws. Blake this time around, not only handles his trustworthy Mini […] Continue reading →

Amon Düül II is simply one of the greats of Krautrock, and in the early ’70s, made some of the finest albums in Krautrock, like Phallus Dei (1969), Yeti (1970) and Tanz der Lemminge aka Dance of the Lemmings (1971). The band frequently witnessed lineup changes, such as bassist Dave Anderson leaving to join Hawkwind, […] Continue reading →

When it comes for folk-rock, it was no doubt the late ’60s and early ’70s were prime-time for it. There was Fairport Convention and Steeleye Span, all released their best material at the time. Over in Brittany, an area of France with a strong Celtic presence (not to mention their own language, Breton, which is […] Continue reading →