Formed in London in May 1965, in London, England by Errol and Godfrey McLean (from British Guiana) and Robert Tench (from Trinidad), Gass played rhythmically complex music with elements of blues, soul, and progressive rock with Latin jazz influences. Band members Godfrey McClean, DeLisle Harper, & Robert Tench penned some great songs often reminiscent of Lennon & McCartney. Peter Green, having just left Fleetwood Mac, plays guitar on two songs. Gass' regular guitarist Bob Tench later appeared on albums by Jeff Beck, Van Morrison, Roger Chapman and many more. The band was managed by Rik Gunnell and split up in 1971
A feast for the ears of any early 70s prog rock aficionado, this complex bouquet of soul, Latin jazz, progressive rock, blues and Beatlesque melodic and tempo experimentation defies classification altogether and through the years has been sadly and criminally neglected. CD reissue treatment definitely overdue, as this masterpiece has been forever out of print, and copies in good condition fetch ridiculous sums on the collectors market! Stylistically, it was perhaps closest to what the likes of Ginger Baker's Airforce, Pete Brown & Piblokto! and Graham Bond were doing at the time, and definitely paved the way for further groups in the same vein in the coming years, such as Hanson (founded by Junior Kerr aka Junior Hanson, ex-Keef Hartley Band, to join Bob Marley & The Wailers) and Hummingbird. Priceless. © Alex Gitlin, February 2001 http://www.alexgitlin.com/npp/gass.htm
[All tracks @ 320 Kbps: File size = 98 Mb]
TRACKS
1.Kulu Se Mama
2.Holy Woman
3.Yes I Can
4.Juju
5.Black Velvet
6.House for Sale
7.Cold Light of Day
8.Cool Me Down
All songs composed by Godfrey McClean, DeLisle Harper, & Robert Tench
MUSICIANS
Robert Tench - Guitar, Bass Guitar, Organ, Percussion,Vocals
Alan Roskans - Lead Guitar
Junior Kerr - Guitar -
Michael Piggott - Guitar, Violin
Peter Green - Guitar on Tracks 4 & 5
DeLisle Harper - Electric & Acoustic Bass, Percussion
Derek Austin - Organ, Piano, Flute, Percussion
Frank Clark - Organ
Godfrey McLean - Drums, Percussion, Congas, Dustbin Lid, Vocals
Errol McLean - Congas
Humphrey Okah - Saxophone
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Hola, mi amigo Paul.,
La farsa en los Festivales como el de Eurovisión es muy común en todo el planeta, en America es el mismo caso realmente es Vergonzoso.
Pero nosotros tal vez un muy reducido grupo de personas, si esto no es muy pretencioso, marcamos la diferencia. Ha escuchado Ud a Bo Hansson - Mellanväsen, 1975 o Michael Formanek - Extended Animation, 1992(seguro que si los a escuchado o a
Jerry Garcia - Garcia, 1971 . Creo que estara de acuerdo con migo en pensar que estos
artistas o Thea son los verdaderos músicos . Mil gracias mi amigo .
(Daniel).
Hola, Daniel. Sí. Usted tiene razón. Tal vez nos tomamos muy en serio estos concursos. Ciertamente no son de la calidad de las canciones. La Eurovisión es realmente sólo un show de comedia! Estoy al tanto de los artistas que ha mencionado, pero no he escuchado los discos que usted ha mencionado. Voy a publicar algunos más Thea Gilmore pronto. Usted tiene razón. Incluso un pequeño blog puede tener un efecto importante en la promoción de la buena música. Creo que más personas están creando blogs con graves música en ellos. Siempre existe la esperanza de que algún día la verdadera música hará un regreso. Voy a publicar algunos más Thea pronto. Ella es muy buena. Gracias, mi amigo y TTU pronto ... Paul
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