Lodestone – Time Flies 1971 (UK, Progressive Rock)

02 Дек 2024 - vovchik59

Исполнитель: Lodestone
Откуда: England
Альбом: Time Flies
Год выхода: 1971
Жанр: Progressive Rock
Формат: MP3 CBR 320
Размер архива: 96.6 МB

Lodestone was a short-lived British group, gathered by producer Tony Atkins in early-70’s and including members from various 60’s Freakbeat/Pop Psych acts such as The Cymbaline, The Flies, Infinity, The In-sect and The Symbols.The line-up was Phil Chesterton on drums, John DaCosta on keyboards/guitar, John Hollis on vocals and Gerry Morris on bass/guitar.They recorded their only album »Time flies» in a few months for Phillips at Sutton Sound Studio in West London, but for unknown reasons it was only shelved in Germany, Austria and Switzerland in 1971. Lodestone played some kind of Pop/Psych/Prog along the lines of THE NICE, THE BEATLES and PROCOL HARUM, coloring their early psychedelic influences with dominant orchestral textures and beautiful melodies, led by DaCosta’s organ, the shifting guitars of DaCosta and Morris and the smooth rhythm section. After the release of the album Lodestone added one more member in the line-up, guitarist Pete Higgs, and recorded some fresh material, which never saw the light, as they disbanded shortly after.

Tracks:
Time Flies — Part 1
01. Overture: The Birth Of An Idea And It’s Coming To Maturity — 3:17
02. Link: A Gathering Of Momentum / Theme: The Great Adventure Begins — 4:30
03. Castle: The Loneliness Of Men Lost In Space And Time / The Fault: A Rude Awakening To Alarum — 4:21
04. I Awake: The Realization Death Is Near — 1:48
05. Crash Landing — 1:44
Time Flies — Part 2
06. We’ve Made It : Alive Well And Curious — 2:39
07. World Wall One: The Sleeping Planet Tells Of It’s Origin And Fate — 3:17
08. Liberation: The Escape And Hope Of Success — 3:38
09. The Observer: Uknown To The Travellers They Are Watched / We Arrive (Part 1): At Last! An Anthem Of Triumph — 4:03
10. We Arrive (Part 2): You Fools ! The Awful Revelation / The Space Shanty: Enviroments Change But Not The Men Who Overcome Them — 6:11
11. The Second Leaving: The Final Act — The Travellers Travel On — What Will They Find? — 2:43

Personnel:
John Hollis — lead vocals, guitar, percussion
John Da Costa — keyboards, guitar, backing vocals
Gerry Morris — bass, guitar, backing vocals
Phil Chesterton — drums, percussion, guitar, backing vocals
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Tony Atkins — producer

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