Eela Craig

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艺人: Eela Craig
语种: 英语
厂牌: Pro Disc
发行时间: 1971年01月01日
专辑类别: 录音室专辑

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Eela Craig is probably the best known progressive rock band to come out of Austria, which probably isn't all that hard given the country never had a big prog rock scene, and probably just happy with what their neighbor Germany was giving out. Also the fact that several of their albums were released in Germany, and not particularly hard to find or expensive, that is, if you order online, as for your local record stores, that might be a different story, I don't see them where I live (in this day and age of the price of so many obscure prog rock albums shooting through the roof, it's nice to know you can still get late '70s Eela Craig LPs for a rather reasonable price). Of course the big exception is this 1971 debut. It was originally released only in Austria on the ProDisc label. Apparently only 1,500 copies made, and in the 1990s original copies fetched $500 (nowadays, I've seen copies turn up for way higher on EBay and other outlets, one for over $3,000).

It's real easy to compare this to their better-known late '70s releases. It's very different, and even the lineup is different too. Bassist Gerhard Englisch, flautist and guitarist Harald Zuschrader, keyboardist Hubert Bognermayr and vocalist Wil Orthofer were teamed up with guitarist Heinz Gerstmair and drummer Horst Waber. Orthofer, Gerstmair and Waber all left after this album due to musical differences (although Orthofer would rejoin around 1977). For one thing, this one has a much jazzier and bluesier feel. Horst Waber was obviously from a jazz background, given his style of drumming, while Heinz Gerstmair's guitar playing tends to be bluesy. Hubert Bognermayr's keyboard gear was limited to electric piano (Wurlitzer) and Hammond organ. I am rather surprised with Wil Orthofer's singing. Given so many bands I'm familiar with originating from non-English speaking countries, the accent is rather obvious, not with Orthofer. "New Born Child" features some really terrifying screams, but placed where you don't expect it: when the music slows down, and that's what happens here. "Selfmade Trip" shows the bluesy side, with some great extended guitar and flute passages. "A New Way" shows more of a jazzy side, especially with the extended jazzy passage. I really like the use of electric piano and flute here. "Indra Elegy" is a four piece suite, with organ, then getting into a jam, before a vocal passage kicks in, then the organ again.

Perhaps the biggest drawback of this album was the production wasn't all that great. But it's still a great album.

by progfan97402

Eela Craig

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