Dave Greenslade – Cactus Choir 1976 (Reissue/Dragon Way) Lossless
Band Dave Greenslade
Info: UK
Info: Cactus Choir
Years: 1976
Style: Progressive/Art-Rock
Info: Lossless/FLAC (image+.cue, scans)
Rip By: SONN1980
Info: 292 Mb
Tracklist:
01. Pedro's Party - 2:37
02. Gettysburg - 3:57
03. Swings And Roundabouts - 4:19
04. Time Takes My Time - 5:57
05. Forever And Ever - 4:08
06. Cactus Choir - 6:14 including:
a) The Rider
b) Greeley And The Rest
c) March At Sunset
07. Country Dance - 5:34
08. Finale - 8:36
Personnel:
- Dave Greenslade - all synthesizers, organ, mellotron, pianos, clavinet, vibraphone, vocals (04)
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- Simon Phillips - drums, percussion
- Steve Gould - vocals (02, 06b)
- Tony Reeves - bass (01,02,06,08)
- Dave Markee - bass (03,04)
- John Perry - bass (07)
- Mick Grabham - guitar (04)
- Bill Jackman - bass flute, bass clarinet (08)
- Lissa Gray - vocals (04)
- Orchestra conducted by Martin Ford and arranged by Simon Jeffes (08)
PROG REVIEWER. The band GREENSLADE ceased to exist by 1976, but main instigator and namesake Dave Greenslade put together another project and released 'Cactus Choir', his first 'solo' LP. Again, lovingly presented in a stupendous Roger Dean artwork (Titled 'The Jade Sea', from memory).
With the ashes of two progressive heavyweights, Colosseum and Greenslade, at his feet, keyboardist Dave Greenslade moved on to a solo career, recording Cactus Choir with a bunch of session luminaries from the prog fold. Really a symphonic prog record - a branch of the genre that, by 1976, was creaking under its own weight - this ...
Cactus Choir is the first solo album by British keyboardist Dave Greenslade, released in 1976 soon after the disbandment of his own eponymous band, Greenslade. [1] His Greenslade bandmate Tony Reeves also plays on half of the album's tracks. The artwork for the cover is by Roger Dean . Track listing All music written by Dave Greenslade.
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