On 08-13-96 19:53, shipwrecked and comatose, Pedro Sena said:
-=***> Frank Swarbrick on the JADE WARRIOR <***=-
FS> The four albums are _Floating World_ (1974), _Waves_ (1975), _Kites_
FS> (1976) and _Way Of The Sun_ (1978). Apparently they also have three
FS> previous albums, on the Vertigo label. Anyone know if these are on
FS> CD?
PS> These are the only four albums I am aware of, and we played the heck
PS> out of them. There are some rather nice things. At the time this stuff
PS> came out, most people at our radio station couldn't make out what
PS> this was all about... rock, sound effects, whatever... it didn't
PS> fit their short sighted ears.
According to the CD booklet there are three others, on the Vertigo
label: _Jade Warrior_, _Released_ and _Last Autumn's Dream_. Dunno
the years, but I'd have to assume their from 1974 or earlier! :-)
PS> I kept the stuff, and the other day I played all the albums again,
PS> and I am glad I kept them. This is nice stuff, indeed.
PS> I think this could/should be considered prog in the sense that it
PS> isn't anything else but an experimentation, on a theme, or sound
PS> effect, which is almost what proggy is all about. But with its
PS> original new wave/age sound ( this is early 70's folks ), it will
PS> more than likely be ignored as a "prog" band.
Yeah, it's prog at least as much as, say, Tangerine Dream.
Frank
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