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Aside from Roger Dean's iconic cover illustrations, Greenslade weren't like most prog brands of the 1970s. Keyboardist Dave Greenslade and bassist Tony Reeves formed the quartet in 1972 after leaving jazz-rock outfit Colosseum. Eschewing guitars, they hired Samurai's Dave Lawson as a second keyboardist, and former Manfred Mann drummer Andrew McCulloch (he also played on King Crimson's Lizard) . The band's approach utilized typical knotty, stop-and-start cadences, and key and tempo changes, but those are only a few elements in their complex soundscape. The rest of Greenslade's sound reflected a penchant for catchy melodies derived from pop, jazz, classical, and folk. Keyboardist Lawson spent years backing singers including Bing Crosby and Peggy Lee. Greenslade, Reeves, and McCulloch came up in the British blues and jump R&B bands of the early 1960s. The remastered albums in this box mark their four studio outings: 1973's Greenslade and Bedside Manners Are Extra, 1974's Spyglass Guest, and 1975's Time & Tide.
1973's Greenslade still reflects the jazz-fusion influence of Colosseum. The textural and tonal juxtapositions of organ, Mellotrons, synth, and acoustic and electric pianos frame the gorgeous "Feathered Friends," while instrumental "An English Western" weds Morris Dance rhythms to boogie woogie piano, and set showcase "Sundance" delivers a dazzling prog exercise. Released a few months later, Bedside Manners Are Extra's title track makes use of the Beatles "Here Comes the Sun King'' in the intro and bassline before moving toward jazz. "Pilgrim’s Progress" is a seven-minute adventure in layered cadences and key changes; the rhythm section counters with a punchy R&B shuffle. "Chalk Hill" is sumptuous prog-jazz fusion with fantastic keyboard soloing and swinging drums. A cover photo in lieu of a Dean illustration on 1974's Spyglass Guest hinted at something different. Due to practical circumstances, Lawson and Greenslade composed separately for the first time. Opener "Spirit of the Dance" is a wily, lighthearted prog instrumental. "Rainbow" offers some of the band's most elegant pop songwriting. Reeves' "Siam Seesaw" -- with guitarist Clem Clempson and violinist Graham Smith -- initially sounds like an anime interlude but is transformed into a bluesy jazz groove. The set closes with a cover of "Theme from an Imaginary Western" that sounds more like Procol Harum than Greenslade. Reeves left after its release and was replaced by guitarist/bassist Martin Briley. Time & Tide (with a Dean cover illustration) reflects the more commercially viable prog of the day and somewhat marginalizes jazz and classical. Lawson's vocals on "Animal Farm" and "Newsworth" are jarring in the midst of hooky garage prog. "Waltz for a Fallen Idol" sounds like Supertramp backed by Steely Dan. (It's great.) "The Ass's Ears" offers grandly majestic prog, while closer "Gangsters" gloriously returns Greenslade to swinging jazz fusion.
All four albums have been remastered from analog source tapes. There is no dodgy, distracting, subpar bonus material. They are packaged in LP reproduction sleeves in a handsome box. Journalist and historian Malcom Dome contributed an exhaustive liner essay for the photo-illustrated booklet; it also includes a poster. Highly recommended.
© Thom Jurek /TiVo
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Dave Greenslade, Composer, ComposerLyricist - Dave Lawson, Composer, Lyricist - Greenslade, MainArtist - G.H Music Ltd, MusicPublisher
(C) 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd (P) 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd
Dave Greenslade, Composer, ComposerLyricist - Greenslade, MainArtist - G.H Music Ltd, MusicPublisher
(C) 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd (P) 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd
Dave Greenslade, Composer, ComposerLyricist - Greenslade, MainArtist - G.H Music Ltd, MusicPublisher
(C) 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd (P) 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd
Dave Greenslade, Composer, ComposerLyricist - Dave Lawson, Composer, Lyricist - Greenslade, MainArtist - G.H Music Ltd, MusicPublisher
(C) 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd (P) 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd
Dave Greenslade, Composer, ComposerLyricist - Tony Reeves, Composer, ComposerLyricist - Dave Lawson, Composer, ComposerLyricist - Greenslade, MainArtist - G.H Music Ltd, MusicPublisher
(C) 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd (P) 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd
Dave Greenslade, Composer - Dave Lawson, ComposerLyricist - Greenslade, MainArtist - G.H Music Ltd, MusicPublisher
(C) 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd (P) 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd
Dave Greenslade, Composer, ComposerLyricist - Greenslade, MainArtist - G.H Music Ltd, MusicPublisher
(C) 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd (P) 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd
DISQUE 2
Dave Greenslade, Composer, ComposerLyricist - Dave Lawson, Composer, ComposerLyricist - Greenslade, MainArtist - G H Music Ltd, MusicPublisher
(C) 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd (P) 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Dave Greenslade, Composer - Greenslade, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd (P) 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Dave Greenslade, Composer - Dave Lawson, Composer - Greenslade, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd (P) 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Dave Greenslade, Composer - Greenslade, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Andrew McCulloch, Composer
(C) 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd (P) 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Dave Lawson, Composer - Greenslade, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd (P) 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Tony Reeves, Composer - Dave Lawson, Composer - Greenslade, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd (P) 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd
DISQUE 3
Dave Greenslade, Composer, ComposerLyricist - Greenslade, MainArtist - G H Music Ltd, MusicPublisher
(C) 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd (P) 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd
Dave Lawson, Composer, ComposerLyricist - Greenslade, MainArtist - G H Music Ltd, MusicPublisher
(C) 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd (P) 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd
Emi Music Publishing Ltd, MusicPublisher - EMI Full Keel Music, MusicPublisher - Dave Lawson, Composer, ComposerLyricist - Greenslade, MainArtist - EMI Virgin Music Inc, MusicPublisher - G H Music Ltd, MusicPublisher
(C) 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd (P) 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd
Emi Music Publishing Ltd, MusicPublisher - EMI Full Keel Music, MusicPublisher - Tony Reeves, Composer, ComposerLyricist - Greenslade, MainArtist - EMI Virgin Music Inc, MusicPublisher - G H Music Ltd, MusicPublisher
(C) 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd (P) 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd
Martin Hall, Composer, ComposerLyricist - Dave Greenslade, Composer, ComposerLyricist - Greenslade, MainArtist - G H Music Ltd, MusicPublisher
(C) 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd (P) 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd
Dave Greenslade, Composer - Dave Lawson, ComposerLyricist - Greenslade, MainArtist - G H Music Ltd, MusicPublisher
(C) 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd (P) 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd
Dave Greenslade, Composer, ComposerLyricist - Greenslade, MainArtist - G H Music Ltd, MusicPublisher
(C) 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd (P) 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd
Peter Brown, ComposerLyricist - Pete Brown, Composer - Jack Bruce, Composer, ComposerLyricist - Greenslade, MainArtist - WARNER CHAPPELL MUSIC INTERNATIONAL LTD, MusicPublisher - Bruce Music Ltd, MusicPublisher
(C) 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd (P) 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd
DISQUE 4
Dave Lawson, Composer - Greenslade, MainArtist
(C) 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd (P) 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd
Dave Greenslade, Composer - Dave Lawson, Composer - Greenslade, MainArtist
(C) 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd (P) 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd
Dave Greenslade, Composer - Greenslade, MainArtist
(C) 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd (P) 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd
Dave Greenslade, Composer - Greenslade, MainArtist
(C) 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd (P) 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd
Dave Greenslade, Composer - Greenslade, MainArtist
(C) 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd (P) 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd
Dave Greenslade, Composer - Dave Lawson, Composer - Greenslade, MainArtist
(C) 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd (P) 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd
Dave Greenslade, Composer - Dave Lawson, Composer - Greenslade, MainArtist
(C) 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd (P) 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd
Dave Greenslade, Composer - Dave Lawson, Composer - Greenslade, MainArtist
(C) 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd (P) 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd
Dave Lawson, Composer - Greenslade, MainArtist
(C) 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd (P) 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd
Dave Greenslade, Composer - Greenslade, MainArtist
(C) 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd (P) 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd
Chronique
Aside from Roger Dean's iconic cover illustrations, Greenslade weren't like most prog brands of the 1970s. Keyboardist Dave Greenslade and bassist Tony Reeves formed the quartet in 1972 after leaving jazz-rock outfit Colosseum. Eschewing guitars, they hired Samurai's Dave Lawson as a second keyboardist, and former Manfred Mann drummer Andrew McCulloch (he also played on King Crimson's Lizard) . The band's approach utilized typical knotty, stop-and-start cadences, and key and tempo changes, but those are only a few elements in their complex soundscape. The rest of Greenslade's sound reflected a penchant for catchy melodies derived from pop, jazz, classical, and folk. Keyboardist Lawson spent years backing singers including Bing Crosby and Peggy Lee. Greenslade, Reeves, and McCulloch came up in the British blues and jump R&B bands of the early 1960s. The remastered albums in this box mark their four studio outings: 1973's Greenslade and Bedside Manners Are Extra, 1974's Spyglass Guest, and 1975's Time & Tide.
1973's Greenslade still reflects the jazz-fusion influence of Colosseum. The textural and tonal juxtapositions of organ, Mellotrons, synth, and acoustic and electric pianos frame the gorgeous "Feathered Friends," while instrumental "An English Western" weds Morris Dance rhythms to boogie woogie piano, and set showcase "Sundance" delivers a dazzling prog exercise. Released a few months later, Bedside Manners Are Extra's title track makes use of the Beatles "Here Comes the Sun King'' in the intro and bassline before moving toward jazz. "Pilgrim’s Progress" is a seven-minute adventure in layered cadences and key changes; the rhythm section counters with a punchy R&B shuffle. "Chalk Hill" is sumptuous prog-jazz fusion with fantastic keyboard soloing and swinging drums. A cover photo in lieu of a Dean illustration on 1974's Spyglass Guest hinted at something different. Due to practical circumstances, Lawson and Greenslade composed separately for the first time. Opener "Spirit of the Dance" is a wily, lighthearted prog instrumental. "Rainbow" offers some of the band's most elegant pop songwriting. Reeves' "Siam Seesaw" -- with guitarist Clem Clempson and violinist Graham Smith -- initially sounds like an anime interlude but is transformed into a bluesy jazz groove. The set closes with a cover of "Theme from an Imaginary Western" that sounds more like Procol Harum than Greenslade. Reeves left after its release and was replaced by guitarist/bassist Martin Briley. Time & Tide (with a Dean cover illustration) reflects the more commercially viable prog of the day and somewhat marginalizes jazz and classical. Lawson's vocals on "Animal Farm" and "Newsworth" are jarring in the midst of hooky garage prog. "Waltz for a Fallen Idol" sounds like Supertramp backed by Steely Dan. (It's great.) "The Ass's Ears" offers grandly majestic prog, while closer "Gangsters" gloriously returns Greenslade to swinging jazz fusion.
All four albums have been remastered from analog source tapes. There is no dodgy, distracting, subpar bonus material. They are packaged in LP reproduction sleeves in a handsome box. Journalist and historian Malcom Dome contributed an exhaustive liner essay for the photo-illustrated booklet; it also includes a poster. Highly recommended.
© Thom Jurek /TiVo
À propos
- 4 disque(s) - 31 piste(s)
- Durée totale : 02:31:16
- Artistes principaux : Greenslade
- Compositeur : Various Composers
- Label : Esoteric Recordings
- Genre : Pop/Rock Rock
(C) 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd (P) 2021 Cherry Red Records Ltd
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