Blind Illusion

The Profile

Bay Area progressive-thrash band formed in 1978. Best known for the 1988 Combat Records album The Sane Asylum. Early lineup for that record included Mark Beidermann, Les Claypool, Larry LaLonde and Mike Miner.

Formed in 1978 in the San Francisco Bay Area. The Sane Asylum was released on Combat Records in 1988. Early members on the 1988 lineup included Les Claypool and Larry LaLonde, who later found success with Primus.

DeBaser's review celebrates Blind Illusion's 1988 Combat Records album The Sane Asylum as a distinctive fusion of 70s progressive rock and Bay Area thrash. The reviewer highlights the unusual and influential early lineup (including Les Claypool and Larry LaLonde) and praises the album's originality and compositional ambition.