A band founded by singer and leader of the Rebel Rousers, Cliff Bennett, who for this new project surrounds himself with some young and talented musicians, who had already been playing together for about a couple of years: Ken Hensley, Lee Kerslake, and John Glascock, all of whom would prove themselves over the course of their careers. This self-titled debut with its very strange cover, somewhat surreal and somewhat metaphysical, is the quintessential Rock/Soul/R&B album of the era, with some hints of Blues and Rock/Pop Psych-Acid, of course, the most typical stuff that could be played in those years. And, not being particularly essential in terms of songwriting (we're not talking about a masterpiece here, after all), I understand why it didn't break through; however, it remains a nice record, without a doubt, very fun and enjoyable to listen to, well-played and featuring all good songs inside. The cover of "Bad Side of the Moon" by Elton John is beautiful (recorded almost simultaneously with the release of the original single), and a song like "Just Like All the Rest" is interesting where a lovely flute predominates, a presence that, in this type of album, seems quite indebted to those Jethro Tull whom Glascock will get to know much more closely 7 years later. For the rest, there are beautiful songs of passionate white Rock-Soul, driven by Bennett's wonderful voice, one of the album's strong points. Glascock's bass stands out in the sound, which is a good and fitting thing.
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