Title: Undeservedly obscure prog/folk rock classic
Review: This was the second album that Gnidrolog cut in 1972, just before going their various ways. Folky in part, jazzy in part, with lots of woodwind from recorder to saxophone, but NO Hammond organ or mellotron, the overall sound is of a quirky, intelligent, blackly humorous denizen of the abyss that lies between Steeleye Span or Jethro Tull and King Crimson or Van Der Graaf Generator. The opener, "Soldier", oscillates between prettily lyrical and rampagingly angry, and is a great anti-war anthem. The rest of the album ranges from almost poppy ("Same Dreams") to spooky ("Lady Lake") to elegiac ("Dog") to the boisterous "Social Embarrassment". Due to the Goldring twins' discovering continued interest in the band on the WWW, they reformed in 1999 and recorded a new album "Gnosis", as well as re-releasing the back catalogue including 'Lady Lake". A real gem that deserves a wider audience. NB: gorgeous cover by Bruce Pennington.
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