...this blog captures in order the albums as I pull these gems off the shelf and groove to them .....

Saturday, June 11, 2016

Return To Forever - Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy (1973)

Return To Forever - Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy

  Of all the RTF albums I think "Hymn" is my personal favourite of the lot with its heavy space prog leanings.   Lenny White, Chick Corea and Stan Clarke.........I mean how can you go wrong .  The guitar work is done by Bill Connors who tears it up and would be replaced with Al Di Meola shortly.
  What makes this album so sweet is their overall space vibes and huge wall of fusion that surrounds these tracks.  There are three smaller epic tracks clocking in around the 9 mins marker.

"AFter the Cosmic Rain" is one of RTF's greatest moments IMHO with its memorable melody and fusion space variations .

Joe Bonamassa - Driving Towards The Daylight (2013)

Joe Bonamassa - Driving Towards The Daylight

  This is an excellent Album with some amazing moments and is a step back to more of the blues rock vein for Bonamassa.

Lyres - Lyres (1986)

Lyres - Lyres

Magma - 1.001 Centigrades (1970)

Magma - 1.001 Centigrades