Mahogany Frog - On Blue (2005)
In 2005 I saw something that clearly was one of those times when "you had to be there"....it was a cool evening in Oshawa Ontario and there I was with my pal Simon at a local college haunt......a psych bar called "The Velvet Elvis"...and playing that evening on the way-undersized stage was Canada's progressive rock'sters "Mahogany Frog". What a crazy evening ....the sofa was moved out onto the front lawn to make room for their equipment.....some local poetry reading.....household cat coming inside to greet the crowd, a house full of youngsters and a four piece band rocking the house with vintage keyboards, vintage bass and electric guitars, horns, great drumming and even an unplugged old dial telephone (which I answered during the concert....dont' ask). On tap that evening was this album in review "On-Blue" which is simply awesome from start to finish. High energy, heavy vibed classically driven synths and huge analog power instrumental songs...what else could you want. A great album and a great band......hey these guys played prog'fest a few years back too........
