Post by MikeMusic on Feb 15, 2023 9:25:56 GMT
A classic progressive album
Mike Sparrow played Fade Away on Radio London in 1978. I recorded it on my reel to reel, loved it the more I played it and searched for an album by David Sanchez. Didn't know of Sancious. Not easy before Google. Took me years on and off. Trusty Alan at Reflex Records sorted me out
From AllMusic
When David Sancious left Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band to pursue a solo career in 1975, his admirers tended to assume that his own albums would be Springsteen-like. It was a logical assumption, but an incorrect one. Recorded for Arista in 1978 and reissued on CD by One Way in early 2001, True Stories by Sancious and his group Tone doesn't sound anything like Greetings from Asbury Park, NJ or Born to Run. This album is pure progressive rock, and it has more in common with Yes, Genesis, ELP, Pink Floyd, and early Journey than the Boss. Though True Stories contains a few instrumentals, most of the tunes feature vocalist Alex Ligertwood (of Brian Auger's Oblivion Express fame). A bluesy, gritty belter, Ligertwood has some inspired moments on imaginative tracks like "Sound of Love," "Ever the Same," and "Matter of Time." This is, without question, an ambitious album, although it's a different album from the one Sancious originally had in mind. At first, Sancious envisioned a collection of four suites, but Arista feared that such a project would be ignored by radio. So Sancious made True Stories more radio-friendly, although it was still imaginative and risk-taking. Comparing this album to an LP by Yes, it might be said that the songs are closer to the radio-friendly "Roundabout" than the extended "The Gates of Delirium." Many of the lyrics have a spiritual quality and call for a nicer, more loving world, although Sancious avoids sounding preachy on this consistently appealing CD.
Playing this wonderful album yesterday for the first time in a while gave me even more music than before, courtesy of system upgrades and underlines how good it is
Instrument Detail courtesy of AllMusic
Gail Boggs Vocals
Gerald Carboy Bass, Chimes, Guitar (Bass)
Ernest Carter Drums, Percussion, Vocals
Tom Edmonds Engineer
Alex Ligertwood Cymbals, Handclapping, Vocals
Brenda Madison Vocals
Eddy Offord Engineer, Producer
David Sancious Bells, Guitar, Guitar (Electric), Keyboards, Moog Synthesizer, Organ, Organ (Hammond), Percussion, Piano, Primary Artist, Producer, Vocals
YouTube
Qobuz link:
open.qobuz.com/album/0886445102956
Mike Sparrow played Fade Away on Radio London in 1978. I recorded it on my reel to reel, loved it the more I played it and searched for an album by David Sanchez. Didn't know of Sancious. Not easy before Google. Took me years on and off. Trusty Alan at Reflex Records sorted me out
From AllMusic
When David Sancious left Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band to pursue a solo career in 1975, his admirers tended to assume that his own albums would be Springsteen-like. It was a logical assumption, but an incorrect one. Recorded for Arista in 1978 and reissued on CD by One Way in early 2001, True Stories by Sancious and his group Tone doesn't sound anything like Greetings from Asbury Park, NJ or Born to Run. This album is pure progressive rock, and it has more in common with Yes, Genesis, ELP, Pink Floyd, and early Journey than the Boss. Though True Stories contains a few instrumentals, most of the tunes feature vocalist Alex Ligertwood (of Brian Auger's Oblivion Express fame). A bluesy, gritty belter, Ligertwood has some inspired moments on imaginative tracks like "Sound of Love," "Ever the Same," and "Matter of Time." This is, without question, an ambitious album, although it's a different album from the one Sancious originally had in mind. At first, Sancious envisioned a collection of four suites, but Arista feared that such a project would be ignored by radio. So Sancious made True Stories more radio-friendly, although it was still imaginative and risk-taking. Comparing this album to an LP by Yes, it might be said that the songs are closer to the radio-friendly "Roundabout" than the extended "The Gates of Delirium." Many of the lyrics have a spiritual quality and call for a nicer, more loving world, although Sancious avoids sounding preachy on this consistently appealing CD.
Playing this wonderful album yesterday for the first time in a while gave me even more music than before, courtesy of system upgrades and underlines how good it is
Instrument Detail courtesy of AllMusic
Gail Boggs Vocals
Gerald Carboy Bass, Chimes, Guitar (Bass)
Ernest Carter Drums, Percussion, Vocals
Tom Edmonds Engineer
Alex Ligertwood Cymbals, Handclapping, Vocals
Brenda Madison Vocals
Eddy Offord Engineer, Producer
David Sancious Bells, Guitar, Guitar (Electric), Keyboards, Moog Synthesizer, Organ, Organ (Hammond), Percussion, Piano, Primary Artist, Producer, Vocals
YouTube
Qobuz link:
open.qobuz.com/album/0886445102956