Chrysalis

Michael Baryshnikov написал(а) к All в Dec 20 11:52:21 по местному времени:

Нello All!

Залит Chrysalis/(1968)_Definition

Очередной раритет. Фолк-рок/психоделик-рок-группа из США, образованная в 1967-м году и выпустившая один альбом.
Осталась в истории рока, главным образом потому, что её основатель - Джо Спайдер Барбо потом играл в группе Фрэнка Заппы.
Музыка группы достаточно разнообразна - это и "английские" фолк-баллады, и водевильные песенки и психоделик-рок а-ля бритиш-поп-рок. Есть даже немного джаза. Вокал сдвоенный - мужской и женский, ну, или по-очереди.
С годами группа была незаслуженно позабыта, хотя в 90-2000-е и было несколько переизданий этого альбома.
У нас переиздание 98-го года, с 8 бонусами, ранее неиздававшимися.
Что-то такое в них есть, что заставляет переслушивать диск снова и снова.
РЕКОМЕНДУЮ!

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Line up / Musicians

Nancy Nairn - female vocals
J. Spider Barbour (James G. Barbour) - rhythm guitar, cicada, vocals
Jon Sabin - lead guitar, mandolin, vocals
Ralph Kotkov - keyboards, vocals
Paul Album - bass, vocals
Dahaud Shaar - drums, percussion
Jim Friedman - arranger & conductor (02,04,05,11), producer
Peter Winkler - musical director, piano (01), arranger & conductor (07-10)
Jeremiah Burnham - flute (07)
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Enjoy!
WBR, Michael Baryshnikov.

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Michael Baryshnikov написал(а) к All в Dec 20 12:04:58 по местному времени:

Нello All!

Немножко дополнительной информации о Спайдере.

James Spider Barbour can be heard on a couple of Frank Zappa / Mothers of Invention albums.

(James) Spider Barbour is arguably the central figure inside the piano. Нe's the one who says "The way I see it, Barry, this should be a very dynamite show" and who explains the Big Note. In addition to "WOIIFTM" and "Lumpy Gravy", he is heard on "Civilization Phaze III" and 'Porn Wars' ("Mothers Of Prevention").

In the 1960s, Spider had a band called Chrysalis. Нe now has a band called The Curmudgeons.

Нe's also a biologist and co-author of "Wild Flora of the Northeast".

(c) www.united-mutations.com/s/spider.htm
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(c) from the Curmudgeons website

Spider Barbour is a songwriter and biologist living in Saugerties with his wife Anita, two dogs (Didymo and Rhexia) and a turtle (Biggie). Spider began his musical career in 1968 in a band called Chrysalis. Нe also spoke (under the piano lid) on Frank Zappa's 1968 album "Lumpy Gravy" while Chrysalis and the Mothers of Invention were recording projects at the same studio in New York City. “Woodstock Times” readers will be familiar with the Barbours’ “Nature Walk” column.

(c) from Petteri Aro, 2007 06 07

Spider's musical career, if you're interested, began actually in England after he had been P. J. Proby's hair stylist (!). Kim Fowley befriended Barbour on one of his trips to England, christened him Spider and recorded the single "Comedown Song"(-66) with him. The song can be heard on the collection "Impossible But True" that includes Fowley's productions from 1959-69.
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С наилучшими пожеланиями, Michael Baryshnikov.

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