This group was all over the musical map. I think if they had chosen one genre to focus on, progressive rock would have been the best choice. If they had stayed together for more than one album, they would have left a serious impression on the development of prog-rock. There was too much inconsistency in their musical travels for any label, and that would be the deciding factor in their demise. It's a shame it turned out that way. This band had a lot to offer the listener. John Troia's echoing vocals on the seven minute bonus track "Janine In Somewhere Land" lands the group in the heart of progressive rock territory with fervor. Ed Strasko's swirling and spellbinding keyboards gave their sound a similarity to ELP's. The percussion of Rick Brown was majestic and eerie while John Fischer was the consummate musician playing both bass and lead guitar.
At times they sounded like a pop band. On the bonus 45 "Movin' On" sounded like it could have easily been a radio staple. "Lovely Lady" with its lush acoustic guitar and soft undertones shows the bands diversity, and by and large the inventive abilities of all the group members. So there are two ways to look at this album -- on the one hand their inconsistent musical direction was their downfall; on the other hand, the variety they offered proved that they were extremely talented and could have gone somewhere if given the chance. I see the value and enjoyment found in all of their music; it's too bad the music industry didn't feel the same way back in 1973.
The album will bore the hell out of you if your looking for something heavy ..this is an album with nice songs not my usual type of music but it's not on any blogs ..please leave comments if you like it!
At times they sounded like a pop band. On the bonus 45 "Movin' On" sounded like it could have easily been a radio staple. "Lovely Lady" with its lush acoustic guitar and soft undertones shows the bands diversity, and by and large the inventive abilities of all the group members. So there are two ways to look at this album -- on the one hand their inconsistent musical direction was their downfall; on the other hand, the variety they offered proved that they were extremely talented and could have gone somewhere if given the chance. I see the value and enjoyment found in all of their music; it's too bad the music industry didn't feel the same way back in 1973.
The album will bore the hell out of you if your looking for something heavy ..this is an album with nice songs not my usual type of music but it's not on any blogs ..please leave comments if you like it!
Musicians:
John Troia - vocals
Ed Strasko - keyboards
Rick Brown - drums, percussion
John Fischer - guitar, bass
1. Road To Tomorrow
2. Lovely Lady
3. Buy Back My Life
4. Come To Believe
5. Away From Home
6. Just For You
7. Road To Tomorrow
8. Movin' In
9. Nothing For Me Here
10. Bring My Children Home
11. Visions
12. Janine In Somewhere Land
Link : Froggie Beaver
2 comments:
Hello. I've been looking for "From the pound" album for years. Now I thought I finally found it here, but the link seems to be dead.
Please, would you like to re-up it?
Thanks you very much,
Andrew
http://sharebee.com/5cfdb9b8
or
http://rapidshare.com/files/197959784/Froggie_Beaver_-_From_The_Pond_1973.rar
enjoy.
tutemachine
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