Denver, Colorado based rock band whose two albums, this being their second, were recorded at Norman Petty’s Petty Sound Studios in Clovis, New Mexico. For their second outing they gained a new bass player and dropped the trumpet player/horn sound.
The music sounds a tad more diverse than the debut with the material ranging from good-time music to heavy rock. There are also melodic and jazzy moments courtesy of Michael Kerns flute. The psychedelic trimmings and hippie vibe of the first album pop up, yet are more subtle here.
Unfortunately, though Communication b/w Move Mountain, both from the album, were issued as a single, this album, like their debut, disappeared without a trace followed by the band itself. Guitarist and main song writer Robert Yeazel had been in 60s Denver psych garage band Super Band .
Yeazel and drummer Larry Ferris went on to play in Sugarloaf. Kenny Passarelli, bassist on their debut album, later played with Joe Walsh’s Barnstorm, Tommy Bolin (of Colorado band Zephyr fame [no surprise there]; this was the short lived band Energy formed just after Bolin’s departure from Zephyr), Steven Stills, Elton John, Hall & Oates, and others.
Tracks
1. Inlook (Robert Yeazel) - 4:22
2. Communication (Robert Yeazel, R. Morgan, J. Greenspoon) - 6:08
3. The Man Outside (Robert Bryant, Robert Yeazel) - 1:26
4. Migration (MIke Kearnes) - 1:58
5. Whistle (Robert Yeazel) - 0:56
6. I Am (Robert Yeazel, David Raines, Gerry Fike) - 2:11
7. Don't You Think It's Time? (Robert Yeazel, David Raines, Robert Bryant) - 3:32
8. Move Mountain (You Got It) (Robert Yeazel, David Raines, Robert Bryant) - 4:38
9. It's So Hard (Gerry Fike) - 3:17
10.Legal Machines (David Raines) - 2:52
The Beast
Bob Yeazel- Guitar, Vocals
David Raines- Vocals
Michael Kerns- Flutes
Gerry Fike- Keyboards
Roger Bryant- Bass
Larry Ferris- Drums
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