STRAIGHT AHEAD (AS OBLIVION EXPRESS)

Today is officially one month for me being a member on PA, So I decide to review some Brian Auger (as Oblivion Express) .Straight Ahead is the 5th album from Brian Auger's jazz funk fusion group Oblivion Express. It's a solid follow up to their breakout album Closer To It, and musically very similar. This was not by accident as the album was clearly patterned after it, and its primary purpose was to have an album to tour the States with. Straight Ahead catches a groove early and never quits , especially the tracks longer than 5 minutes. Auger leads the way with organ, electric piano, and vocals. The latter is not something he's known for, but I quite like his vocal style myself its Smooth and expressive. Better than some of the professional vocalists he'd brought in on other albums. My personal highlight is the 9 minute opening track "Beginning Again" some of Brians best musical motifs are shown in this track with His vocals that don't take from the impressive music. The title track is also phenomenal. 4 stars easily jazz fusion is awesome.

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