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A double album from 1970, this offering is to say the least challenging. Sides 1, 3, and 4 are made up of long experimental pieces with only side 2 (of the double LP version) offering any form of respite.

The three tracks on sides 3 & 4 are all subtitled "improvisation", but are in reality wandering drivel. Side 2 consists of shorter, slightly more accessible tracks. "Archangels thunderbird" is the nearest they come to commercial, but sounds much better on the "Live in London" album. There are at times, hints of modern day bands such as the Flower Kings, but given the lack of appeal this set has for me, I am at a loss to offer any other meaningful comparisons.

It is perhaps a little unfair to listen to this album today and judge it against those which have been recorded in the 30 plus years since. At the time, it would have been extremely original, pushing back the boundaries, and would have been heard is amazement by those who heard it. That's not to say they would necessarily have enjoyed it, this is an example of a situation where originality does not equate with quality.

All that said, I found it a difficult album to enjoy then, as do now. I cannot in all honesty recommend it.

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