MAY BLITZ

I was a little wary of this group's inclusion , because I remembered them as a power guitar trio , formed on the heels of The Jimi Hendrix Experience , Cream and Taste (Rory Gallagher's first band) , and thought of the others more hard-rocking groups such as Budgie , T2 and Clear Blue Sky all of whom where producing proto-metal music (some on the same label as MB's Vertigo) with the odd prog elements, but such is not the case as I rented out from the library , the 2 on 1 CD from BGO CD153 .

Yes , we are dealing with a power trio , but the register of their music is actually quite impressive. Newman was a Jeff Beck sideman, and if you are no slouch coming in Beck's groups , you come out a master. His two colleagues are definitely no dwarves at their respective instruments either. Dreamong and the closing track Virgin Waters being the highlights , I always found the opening track Smoking The Day Away, a bit over-long for the amount of musical ideas developped.

If you manage to get by the rather hideous (but acquired taste) drawing on the front cover (this was design by Mr. Bunyon of NME who also realized the equally awful second album and the first Patto sleeves , and I have yet to confirm this , the much better but horrifying Comus First Utterance ) , you will have a good album (especially cheap when linked to the second one) well worthy of an addition to your collection , although it is nothing to write home about!