CAVERNS OF YOUR BRAIN

You don't hear of too many Prog bands who are from the deep south of the USA, but LIFT were one of them as they were originally based in New Orleans.This album was first recorded in 1974 with only 500 copies being made. A bootleg was made of this recording in 1977 then the Synphonic label released it on cd from the original master tapes in 1990, unlike the bootleg.The music here is of the GENESIS / YES mold and very energetic with the drumming being outfront and prominant throughout.The vocals are the big negative for me, I just can't get into them. Lots of mellotron here though as this is somewhat of a minor mellotron classic.

"Simplicity" has a good beat as the guitar and keys come and go over top.The drumming is fantastic. Organ comes in after 2 1/2 minutes then the vocals. Catchy stuff. Mellotron is more prominant after 8 minutes. A good energetic opener. "Caverns" features outbursts of sound before it settles down and reserved vocals join in. Gotta love the guitar solo as the drums pound. Piano takes over for the guitar then the vocals return. The keyboards sound great early on in

"Buttercup Boogie" then the vocals take the spotlight.The drumming is energetic as usual. I like the guitar before 3 minutes and later before 5 1/2 minutes. "Tripping Over The Rainbow" is the over 11 minute closer. It has this epic intro then the tempo picks up. Synths and bass lead after a minute and vocals follow. Pulsating keys after 5 minutes. Nice. The chunky bass is excellent throughout.

There's everything here that Prog fans love so it's well worth checking out.