HQ [AKA: WHEN AN OLD CRICKETER LEAVES THE CREASE]

Backed by his band Trigger, HQ marked the most rock orientated album by Roy Harper. Surrounded by excellent musicians such as Bill Bruford, John Paul Jones and Chris Spedding, Harper delivers a great all round album in 1975. IMHO the peak of the classic progressive rock period and for Harper too. ' The Game' is a great piece as is the now famous ' When An Old Cricketer Leaves The Crease'. Other noteworthy tracks are ' allucinating Light' and ' The Spirit Lives'. Three and a half solid stars for this effort.