GLIDER

Guess all members would have worked out in various music scene, especially the rock world. A US rock combo FRENCH LICK are known as one of the most obscure one-off projects in 1970s. Some creations by 1970s short-lived projects sound quite amateur-ish actually, but fortunately their technique for playing is not bad and sound construction is quite solid and tight enough to ring the bell of every progressive rock fan. Square rock texture seasoned with catchy pop flavour and analogical jazzy essence (suggest they'd have learned jazz or launched jazz on stage) in their stuff "Glider" released in 1976 is charming and acceptable, and such a fantastic soundscape should put this creation on the underground progressive rock map.

Yes it can be easily imagined the first shot "Moontune", drenched in comfortable melodic departure and favourable instrumental touches, might have got massively inspired by 70s British progressive rock movement. Delightful, dreamy beats remind me directly of Früüpp's "The Prince Of Heaven's Eyes" or something. Smooth jazzy attachment created by their rhythm section is very fascinating in the following track "Watercolours". Various factors like spacey hints or symphonic vibes are prescribed in the album but all elements are enough merged, synchronized and matured. This is the reason every song can be heard under relaxed condition (on the contrary we can say there is a lack of exciting ... e.g. "Michael In Paris" is nothing but a trad folk, or "Talk About Love" is a funny pop). The last titled track is clearly cool and fantastic but not enough to get owed by every pop tracks. Cannot deny there is kinda loose style and scape in the whole album, and can understand why they'd been disbanded soon.

Aside all mentioned above, it's one of unknown gems in progressive rock scene. No suspicion.