VOICE

CAPABILITY BROWN were a short lived band from England who released two studio albums in the early seventies before calling it a day. A six piece with all of them singing, and several multi-instrumentalists as well. Still, it's just keys, drums, bass and guitar. "Voice" with the zippered lips on the cover continues along the lines of the debut on side one, with vocal led commercial music. It's that side long suite on side two at around 21 minutes that gets them on the site under Crossover. I still think they are Prog Related overall.

They did some covers on their debut and that continues here with the opener "I Am And So Are You" originally done by AFFINITY. Catchy and mid-paced lots of harmonies on the chorus. Also "Midnight Cruiser" is a STEELY DAN tune and it is actually a feel good track although they lose me on the chorus. The other two songs on side one include "Sad I Am" with different singer, higher pitched and thinner. This is light with plenty of vocals. "Keep Death Off The Road" is bluesy and catchy with the focus on the vocals and rhythm section. I'm not into the chorus but this is a real romp.

"Circumstances" is the closing suite that starts out very much sounding like KING CRIMSON's "Epitaph" for 3 1/2 minutes before the acappella vocals take over, and I'm so not into this. YES comes to mind vocally and we are off! A 21 minute ride where we get a prog by numbers result that is so not satisfying. This reminds me of Rundgren deciding to make a prog record, and ticking all the right boxes, but in the end it comes off as not feeling legit.

Just not my cup of tea, this band. A low 3 stars.