HÖLDERLINS TRAUM

Very much on the folk-rock end of the prog folk spectrum - the rhythm section generally plays in a recognisable rock format, the acoustic instruments play in mainly a folk vein with the occasional psychedelic or proggy flourish - Hoelderlin's debut album is perfectly pleasant, and at points rather beautiful, but at the same time I don't find it to be very memorable. The injection of a little jazz fusion to spice up the concluding Traum injects a bit of life into proceedings but otherwise the album seems fairly standard for 1971 folk rock. Not great, but not at all bad.