Second album for Rare Bird marking a wonderful contribution to the progressive rock genre. Without a question fans of organ and keyboard driven prog rock will love the music of RARE BIRD. Their arrangements although centred around the keyboard work of David Kaffinetti offers some great drumming and bass interplay. Steve Gould's melodramatic vocals are a tad bit raw but I think fit the music perfectly and give it a nice degree of grit. Prog heads will love the side long 20 min long track "Flight" an ambitious four-movement track which surprisingly does not overshadow side 1 which is littered as well with 4 fantastic tracks. For me the sound of Rare Bird is a scientific cross of Uriah Heep, T2 and Emerson, Lake & Palmer . "As You Mind Flies By" is pretty much a masterpiece and is an essential recording ! (by loserboy)
Personnel:
Mark Ashton (drums, vocals)
Graham Field (keyboards)
Steve Gould (bass, vocals)
David Kaffinetti (keyboards)
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Emergency Choir (background vocals)
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Andy Curtis (guitar on 10.)
Fred Kelly (drums on 10.)
Alternate frontcover
Tracklist:
01. What You Want To Know (Ashton/Field/Gould/Kaffinetti) 5.54
02. Down On The Floor (Ashton/Field/Gould/Kaffinetti) 2.35
03. Hammerhead (Ashton/Field/Gould/Kaffinetti) 3.29
04. I'm Thinking (Ashton/Field/Gould/Kaffinetti) 5.35
05. Flight: Part 1. As Your Mind Flies By (Ashton/Field/Gould/Kaffinetti) 9.48
06. Flight: Part 2. Vacuum (Ashton/Field/Gould/Kaffinetti) 3.16
07. Flight: Part 3. New Yorker/Central Park (Ashton/Field/Gould/Kaffinetti) 6.33
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08. What You Want To Know (mono single A-side,1970) (Ashton/Field/Gould/Kaffinetti) 3.32
09. Hammerhead (mono single B-side,1970) (Ashton/Field/Gould/Kaffinetti) 3.21
10. Red Man (1971, previously unreleased studio track) (Ashton/Field/Gould/Kaffinetti) 3.29
