Label: Virgin Records (Europe), 00946 373419 2 6
Style: Pop Rock, Space Rock
Country: Chingford, London, England (2 August 1951)
Time: 56:46
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 315 Mb
This is second album, some kind of prog space rock. There are very exotic patterns here: you can notice Arab and foreign moods by hearing tablas, tamboura, bells, shenai and vibes. There is even trumpet!! Steve HILLAGE plays some keyboards and his electric guitar sound goes well with the space floating keyboards. There are good drums and bass. The last song reminds me the BEATLES style. This is not his best album. "Fish Rising", his first one is absolutely more elaborated.
(progarchives.com/album.asp?id=4064) by greenback
L is a good album there is no denying it but it definitely has the feel that he is not quite in control of the majority of the music composition as with his later albums. To me it was more of a metamorphosis for better things to come. Yes he was doing great things with Gong and Clearlight Symphony as well but it was on Motivation Radio, Green and Open where he really showed his true talent. A good album though, Lunar Musick Suite and Electrick Gypsies the better songs on offer.
(progarchives.com/album.asp?id=4064) by Chris S
Steve Hillage recorded some wonderful records in the 70's with "L" rising to the top for me. His space prog spin on Donovan's "Hurdy Gurdy Man" is worth the price of the album alone ! Following in the footsteps of "Fish Rising" , Hillage built of the progressive prowess and created a more guitar driven space rock album that works on so many levels. Clearly an original through and through, Hillage collaborated with produceer Todd Rundgren and the members of Utopia to record this brilliant album. This is one of those albums that I find myself still playing over and over.
(progarchives.com/album.asp?id=4064) by loserboy
01. Hurdy Gurdy Man (06:33)
02. Hurdy Gurdy Glissando (08:58)
03. Electrick Gypsies (06:19)
04. Om Nama Shivaya (03:34)
05. Lunar Musick Suite (11:57)
06. It's All Too Much (06:29)
07. Eight Miles High [Backing Tr (04:27)
08. Maui [Early version of 'Palm (04:37)
09. Shimmer (03:48)
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