This a very biased review from someone who is a Deep Purple fan. Now that that's out of the way, it
means that I'm a sucker for heavy keyboards a la Jon Lord. Look no further, but QUATERMASS delivers -
big time. As mentioned from other reviewers, this is primarily a heavy rock album with some prog. rock
flourishes. You won't hear ELP here, but you might get a cross between FIELDS and LE ORME's _Collage_
LP. Of note is the gut-wrenching vocal delivery of one John Gustafson of Roxy Music-fame. The vocal
delivery on the track _Post War Saturday Echo_ rivals that of Deep Purple's Ian Gillan on CHILD IN TIME.
Not so much in the high decibel range, just the delivery in relation to the build up of the song and the
emotion. The emotional despair must have left this man exhausted after it was recorded. _Black Sheep
Of The Family_ was later covered by Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow. Peter Robinson's keyboard sounds
nothing like his work as a member of Brand X. His sound is strictly in the Atomic Rooster, Graham Field,
Jon Lord and Ken Hensley school of prog. rock. Bottom-end heavy duty organ. In the heavy organ
category, QUATERMASS is an undeniable masterpiece which has few rivals.
Gooner |5/5 |
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