THE HISTORY OF SOLAR MUSIC VOL. 1

This first 2 cd volume pays tribute to the band's signature piece "Solar Music" which was performed and celebrated in many different versions during GROBSCHNITT's 20 year's of history from 1969 to 1989. The 2 CD 139 minutes set studies 3 different versions of the classic track "Solar Music" which I would rank as one of my all time favourite epic tracks along with "Suppers Ready" and "Close To The Edge". Without a question when GROBSCHNITT played "Solar Music live" it was different each time. Over the years I was pretty use to hearing the original live album version which has remained a treasured album in my collection, but these volume sets bring new dimensions to the song. "Solar Music" is captured here from a live performance in 1978 Warburg, 1979 in Munster and 1974 in Studio. The sound is quite good considering the age of these recordings and are a fantastic way to spend your Friday evenings. For those who do not read German then the book will be fine for the photos only, but you can try to figure out the content as the music plays. Generally this is 2 CD's full of music and contain very little GROBSCHNITTian audience induced chit chat (aka Volle Molle)... again a good thing for me as I unfortunately don't speak a drop of German. Thanks EROC for the collections... amazing and highly recommended.