OF QUEUES AND CURES

The Canterbury scene has quite a wide range of sounds but some common ground due to overlapping members. In the case of National Health this was really a supergroup (after the supergroup of Hatfield and the North) and whilst they were later in the original scene I believe that they showcased the very best of Canterbury Prog with very skillful playing but keeping the English humour element. On "Of Queues and Cures" they really did hit the heights with a great album throughout. My immediate favourites are "The Bryden 2-Step" and "Binoculars" although all are great compositions. With The Bryden 2-Step there is a great build up which explodes into some of the best music I have heard, each member stands out but it all comes together so well. I love the sound of the fretboard to accentuate how much is going on here. Binoculars is unusual in that it is one of the few sung tracks by National Health but this track probably sums Canterbury up nicely with the English humour lyrics but also fantastic progressive music.

Of Queues and Cures to me is the height of the early Canterbury scene which includes some fantastic bands. Fifty years later and the sound is still going strong with bands like Zopp, an excellent tribute to the sounds of Egg and National Health.

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