An Audience with AUDIENCE

Great, cheers Paul! 2 tracks from their last lp 'Lunch'.. good to see Nicky Judd on Piano but i think Keith Gemmell had possibly jumped ship by then (i think he joined Stackridge..) so i guess thats Bobby Keys on Tenor Sax. I think overall Audience suffered the same fate as Family and Stackridge; however much they tried, promoters and producers just couldnt pigeon-hole them.. they really were unique sounding and refused to be classified and as such were rather a 'Marmite' act. Personally i think Howard werth had one of the best voices in English 1970's rock (but then i think Roger Chapman is one of the best vocalists this country produced too)

My favorite is their debut

It took me awhile to get used to the sound of Howard Werth's nasal twang too, but I love it now.

 

On the subject of The Doors, how about The Doors of the 21st Century, where Jim Morrison's spirit is still alive and kickin' in this amazing concert performance.

 

 

6. Barracuda Dan

 

 

7. Thunder & Lightning

 

 

8. Party Games

 

 

9. Trombone Gulch

 

 

10. Buy Me an Island

 

 

1. Jackdaw

 

 

2. You're Not Smiling

 

 

3. I Had a Dream

 

 

4. Raviole

 

 

5. Nancy

 

 

6. Eye to Eye

 

 

7. I Put a Spell on You

 

 

8. The House on the Hill

 

 

9. Indian Summer

 

OK, I shouldn't be too cruel with their debut album... it's OK, but pales in comparison with their next two.

And yes, I still have the If You Can't compilation vinyl as well (wish I still had FFF & HotH, though)

BTW, I always thought it was Hugh Hopper (Soft Machine) that was carried out by the butler in the House on the Hill back cover.

Psychedelic Paul wrote: AFlowerKingCrimson wrote: I've heard some songs on youtube and maybe on online radio. I remember them sounding quite a bit like VDGG(mainly because of the sax).    I like Audience FAR more than VDGG. Van der Graaf Generator have never had much of a spark for me.

It's a combination of Werth's vocals and Gemmel's sax, IMHO

FTM, when Jaxon got the boot from VDGG in 2007, many expected the remaining trio to fetck Keith Gemmel

Yes, the first album had a good Audience and I've heard they serve a good Lunch at The House on the Hill, after my Friend's Friend's Friend told me about it.

I also have the vinyl You Can't beat Them which is a fair compilation...deserves more than 3 stars imho.

I bought House On The Hill in 1972 (came out in 71) at college when I lived alone in a studio apt, and played it quite a bit. I started buying quite a bit of unusual prog and prog related bands in that year.