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    Posted: May 04 2007 at 00:55
This is a friendly warning: Ben, a British 'prog' band from 1971 with one s/t album, is considered collectible in certain circles as a rare Vertigo record. It is largely plodding and repetitive with forgettable jazz jams, stoned rock beats, endless noodling and Doors delirium. The few nice moments of flute and piano don't save it, but you can save your money.


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Points: 7113 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 04 2007 at 03:50
I thought Ben liked Rush?
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Yes, I've heard a track from this. It was a fairly tedious jazz jam that didn't intrigue me to hear the rest of it...
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Originally posted by Atavachron Atavachron wrote:

This is a friendly warning: Ben, a British 'prog' band from 1971 with one s/t album, is considered collectible in certain circles as a rare Vertigo record. It is largely plodding and repetitive with forgettable jazz jams, stoned rock beats, endless noodling and Doors delirium. The few nice moments of flute and piano don't save it, but you can save your money.



So we could add them to a list including May Blitz, It's A Beautiful Day, Tai Phong et al...Wink
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