DIAMOND HEAD

1. Frontera, with hints of South American melodic prog, his homeland through his mother; a pleasant sound with a beautiful solo and Robert Wyatt as guest vocalist, a pleasant track. 2. Diamond Head for the ROXY MUSIC-style sound, soft sounds, slow tempo dripping on the reverberating guitar; classical-spleen tunes with strings, imprinting a contemplative atmosphere, a beautiful stylistic exercise. 3. Big Day, with Brian Eno on vocals, a return of the elevator; a fresh pop rock track with a catchy chorus, synths galore, bass and watery guitar, coming from a half-dry waterfall, proven marshmallow and pensive sweetness. 4. The Flex, with Sonny's congas, a South American air for the bass, Eddie Jobson's electric clavinet, Andy's irritating sax; in short, instruments that make headlines with their innovative sound. 5. Same Time Next Week for the distinctive percussion, Doreen's voice joining John Wetton's for a hell of a duet, fresh, eruptive, and hilarious during Doreen's frenetic rises; the alto saxophone amplifies the sonic aggression with its musical farts, and it takes John's Mellotron and Phil's chiseled guitar to shape this bouncy piece. 6. Miss Shapiro with Brian's vocals, which can bring to mind the future musical evolution of dark wave, a bit punky; yes, ROXY MUSIC had already experimented, Brian reinforces this haunting sound on a conglomeration of KING CRIMSON, ROXY MUSIC, TALKING HEADS, and even XTC; quite an achievement in 1975 to talk about bands after! 7. East of Echo with Ian McDonald as a guest, a heady sound reminiscent of the future BOWIE, a DEVO vibe, it tingles with this avant-garde riff and this overheated guitar; Ian's bagpipes have this hypnotic effect and draw us into 8. Lagrima with this solemn oboe, a primary sound coming as an interlude to establish musical contemplation; an acoustic guitar in addition on an Andalusian air and the torrid heat appears 9. Alma with Bill MacCormick on lead vocal, Phil remaining as butler conductor; an ambient track of romantic melancholy with varied excursions and a superb guitar solo from you-know-who for the final bouquet; between emotion and melancholy, between solemnity and memory with Eddie Jobson's synthesizer bringing us for a few moments to the deep sound of the great KING CRIMSON, I'll let you guess which emblematic track. Yes, with 3 notes and 2 chords in rock, you can quickly get around everything, but the tour can be great! 10. CarRhumba as a bonus CD. Yes, it's a shame not to have listened to it at the time, because this track is purely enjoyable; catchy, with a distinct South American vibe with the western trumpets and the furious guitar. In short, a hidden musical pleasure that wouldn't be released for another 25 years, a drop in the ocean. Diamond Head, a blend of Roxy Music, progressive rock, jazz rock, and avant-garde with a Latin vibe, is a real bomb... Latin!!!!!

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