THE OLD MAN & THE SEA

3.5 stars. This one did grow on me but I still prefer the compilation of unreleased material from this era that was an archival release in 2003. They are from Denmark and they formed in 1967 so it took some time to get this debut out in 1972. A hard rocking band with the organ dominating along with the guitar and vocals. Very much of it's time but these guys were talented and adventerous, maybe not so much on this record but some of that unreleased music shows how talented they were.

So we get seven tracks over 42 minutes and this is a five piece band with some guest flute on a couple of tracks. The lead singer adds some percussion but he's there to sing while the bass player takes the lead vocals surprisingly on two tracks. There's not really a track for me that stands out. It's pretty consistent I'm just not always sold, just my tastes. There are some extended instrumental sections where they jam usually with the guitar soloing over top. The only instrumental is "Prelude" a short piece just over a minute long. The bass isn't always upfront on this record but when it is I'm impressed.

If you like hard rocking music from the early seventies I would suggest you check this out. There's a lot of 4 star reviews here that would suggest this is worth investigating.