PUZZLE

I discovered this album completely by accident. I heard their version of "Something in the Air" by Thunderclap Newman and fell in love with it, and THEN I downloaded the entire album. This album sneaks up on you. It may not be immediate gratification. It was while listening one day with the music in the background, that the melody and words of "Tadpole" caused me to listen closer. The orchestration and production is second to none, but one must be relaxed while listening, not even focusing on the music in order to truly enjoy it, that is when the mystery reveals itself. It is not active listening, but passive, that is when the magic comes out. My only question was "How come I didn't know about them sooner?" This album is one that needs to be listened in it's entirety from beginning to end. A remarkable work equal to other well known artists at the same time. What makes it so great is that they are relatively unknown. I didn't learn about them until I was in my 40's. It is an album that be included in any Progressive rock archive, right next to King Crimson, Caravan, and Amon Duul II.