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[B]Captain Beyond su bili anglo/amerčki hard rock band sastavljen od super zvijezda..i jako podcijenjen u svoje doba.kada se iz današnje perspektive gleda..oni su bili jedni od rodonačelnika "stoner rock/metala"..koji je danas vrlo popularan..i čiji su danas glavni predstavnici QUEENS OF THE STONER AGE/KYUSS,MONSTER MAGNET,SPIRITUAL BEGGARS,FU MANCHU,BLACK LEBEL SOCIETY,THE QUILL,ELECTRIC WIZARD,SPIRIT CARAVAN.ORANGE GOLBLIN...i stotine drugih.za vokalom je bio ..za sve vas koji to ne znate..ROD EVANS( ex DEEP PURPLE),BOBBY CADWELL (ex JOHNNY WINTER BAND) na bubnjevima i perkusijama, na bassu LEE DORMAN(ex IRON BUTTERFLY)..i na gitari LARRY "Rhino" RHEINHART(ex IRON BUTTERFLY).dakle jedna strašnja ekipa muzičara..koje je proizvodila jako dobar i moćan hard rock..koji tada već 1972/73 više kao da nije bio u modi...počinjala je velika glam era s jedne i sympho/prog rock era s druge strane...dok sve to nije sjebo punk...tako da se band nakon dva albuma raspada...premda su imali izvrsnu reputaciju "uživo".ponovo se sastaju 1977..snimaju i treći album..ovaj put bez EVANS-a..i opet se raspadaju.međutim generacije novih klinaca ponovo u 90-tima otrivaju bend..i oni se ponovo sastavljau..i sviraju i danas po koncertima i pokazuju klinjama kako se to radi.u nastavku slijedi diskografija..i opis benda sa amg music guide stranica....
about their first album:
"Captain Beyond" is a one-of-a-kind progressive album with rock, heavy metal and jazz influences with a "space-rock" lyrical bend. Formed by former members of Deep Purple, (Rod Evans, vocals) Iron Butterfly (Rhino, lead guitar and Lee Dorman, bass) and Johnny Winter (Bobby Caldwell, drums) "Captain Beyond" is an album that flows from riff to riff, drumbeat to drumbeat, often with various time signatures within the same song. Taking a tip from the Moody Blues, songs flow directly into each other without benefit of any lag time between selections. Taken as a whole, the album is kind of a rush, as quick, riff laden guitar lines predominate for a few songs before slowing down temporarily into a lull until the next takeoff. Lyrically, the album differentiates itself by exploring themes of the outer world and meanings of existence, often with references to the moon, sea, sun, etc. Listeners may get the feeling of taking a journey to space in a rocket ship headed for destination unknown.
Musically, the album is superior in all aspects. Rod Evans has a strong rock voice, Rhino plays an enormous amount of hook-laden guitar lines, and Lee Dorman plays complex bass lines (for example, at the end of "As the Moon Speaks-Return") that leads to typically rhythmic, nimble Bobby Caldwell drumming. The tightness between musicians is enormous, never lets up for long, and leaves the listener feeling like the ride should continue for the indefinite future. — Michael Ofjord
about their second album:
Captain Beyond's second album must have confused the diehards. Where their self-titled debut had upheld the basic progressive heavy rock blueprint of lengthy instrumental explorations, constant tempo changes, and opaque, yet cinematic lyrics, Sufficiently Breathless downplays them for a subtler, song-oriented production. The predominant mood is snappy and businesslike; no track runs over five and a half minutes. This newfound conciseness certainly benefited such heavy-rocking efforts as "Distant Sun," even as the band stuck to their diverse guns on the moody, acoustic title track and the sleek Latin funk rock of "Bright Blue Eyes" and "Everything's a Circle." The results were intelligent and self-assured, yet the band's never-ending bad luck again intervened when vocalist Rod Evans quit in late 1973, leaving the album adrift. The band would proffer a markedly different style on their return four years later, but anyone dismissing progressive heavy rock as an oxymoron should definitely check out this album first. — Ralph Heibutzki
about their third album:
Captain Beyond has a rather legendary status in the ranks of hard '70s rock. Their fame is actually in the "cult status" category. Dawn Explosion, their third album, was a good disc, but really did not live up to the greatness of the first two releases. Still, in showcasing the group's unique blend of hard rock, psychedelia, and progressive-type arrangements, there is definitely some strong material present. The hard-edged and frantic "Icarus" and the nearly ethereal, building mini-epic "Breath of Fire (Part 1 and Part 2)" can arguably stand up to most of the material on the other releases. Where they falter here is on such songs as "If You Please" and "Midnight Memories," which seem to be trying to reach toward accessibility, but come much closer to banality and mediocrity. This disc cannot take away from the tremendous glory of the other albums, though, and several of the tracks old up well. — Gary Hill
Post je objavljen 14.05.2004. u 16:09 sati.