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Akeldama
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PostSubject: Samurai (1971)   Samurai (1971) I_icon_minitimeSat Sep 11, 2010 11:34 pm

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1. Saving It Up For So Long (3:46)
2. More Rain (4:28)
3. Maudie James (4:55)
4. Holy Padlock (4:46)
5. Give A Little Love (3:41)
6. Face In The Mirror (6:45)
7. As I Dried The Tears Away (8:17)
8. Give A Little Love (Live Bonus) (4:59)
9. Holy Padlock (Live Bonus) (7:52)
10. More Rain (Live Bonus) (4:49)
11. Concerto For Bedsprings (Live Bonus) (12:27)
12. Love You (Live Bonus) (4:33)

Not to be confused with another band from the same time frame named Samurai. Samurai's first and only album under that name (previously known as The Web) blends the jazzy and brass sounds with pure progressive rock elements but keeping more to the rock side. The jazzy brass instruments provide the unique melodies and the themes to the songs and numerous solos over very structures songs.Dave Lawson's voice may sound a little bit peculiar but this is not the love-or-hate type of voice. I Personally love it! Another thing that i find incredible is the sounds of the keyboards Lawson chose. In ''Saving it Up For So Long'' he sounds like playing a vibraphone.The song is riffy with the guitar playing the main riff and the wind instruments adding the melodies. ''More Rain is somewhat different, layed back with percussion and the use of flute. I just love the ending with the mellotron.''Maudie James'' is more jazzier with the saxes overwhelming though the whole time and having two AMAZING solos.Again the percussion add a great deal to the groove.''Holy Padlock'' beggins with a jazz intro and Lawson from then on Lawson takes on with some great chords and the walking bass-like bassline with the sax is perfect! ''Give A Little Love'' more rock oriented than any other track on the album. Really heavy with the fuzzy guitar.After a while Lawson kicks in with a keyboard solo.The song reminds those early 70's organ trios.''Face in The Mirror'' has some very funny high vocals and is more jazz-rock.''As i Dried The Tears Away'' is the album's ''big one'' full of rhythmic changes keyboard solos and a very interesting part somewhere on 3:45, with the constant rhythm changes and the two solos like two keyboard players answering to one another.
Great Crossover Prog album, fave tracks are 1,4 & 7.




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Akeldama
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PostSubject: Re: Samurai (1971)   Samurai (1971) I_icon_minitimeSun Sep 12, 2010 10:25 pm

Well, I like it and I guess that's all that matters. cyclops
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PostSubject: Re: Samurai (1971)   Samurai (1971) I_icon_minitimeSun Jul 03, 2011 10:05 pm

Will anyone ever give these guys a chance?
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PostSubject: Re: Samurai (1971)   Samurai (1971) I_icon_minitimeSun Jul 03, 2011 11:39 pm

I've known about these guys for a long while, I just haven't gotten their albums yet! The clips sound good.
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PostSubject: Re: Samurai (1971)   Samurai (1971) I_icon_minitimeMon Jul 04, 2011 2:08 am

Well they only released one album as Samurai but prior to that they were known as The Web, of which I also have. Samurai is still the best.
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PostSubject: Re: Samurai (1971)   Samurai (1971) I_icon_minitimeMon Jul 04, 2011 2:47 am

Yeah, inbetween getting stuff like Gnidrolog, Raw Material, Cressida, Gracious and a bunch of other stuff(especially when I started getting Italian prog..... that'll put you on quite a journey), they just got left out.
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PostSubject: Re: Samurai (1971)   Samurai (1971) I_icon_minitimeMon Jul 04, 2011 10:19 am

So will Greek Prog. I got a few Prog albums, Alphataurus is kewl.
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PostSubject: Re: Samurai (1971)   Samurai (1971) I_icon_minitimeMon Jul 04, 2011 11:00 am

Akeldama wrote:
So will Greek Prog. I got a few Prog albums, Alphataurus is kewl.

SWEEEEEETTT!! I really never went down that road..... thank goodness... the wallet can only take so much Laughing
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PostSubject: Re: Samurai (1971)   Samurai (1971) I_icon_minitimeMon Jul 04, 2011 11:55 am

I meant to say Akritas, Alphataurus is Italian.
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PostSubject: Re: Samurai (1971)   Samurai (1971) I_icon_minitimeSat Jul 09, 2011 3:03 pm

Not bad, they've got some nice grooves.
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