SALEM MASS - witch burning LP akarma dark heavy occult
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SALEM MASS - witch burning LP, akarma records, brand new !.
Witch Burning is a study in the type of grandiosity and instrumental soloing that hastened the coming—nay, the necessity—of punk rock. The album was recorded in 1971, but this could be pedestrian prog-rock from any year throughout that decade. To be fair to the best progressive rock, though, in spite of the music's penchant for masturbatory solos and epic-proportion pretension, many prog progenitors were virtuostic, authentically creative musicians who simply let the music occasionally get away from them. At their essence, groups like Emerson, Lake & Palmer and Gentle Giant wrote strong compositions and were capable of undeniably gorgeous playing. Mostly morose and relentless leaden and lumbersome, Salem Mass was not so capable, and the band brought little of their own inspiration to their sole album. The main reason is that the band did not write any songs, only vague melodies that acted as motifs for the instrumentalists to do their thing. The album occasionally shows some nice instrumental interplay — keyboardist Jim Klahr pulled out all his (or is it Keith Emerson's?) tricks, and Mike Snead whipped up some nice guitar licks throughout — but as a whole, the album is far too overwrought for any sort of enjoyable listening.
Jim Klahr (keyboards)
Mike Snead (guitar, vocals)
Steve Towery (drums, vocals)
Matt Wilson (bass, vocals)...
selling some more records, check out my other listings for more like this. all have been well taken care of and are in excellent condition except minor shelf wear from storage. any other flaws will be noted.
payment is expected within 10 days after end of auction. please only bid if you actually intend on paying. paypal only.
records will be well packed with discs removed from covers to prevent seam splitting.
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