SEALED 1972 (FOCUS) Jan Akkerman STUNNING GUITAR PROG
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1972 ORIGINAL ~ STILL SEALED ~
AMAZING GUITAR PROGRESSIVE !
From the Progressive Band:
FOCUS
JAN AKKERMAN
PROFILE
\ USA - SIRE Records - SAS 7407
ORIGINAL 1972 first pressing vinyl ...the exciting fast fingers guitarist of FOCUS, Jan Akkerman released this often underrated and lesser appreciated first solo aalbum in the TOP days of his progressive band, FOCUS. "PROGILE" is an amazing showcase of emotional guitar interplays with great energy ...the complex progressive mixtures are layered as such that Akkerman drives his guitar with great skill and dexterity; many times threatening to run right off the fretboard, his guitar runs are so speedy ...at the same time he displays great majestic qualities in soaring accents with brilliant interplays.
This is not another Focus album, although it naturally bears many of the hallmarks; It is a tremendous display of a great guitarist's virtuosity early in his career, that comes off magically for some incredible and unique Prog Rock - and filled with delicious guitar playing.
It's a fascinating collection, in that the music ranges from the aggressive to the cool and laid-back, to the ambient, to authentic "classical" (as opposed to the horrible quasi-classical stuff so many bands are guilty of trotting out) and even Mediaeval lute music.
The album opens with an almost random sounding wash of keyboards and gentle percussion that reminds a little of the quiet section of "Moongirl" - but only in the atmospheric sense. On the whole, this is much darker than the former.
"Wrestling to Get Out" has jagged guitar rhythms and huge bass, interspersed with hissing percussion and tasty guitar licks from Jan, until a powerful groove is built up that comes in with flavours of the best Krautrock.
Jan puts in some amazingly speedy guitar runs and licks, of which much is bluff, and self- indulgent jamming, and when Jan gets it together and plays with intent, it's really superb stuff.
To be honest, there is a guitar solo which is mainly fudged, Jan's flying fingers missing notes but he manages to produce, mightily. This drops into an ambient piece, with beautiful melancholy melody lines, and some nice invention in all parts that makes yet another highlight of the album. The harmony is dense, and provides occasional but transient splodges of timbral colour that are absolutely unique and provide a brilliant drive. The ryhthms are superb - all parts playing cross rhythms in an almost free-jazz style that creates a whole in a quite jaw-dropping way.
This builds back into a quasi-funk sound -- it's as if someone has lit the blue touch paper and stood well back, as Jan lets off the fireworks - with the band not doing at all badly behind him!
This dissolves into echoes of Pink Floyd at their most experimental.
Next up we have some music that is accurately in the style of 13-14th century lute music - oddly enough, played by Jan on his Alto-Lute that he bought after seeing the great British guitarist John Williams.
This is follwed up by "Etude", a quite wonderful little study inna Spanish style -- for a rock guitarist, this is amazing stuff indeed.
Now don your shades, man, and check out the cool grooves of "Blue Boy", a track that grows into this wierd piece of rock that sounds at least 10 years ahead of its time. This is one wild track, and Jan provides some talking Wah-wah to round it off just nicely. Another standout moment among many.
"Andante Sostenuto" is another "classically" inspired piece, very well written and executed, "Maybe Just a Dream" is a nice drifting piece, and "Minstrel..." is another piece of Lute music that really shows off the richness of the instrument. Charming.
"Stick" wraps up this intriguing album with a cool slice of 12-bar blues Jan Akerman style. Thing is, it sounds like he's just having a bit of fun with this one, and it is fun, and who says Progressive rock can't be fun?
A great album that would grace any collection of Prog, no matter what your taste - there's literally something in here for everyone.
1. FRESH AIR (19:50)
a. Must be my land
b. Wrestling to get out
c. Back again
d. The fight
e. Fresh air - blue notes for listening
f. Water and skies are telling me
g. Happy Gabriël ?
2. Kemps Jig (1:28)
3. Etude (1:30)
4. Blue Boy (2:24)
5. Andante Sostenuto (4:05)
6. Maybe just a dream (2:33)
7. Minstrel / Farmers dance (2:45)
8. Stick (3:30)
CONDITION: STILL SEALED...a perfect flat & square 1972 original with no bends, no split seams and no delete marks, plus 4 sharp corners...
A cool addition to anyone's music library!
SEE: SELLERS OTher items for similar cool sounds for "head" people...
EFFICIENT/CAREFUL GRADING
All imperfections are noted both cover & record
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