Surprise, Assault on Merryland (Private Pressing,PSYCH)
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May 11, 2011 Sold Date
May 1, 2011 Start Date
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Surprise, Assault on Merryland (Private Pressing, PROG/PSYCH)

You are bidding on a VG++ (Private Pressing) LP
Surprise, Assault on Merryland
(With original insert, only 1000 LPs pressed)

“Assault On Merryland” is a concept album based around a fantasy land called Merryland and a tale of a prince, princess and king who manage to reverse a spell which left Merryland in total darkness. Musically this is a 4 piece ensemble comprised of Rick Bess (guitars, bass), Blair Blake (hammond organ, grand piano, mini moog synthesizer, moog taurus bass pedals, arp string ensemble, celeste, lyrics), Dave Kelly (drums, typani, orchestra bells, gongs, triangles, gyro), Mark Biehl (vocalist, flute, trumpet, piccolo). Musically these guys are tight and play with great lustre and technical skill. Songs area all very well written and offer great themes and varied tempos and moods. Overall this album is quite symphonic and perhaps best way to describe the music of Surprise would be a mix of Fireballet, King Crimson and classic Camel. Also very similiar to Yes (PROG).

SURPRISE is an obscure American prog band from St. Louis, Missouri. They formed in 1976 right after high school and began with cover songs in the basement. As they began to cover challenging prog material with ease, friends encouraged them to write some original music. Heavily influenced by progressive rock, primarily YES, GENESIS, and GENTLE GIANT, Blair and Bess retired to the beautiful woods near their neighborhood with acoustic guitars and notebooks to write an opus. Feeling the material was very good, the band set out to independently record their album while retaining complete control. This was attained by self-financing via the parents of the band members.

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