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Artist....: Quatermass
Title.....: Quatermass
Rel. Date.: 1970
Type/Genre: Prog rock
Size......: 126mb
Format....: mp3
Bitrate...: 256

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Tracks:

1. Entropy (1:11)
2. Black Sheep Of The Family (3:39)
3. Post War Saturday Echo (9:42)
4. Good Lord Knows (2:53)
5. Up On The Ground (7:10)
6. Gemini (5:54)
7. Make Up Your Mind (8:43)
8. Laughin' Tackle (10:35)
9. Entropy (0:42)
10. One Blind Mice (3:18)

Quatermass' only album is a must-have for prog rock enthusiasts, especially lovers of the keyboard-dominated style which flourished in the early '70s. Although there are only three members of the band, their histories are just as colorful as the music they produced. Keyboard player Pete Robinson and bass man Johnny Gustafson met drummer Mick Underwood and founded Episode Six, a band which included Ian Gillan who later fronted Deep Purple. Underwood was also involved with the Outlaws as well as the Herd, only a few years before Peter Frampton arrived.

When the band finally formed Quatermass in 1970, they had set their sights on a power rock format which would use Robinson's keyboards to shape their sound. Both "Black Sheep" and "One Blind Mice" were released as singles which fell mostly on deaf ears, but the band's sound was equally as moving as the Nice's repertoire, for example, at around the same time.

Quatermass' sound is far from sounding hollow, isolated, or directionless, but all of the cuts are rather rock-sturdy and instrumentally voluptuous from all points. The string work that swoops in is encompassing, Underwood's drumming exhibits personality, and the keyboard portions are remarkably striking and distinct. Even Gustafson's robust vocals work well within the music's structure, subsiding and ascending when called for, and all of the cuts result in worthy examples of well-built progressive rock, in both ballad and power rock form.

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