Good Day is a Rock album by Lighthouse, originally released in 1974. On Gatefold: 11 pressings tracked.
About
Since vocalist Bob McBride curiously failed to show up to the studio where Lighthouse was recording its 1973 album <i>Can You Feel It</i>, Skip Prokop and Ralph Cole shared singing duties for the band’s ninth studio album. Still, 1974’s <i>Good Day</i> featured “Wide Eyed Lady" a psychedelic ballad co-penned by McBride. With Prokop handling all guitar duties, <i>Good Day</i> rocks noticeably harder than most preceding Lighthouse albums. This is softened by the pillowy layers of backing vocals and the band’s propensity to infuse orchestral string arrangements (as heard in the opening epic, “White Buffalo”). In 1971 Lighthouse had been the first rock band to perform with a full symphony orchestra, yielding a more studied approach to infusing string charts into its music. At this time, Lighthouse was also experimenting with analog synthesizers. Moogy chirps and sci-fi tones pepper various songs on <i>Good Day</i>, but the band sounds most at home when taking on hard-grooving soul rockers like the harmonious “Be Here Now.”
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Tracklist
- 1White Buffalo5:47
- 2Wide-Eyed Lady5:13
- 3Got a Feeling3:50
- 4Be Here Now3:29
- 5Good Day4:44
- 6Man, Woman, Child3:21
- 7Mighty Waters5:08
- 8Going Downtown6:41
- 9Reincarnate Nation7:11
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Psych Rock
- fuzzy
- driving
- psychedelic
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Billy KingDRUMS ORCHESTRA , DRUMS
- Dale HillaryORCHESTRA , SAXOPHONE, FLUTE SAXOPHONE, FLUTE SAXOPHONE, VOCALS
- Don DiNovoORCHESTRA , VIOLA VIOLA
- Larry SmithTROMBONE, VOCALS
- Ralph ColeGUITAR, VOCALS ORCHESTRA , GUITAR, VOCALS
- Richard ArminCELLO ORCHESTRA , CELLO
- Rick SteptonORCHESTRA , TROMBONE TROMBONE
- Sam SeeKEYBOARDS ORCHESTRA , KEYBOARDS
- Skip ProkopGUITAR, DRUMS, VOCALS GUITAR, VOCALS ORCHESTRA , GUITAR, VOCALS
- Terry WilkinsBASS, VOCALS ORCHESTRA , BASS, VOCALS
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 11 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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