Album
Live Herald
1979 · Rock
7 collectors on Gatefold own this
Live Herald is a Rock album by Steve Hillage, originally released in 1979. On Gatefold: 34 pressings tracked, owned by 7 collectors.
About
From the immediate guitar crescendo of "Salmon Song," Steve Hillage proved that he was more than a studio wizard. <i>Live Herald</i> was recorded in 1977 and showed how his songs take on a new form in a live setting where he could play louder, heavier and with the confidence to improvise. Also in comparison to live rock albums in general, this one sets the bar high for sound quality and mix. All too often live recorded progressive rock sounds like the keyboards were turned up and the guitars were buried — that's because analog synthesizers' wave patterns command more presence. But here it sounds like the Moogs and Korgs were equalized so that they're upfront but not overbearing on compositions where they drive the song like "The Dervish Riff." Guitars and synths coexist best on "Castle In the Clouds/Hurdy Gurdy Man" where the old Gong tune mashes perfectly with what could be the definitive version of the classic Donovan hit (check out the flawless vocal harmonies on the chorus). He also turns George Harrison's "It's All Too Much" into a proggy masterpiece.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Salmon Song7:38
- A2The Dervish Riff4:24
- A3Castle In The Clouds / Hurdy Gurdy Man7:00
Side B
- B1Light In The Sky5:16
- B2Searching For The Spark11:15
- B3Electrick Gypsies6:00
Side C
- C1Radiom / Lunar Musick Suite / Meditation Of The Dragon15:23
- C2It's All Too Much / The Golden Vibe7:17
- Studio Side
Side D
- D1Talking To The Sun5:56
- D21988 Aktivator2:31
- D3New Age Synthesis (Unzipping The Zype)8:46
- D4Healing Feeling6:11
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Psych Rock
- shimmering
- hypnotic
- psychedelic
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Curtis RobertsonBASS
- Miquette GiraudySYNTHESIZER, VOCALS SYNTHESIZER, VOCALS, BELLS, GUITAR SYNTHESIZER, VOCALS, BELLS, SEQUENCED BY, GUITAR
- Steve HillageGUITAR , SYNTHESIZER, VOCALS, SEQUENCED BY GUITAR, VOCALS GUITAR, VOCALS, SYNTHESIZER
- Andy AndersonDRUMS DRUMS, PERCUSSION PERCUSSION
- Basil BrooksSYNTHESIZER, FLUTE SYNTHESIZER, SEQUENCED BY , FLUTE SYNTHESIZER, SEQUENCED BY, FLUTE
- Christian BouléGUITAR , RHYTHM GUITAR GUITAR RHYTHM GUITAR, GUITAR
- Clive BunkerDRUMS
- Colin BassBASS, VOCALS
- Joe BlockerDRUMS DRUMS, VOCALS
- John McKenzieBASS BASS, VOCALS BASS, VOCALS, TRIANGLE
- Phil HodgeKEYBOARDS
7 collectors on Gatefold own this · 34 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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