Album
When The Raven Has Come To The Earth
1971 · Rock, Blues
Rare pressing on Gatefold
When The Raven Has Come To The Earth is a Rock album by Strawberry Path, originally released in 1971. On Gatefold: 17 pressings tracked.
About
This long-lost 1971 Japanese heavy psych album, with strong Hendrix, Doors, Sabbath and Zeppelin touches, will be nothing short of revelatory to folks unfamiliar with the often-astonishing Japanese rock scene of the '70s. Members of Strawberry Path went on to form the seminal prog rock band Flied Egg, but here the prog elements, while decidedly present, are toned down – detectable in a mellotron that resides just underneath the perpetual freak-out of guitarist Sigeru Narumo's playing. More often than not, the band <i>rolls</i>, due in part to uniformly superb drumming that underpins the mixture of styles. "Five More Pennies" and "Spherical Illusion" could have been on <i>Led Zeppelin II</i> if it was played by Black Sabbath while "Maximum Speed Of Muji Bird" is stretched out, psychedelic garage rock. With its plethora of Western rock styles executed perfectly and messed with just a little bit, <i>When The Raven Has Come To Earth</i> is an excellent example of Japan's particularly inventive experimentation with rock music.
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Tracklist
- 1I Gotta See My Queen Woman4:59
- 2Woman Called Yellow "Z"5:31
- 3The Second Fate4:30
- 4Five More Pennies6:27
- 5Maximum Speed Of Muji Bird5:11
- 6Leave Me Woman4:52
- 7Mary Jane On My Mind1:05
- 8Spherical Illusion4:32
- 9When The Raven Has Come To The Earth6:19
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Psych Rock
- fuzzy
- hypnotic
- psychedelic
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Hiro TsunodaDRUMS, PERCUSSION, LEAD VOCALS, BACKING VOCALS DRUMS, PERCUSSION, LEAD VOCALS, BACKING VOCALS, COMPOSED BY, ARRANGED BY DRUMS, PERCUSSION, VOCALS, BACKING VOCALS
- Masahiko AoiSTRINGS , CHORUS ARRANGED BY GUEST, STRINGS, CHORUS, ARRANGED BY
- Shigeru NarumoGUITAR, ACOUSTIC GUITAR, ELECTRIC ORGAN , PIANO, BASS, BACKING VOCALS GUITAR, ACOUSTIC GUITAR, ORGAN , PIANO, BASS, BACKING VOCALS
- George YanagiGUEST, VOCALS VOCALS VOCALS, GUEST
- Isao EtoBASS BASS, GUEST GUEST, BASS
- Nozomu NakataniFLUTE FLUTE, GUEST GUEST, FLUTE
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 17 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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