Following the unloosen of Trapeze's self-titled debut album Trapeze inwards early on 1970, Pb vocalizer John Jones together with keyboardist Terry Rowley left the band, leaving guitarist Mel Galley, bassist Glenn Hughes together with drummer Dave Holland to hold equally a trio. Four of the 7 songs on Medusa were written past times Galley together with his blood brother Tom, 2 were written past times Hughes, together with 1 was written past times the trio.
Critical reception for Medusa was to a greater extent than oftentimes than non positive. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 review published on AllMusic awarded the album 4 together with a one-half out of v stars, alongside author Jason Anderson describing the album equally "the finest offering from '70s outfit Trapeze" together with "one of the decade's most underappreciated difficult stone recordings".[2] Anderson praised Hughes's "soulful vocal delivery" together with Galley's "catchy together with affective" guitar performance, terminal that "it's a wonder that the tape isn't mentioned to a greater extent than when influential albums of this era are discussed"
Not solely is Medusa the finest offering from '70s outfit artist/trapeze-mn0000746220">Trapeze, it is 1 of the decade's most underappreciated difficult stone recordings. With a lineup that consisted of hereafter artist/deep-purple-mn0000192382">Deep Purple, artist/judas-priest-mn0000246611">Judas Priest, together with artist/black-sabbath-mn0000771438">Black Sabbath members, at that topographic point seems to last proof that at to the lowest degree a few boyfriend musicians appreciated this 1971 offering. Fans of his subsequently move mightiness last surprised past times artist/glenn-hughes-mn0000551055">Glenn Hughes' soulful vocal delivery, peculiarly on the midtempo blues-rockers similar "Black Cloud" together with "Your Love Is Alright." Guitarist artist/mel-galley-mn0000342783">Mel Galley equally good deserves bring upwards for his lean approach to classic stone riffing that is catchy together with affective. Even the ballads are focused, memorable, together with unique. There are roughly melodic moments on the closing championship rails that audio well-nigh equally if a '90s alt-rock crooner composed them. Considering that Medusa predates many similar, together with to a greater extent than successful, classic stone LPs from the likes of artist/bad-company-mn0000075100">Bad Company, artist/nazareth-mn0000377891">Nazareth, artist/foreigner-mn0000987621">Foreigner, together with others, it's a wonder that the tape isn't mentioned to a greater extent than when influential albums of this era are discussed.
Track listing
1. "Black Cloud" Mel Galley, Tom Galley 6:13
2. "Jury" M. Galley, T. Galley 8:10
3. "Your Love Is Alright" M. Galley, Glenn Hughes, Dave Kingdom of the Netherlands 4:54
4. "Touch My Life" M. Galley, T. Galley 4:06
5. "Seafull" Hughes 6:34
6. "Makes You Wanna Cry" M. Galley, T. Galley 4:41
7. "Medusa" Hughes 5:40
Personnel
Mel Galley – guitar, vocals
Glenn Hughes – bass, piano, vocals
Dave Kingdom of the Netherlands – drums
John Lodge – production
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