You bring the championship vocal which reminds me of something Rush would hit on their 2nd album, "Keep Me" reminds me of the sort of emotional brilliance Carole King is known for, together with "Take My Love" is similar a blend betwixt Miles Davis, Blood, Sweat together with Tears, together with Jefferson Airplane. That bassline is addicting, together with the vocals are fantastic equally well. The jazzy solo is unopen to other highlight. Absolutely dear this track.
The 2nd vocal called "Miss Libertine" reminds me of the Jefferson Airplane yet again. Remember how Jefferson Airplane had the talent to last creative, experimental geniuses who sounded similar *no one* else? Well, Zephyr has that same talent. An extraordinary band. The final vocal on the album has a psychedelic pianoforte tune alongside unopen to neat drumming included.
The residue of the songs are merely actually high lineament stone songs that tin last filled alongside tasty instrumental bits underneath the vocals, together with unopen to of the most creative together with underrated songwriting abilities I bring always heard. An slow perfect rating for this album. I seriously promise to a greater extent than people depository fiscal establishment fit out this incredible album, because correct at this really moment, I'm totally shocked it wasn't to a greater extent than pop than it was. Trust me, this is a wonderful album for every unmarried second.
Every vocal has its ain audio together with style, the songwriting is unbelievably catchy, together with the instrumental bits are actually satisfying for anyone who likes to jam out. It's perfect!
I saw Zephyr alive inwards Colorado Springs at Kelker Junction, when the album came out new, stellar demo 1 of the best I always saw together with the album did the grouping proud. Candy Givens decease was a tragic loss of a genuinely unique vocal talent.
According to David Givens, Tommy jammed alongside Brown Sugar at a 1 of their regular Midweek black gigs inwards Boulder at the Buff Room, together with the results were thus inspiring that inside a few weeks they played in 1 trial again alongside Tommy, John Faris together with an unidentified drummer. They together with then decided to pause upwards their electrical flow bands together with reform alongside a novel drummer. Otis Taylor recommended Robbie Chamberlin, together with a jam at the Folklore Center inwards Denver resulted alongside Chamberlin welcomed to the drum chair. With the theatre lineup intact, they dropped the "Ethereal" from the lift of Tommy together with John’s band together with became Zephyr.
In September, 1970 the band went into Electric Lady Studios inwards New York City to foremost recording their 2nd album alongside famous engineer/producer Eddie Kramer at the helm. They were at in 1 trial signed alongside Warner Brothers, equally Probe had folded. Kramer had worked alongside unopen to of the transcend names inwards rock, such equally Led Zeppelin together with peculiarly Jimi Hendrix, alongside whom Kramer had an extremely productive relationship. The sessions for the 2nd album, Going Back to Colorado, were marred yesteryear Kramer’s distraction due emotional fallout next the decease of Hendrix equally good equally a climactic romance alongside Carly Simon. The sessions for the album wrapped inwards October, together with the album was released inwards January, 1971.
Going Back to Colorado was inwards many ways an improvement over Zephyr, inwards large piece of job due to amend presentation of Candy’s vocals, but it silent wasn’t the commercial breakthrough that the band was hoping for. Both are extremely valuable together with engaging documents, however, to fans of Tommy together with of musical ability together with adventure. Going Back to Colorado is to a greater extent than song-oriented together with polished, land Zephyr offers to a greater extent than raw exposure to Tommy’s guitar work.
Whatever difficulties Tommy faced during the recording of the album were mitigated yesteryear the of import contacts he was making alongside of import fusion musicians such equally Jeremy Steig together with Jan Hammer, who would shortly play major roles inwards Tommy’s successful displace into fusion.
Track listing:
1. Going Back To Colorado (Tommy Bolin, J. Tesar, Candy Givens) - 4:15
2. Miss Libertine (Candy Givens, David Givens) - 3:19
3. Night Fades Softly (David Givens) - 3:20
4. The Radio Song (David Givens) - 2:30
5. See My People Come Together (Tommy Bolin) - 6:06
6. Showbizzy (Tommy Bolin) - 2:30
7. Keep Me (Tommy Bolin, J. Tesar) - 4:20
8. Take My Love (John Faris) - 4:16
9. I'll Be Right Here (Tommy Bolin) - 4:26
10.At This Very Moment (Candy Givens) - 5:55
Personnel:
*Candy Givens - Piano, Vocals, Harmonica
*Bobby Berge - Drumss
*David Givens - Bass, Vocals
*John Faris - Organ, Piano, Soprano Sax, Flute, Vocal
*Tommy Bolin - Steel, Acoustic, Electric Guitars, Vibes
Guests
*Paul Conley - Moog Synthesizer
*Eddie Kramer - Piano, Clavinet, Perscussion
*Paul Fleisher - Saxophones
*Buzzy Linhart - Vocals
*Gerard "Ginger Face" McMahon - Vocals
*Albertine Robinson, Eileen Gilbert, Tasha Thomas - Vocals
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