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  | EARTH AND FIRE ~ ATLANTIS
ESOTERIC 2148 (Barcode: 5013929724822) ~ NETHERLANDS ~ Progressive Rock
Recorded: 1972 Released: 2009
3rd album by the legendary Dutch group Earth And FireFind albums by this artist, who were considered the "Continental" answer to Pink FloydFind albums by this artist and GenesisFind albums by this artist. The group creates here a full concept album (around the Atlantis myth), expanding further the Prog influence. Full of mellotron and some great guitar work, this is a typical symphonic Prog at its best. The female vocals fit the music perfectly and there is nothing else to do but to sit down, close ones eyes and dive deep into the music. A gem!
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  | EARTH AND FIRE ~ ATLANTIS
UNIVERSAL JAPAN 9464 ~ NETHERLANDS ~ Progressive Rock
3rd album from 1973. The group creates here a full concept album (around the Atlantis myth), expanding further the Prog influence. Full of mellotron and some great guitar work, this is a typical symphonic Prog at its best. The female vocals fit the music perfectly and there is nothing else to to but to sit down, close one eyes and dive deep into the music. A gem!
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  | EARTH AND FIRE ~ EARTH AND FIRE
UNIVERSAL JAPAN 9462 ~ NETHERLANDS ~ Progressive Rock
1st album from 1969 by this legendary Dutch group, who were considered a continental answer to Pink Floyd and Genesis. This debut album is still very psychedelic and starting with the next one they will enter the Prog genre proper. Led by the Koerts brothers: Chris (guitars) and Gerard (keyboard) and fronted by singer Jerney Kaagman, Earth and Fire were surely on of the most interesting European groups. Roger Dean cover!
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  | EARTH AND FIRE ~ SONG OF THE MARCHING CHILDREN
UNIVERSAL JAPAN 9463 (Barcode: 602498206270) ~ NETHERLANDS ~ Progressive Rock
Recorded: 1971 Released: 2004
2nd album. By the time they recorded this album, which is often considered as their best, Earth and Fire developed into a proper Prog band with dominant mellorton and extended, complex and thematic suites, like the one (over 17 minutes long) on this album. The female vocals, not unlike Annie Haslam`s efforts (but alto) are quite fascinating. A masterpiece!
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  | EARTH AND FIRE ~ TO THE WORLD OF THE FUTURE
ESOTERIC 2279 (Barcode: 5013929737921) ~ NETHERLANDS ~ Progressive Rock
Recorded: 1975 Released: 2011
This is the 4th album by the great Dutch Prog group Earth And FireFind albums by this artist, kept similar to their earlier efforts. After some personnel changes, the group is still fronted by the great female vocalist Jerney KaagmanFind albums by this artist and includes brothers Chris KoertsFind albums by this artist (guitar) and Gerard KoertsFind albums by this artist (keyboards), who are responsible for the music. At that point the group is still very much at its creative peak and constitutes a Continental answer to British Prog groups, which dominated the scene. This is a classic Symphonic Prog, with great melody lines and plenty of interesting instrumental work, which should keep every Prog fan happy. Definitely worth investigating!
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  | EARTH, WIND & FIRE ~ THE COLUMBIA MASTERS
SONY 886978946928 (Barcode: 886978946928) ~ USA ~ Jazz-Rock Fusion
Recorded: 1972 - 1990 Released: 2011
American ensemble Earth, Wind & FireFind albums by this artist epitomizes the best in American popular music in the 1970s and 1980s, especially the music made by Afro-American musicians in these two decades. Following the two revolutionary decades (1950s and 1960s), during which Afro-Americans invented Rock And Roll and Soul, they moved now into Funk, which usually also included some Jazz elements. None of the ensembles active in the 1970s and 1980s came close to Earth, Wind & Fire in creating such an eloquent and aesthetically perfect collection of music, which amalgamated Pop, Rock, Soul, Funk and Jazz, like nobody else.
Founded in 1969 by vocalist / drummer / songwriter Maurice WhiteFind albums by this artist, the band released a couple of albums on Warner Bros.Find albums on this label, before moving to ColumbiaFind albums on this label, where the impressive body of 15 albums was released between 1972 and 1990. The music combined superb vocal harmonies with a funky rhythm section and a sublime brass section, which sounded as good as Blood, Sweat & TearsFind albums by this artist and ChicagoFind albums by this artist at their best. The band enjoyed enormous commercial success, which didn´t damage their musical integrity one bit, which is quite exceptional and of course commendable.
This beautiful Box Set includes all the albums the band released on Columbia and an additional CD of bonus material. Together this is a massive collection of timeless music, which only gets better with time. This is a perfect match of fun and honest musical achievement, which can be combined, as this music proves beyond a shadow of a doubt. A major piece of music history, which would make any serious record collection proud!
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  | FIRE ~ THE MAGIC SHOEMAKER
SI-WAN 1023 ~ UK ~ Progressive Rock
A beautiful concept album based on a fairytale from 1970. The group was led by Dave Lambert, who was later to join Strawbs, and who wrote all the music. Very obscure Folk / Prog with great solo guitar work and exquisit melodies. Delightful!
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