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1970年11月发行 Dave Lawson / vocals, piano, organ, Mellotron, harpsichord, producer (6,7) Tony Edwards / electric & acoustic guitars Tom Harris / tenor & soprano saxophones, concert & alto flutes, tambourine John Eaton / bass, cabassa Lennie Wright / drums, timpani, congas, güiro, vibes, co-producer Kenny Beveridge / drums, bongos, woodblock, jawbone Moving strongly into progressive rock, the band strode far afield from the psychedelic meanderings they'd undertaken on their last set, Theraphosa Blondi. Lawson's fabulous organ playing was now the band's fulcrum, filling the album with rich and (especially on the title track) haunting atmospheres, as well as providing a fixed point from which the rest of the band could swoop off in their own directions. If “I Spider“ is the album's most evocative track, the epic set opener “Concerto for Bedsprings“ is its most magnificent. Its passages shift in moods and style, with the jazz-inspired “Sack Song“ section particularly impressive, while the aggressive “You Can Keep the Good Life“ is as hard-edged as any punk-fueled no wave band. Dramatic shifts in dynamic also drive “Love You,“ another showcase for horn player Tom Harris, with John Eaton's vicious, buzzing bassline powering the whole second half of the piece and providing furious encouragement to Tony Edwards' fuzz-drenched guitar. That number lies in the rock realm; “Ymphasomniac“ leans toward jazz fusion but has unusually tasty bongoes and percussion solos as well, providing the bridge into the second pomp-rock half of the song. And that is the glory of this album, as most of the songs comprise two diametrically opposed halves, cleverly brought together either with a crash or with an inspired middle passage. The set's final track, “Always I Want,“ follows this pattern to perfection, as Lawson bemoans his lack of luck with the ladies, his rather crude lyrics hilariously at odds to the sophistication of the music itself. for Bedsprings 00:00 2.I Spider 10:10 You 18:56 24:28 I Wait 31:21 for Bedsprings 39:43 You 50:23 I'm not making any money from this video. If you (music owner) want to remove this video, PLEASE CONTACT ME before doing anything. I will respectfully remove it.
