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Si-Wan Records / SRMC 0043 (1994) 1. Pre-Flight 00:00:00 2. Where Did I Go Wrong 00:08:57 3. No Warmth In My Life 00:14:29 4. Big John Blues 00:19:05 5. Andromeda 00:21:43 6. War 00:26:52 7. Cemetery Junction Parts I & II 00:31:29 Steve Edge - Lead and Rhythm Guitar Chris Williams - Lead Guitars Bob Jenkins - Drums, Congas & Percussion Jane Kevern - Vocals & Tambourine Roy Putt - Bass Room was an obscure British group who released a promising debut-album, and then disappeared into oblivion. They played a quite rough, unpolished and guitar-dominated style of early 70's progressive rock mainly influenced by jazz and blues, but they also gave the music a symphonic side by using lots of strings and brass. They were fronted by a female-singer, and her voice fitted well into their often melo-dramatic and complex songs. The title-track and the instrumental “Cemetery Junction“ are both solid progressive rock tracks in several sections, and reveals a tight and technical very competent band. “Andromeda“ shows the band from their most dramatic and grandiose side, while the more blues-inflected tracks “Where Did I Go Wrong“ and “Big John Blues“ are more modest and basic. The quiet parts of “No Warmth in My Life“ tend to remind me of Affinity, and that's not a bad thing at all. “Pre-Flight“ is an album with lots of qualities, and should be well worth checking out. Taken from
