ONCE UPON A TIME...One Niter
EELA CRAIG One Niter (Vertigo,1976) - Prog/Symphonic rock |
The album "One Niter" is the peak of Bognemayr and K.'s artistic quest. Hubert's philharmonic ambitions found a way out in the use of a gigantic keyboard arsenal. Majestic Mellotron fanfares, chorales and a string of harpsichord arpeggios greet the listener at the threshold of the 14-minute "Circles" suite. Cosmic synth landscapes shimmer in a radiant flute scale. And then the bravura leitmotif is either played out in a full-fledged rock key with an incredibly rhythmic funk addition, or hidden behind a light fairy-tale pastoral, saturated with the leader’s touching vocals. Needless to say, the imagination of the band members literally flows here, sometimes taking on rather bizarre silhouettes. According to similar canons, an ecstatic hymn is melted into a powerful fusion structure (“Loner’s Rhyme”): hard rock marries with jazz; Encouraged by Raoul Barnett's congas, "Hammond" Bognemayr rampages recklessly, but his perky timbre breaks off mid-phrase, completely supplanted by lyrical melodies. Orchestral harmonies, renaissance chamber vignettes, evergreen exuberant funk... How can it all fit together? Easy, the guys from Eela Craig answer and present us with the number “One Niter Medley” with a small quote from Bach as proof . The acoustic appetite is satisfied within the dramatic sketch of "Venezuela". As for the final piece, "Way Down", it goes through all the emotional stages, establishing itself in the guise of a Floydian towards the end.
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