Missionaria Protectiva

  STEPHEN BISHOP  Careless  (ABC,1976) - Pop rock       Though the album is one of Bishop’s softest and rarely works up a sweat [even “Rock and Roll Slave,” one of three cuts featuring backing vocals from Garfunkel, ironically turns out to be a light ballad], the songwriting craft throughout is impressive and ballads like “Never Letting Go” (featuring Khan on backing vocals and later covered by Phoebe Snow), the sparse “The Same Old Tears on a New Background,” and the pretty “One More Night” (later covered by such legendary vocalists as Barbra Streisand and Johnny Mathis) are first-rate, while the appealing lite-disco of “Save It for a Rainy Day” – sporting backing vocals from Khan and a brief guitar solo from Clapton (the rock legend also pops up on slide guitar on “Sinking in an Ocean of Tears”) – would become Bishop’s first hit, climbing to #22. TRACKLIST : On And On                    Never Letting Go                    Careless                    Sinking In An Ocean Of Tears      

  JACK BRUCE  Harmony Row  (Polydor,1971) - Prog/Jazz rock       After working with Eric Clapton and Ginger Baker, and what he calls their ‘big’ sound, Bruce wanted something more intimate and personal in nature, co-opting Chris Spedding (guitar) and John Marshall (drums) from British jazz-rock pioneers Nucleus to flesh out these poetic vignettes alongside his own bass, keyboards and vocals. TRACKLIST : Can You Follow?                    Escape To The Royal Wood (On Ice)                    You Burned The Tables On Me                    There's A Forest                    Morning Story                    Folk Song                    Smiles And Grins                    Post War                    A Letter Of Thanks                    Victoria Sage                    The Consul At Sunset https://www.sendspace.com/file/lspsz1

  ROBIN TROWER  Caravan To Midnight  (Chrysalis,1978) - Blues rock       My Love opens up the record and is a typical Trower song with a killer vocal from James Dewar. Second track in is the title track and is an instrumental. The slow funky soulful groove is just a joy, and Trower’s playing is just sublime. I’m Out To Get You follows and why this was not released as a single just blows my mind. Such a cool funky song with a killer melody and vocal from Dewar, and again, Trower’s playing is off the charts for me. This is one of may favourite Trower tracks from all of his catalogue. Lost In Love closes out Side 1 and it’s a really chill song with a slow funky blues groove.       Side 2 is up and running with Fool, and in a similar vein to how Side 1 started. One of the most heartfelt beautiful love songs Trower released is up next with Its For You. Dewar’s vocals and Trower’s guitar compliment each other so well on this song. Birthday Boy is another slow moving piece with lots of emotio

  RAINBOW Bent Out Of Shape  (Polydor,1983) - Hard rock       When you compare  Bent Out of Shape  to Rainbow’s earlier albums–like  Rainbow Rising  and  Long Live Rock and Roll –it appears the band is selling out for radio airplay. But as long as Blackmore keeps dealing his trademark frenzied riffs, you can bet I’ll still be listening. TRACKLIST : Stranded                        Can't Let You Go                        Fool For The Night                        Fire Dance                        Anybody There                        Desperate Heart                        Street Of Dreams                        Drinking With The Devil                        Snowman                        Make Your Move https://www.sendspace.com/file/3nmyrc