Quatermass (album)

Quatermass
Studio album by Quatermass
Released May 1970
Recorded Abbey Road Studios, London
1970
Genre Progressive rock, hard rock
Length 50:37 (original)
61:01 (1990 reissue/Repertoire)
Label Harvest
Producer Anders Henriksson
Quatermass chronology
Quatermass
(1970)		 Quatermass II: Long Road
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
ARTISTdirect[2]

Quatermass is an album by British progressive rock band, Quatermass, first released in May 1970. It has been described as "a keyboard dominated chunk of heavy progressive rock... a popular part of the eccentric Harvest label."[3] Based around organ, bass and drums, Quatermass is regarded as a quintessential British prog rock album, destined to remain a cult classic and also one of the first albums in the vein of progressive metal.[4] Overall, the album is well-rounded, technically competent and complex, yet retaining a distinctive swing time rhythm as would be expected from a trio that were at their core a strong rhythm section. Throughout, the album flows easily from mid-tempo rock to avant-garde instrumental to bluesy soundscapes.

Impact

Ritchie Blackmore's departure from Deep Purple has often been linked with this album: during the recording of Purple's Stormbringer in 1974, Blackmore's request to cover "Black Sheep of the Family"

...fell on stony ground [and] he ended up taking a relative back seat in the studio... Blackmore then followed his own muse by recording it on the Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow solo album in early 1975, backed by members of Deep Purple's regular support act Elf."

This is considered the pivotal moment that led to Blackmore's departure.[5]

Track listing

# Side 1 Title Songwriters
1. "Entropy" Peter Robinson 1:10
2. "Black Sheep of the Family" Steve Hammond 3:36
3. "Post War, Saturday Echo" Peter Robinson, John Gustafson, Graham Ross 9:42
4. "Good Lord Knows" John Gustafson 2:54
5. "Up on the Ground" John Gustafson 7:08
# Side 2 Title Songwriters
1. "Gemini" Steve Hammond 5:54
2. "Make up Your Mind" Steve Hammond 8:44
3. "Laughin Tackle" Peter Robinson 10:35
4. "Entropy (Reprise)" Peter Robinson 0:40
# (bonus tracks on reissue) Songwriters
5. "One Blind Mice" John Gustafson 3:15
6. "Punting" John Gustafson 7:09

Personnel

The orchestra

Production

Pressings

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ ARTISTdirect review
  3. ↑ Freak Emporium review URL accessed 19 February 2007
  4. ↑ Prog archives peer reviewing URL accessed 19 February 2007
  5. ↑ Deep Purple Family Tree at DPAS/Darker Than Blue URL accessed 19 February 2007

External links

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