https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVWpRuxiFgE&index=1&list=PLtZryk2-omSDd4lhzvCM_cV_ddCbeMeav
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqAoloraLLg&index=4&list=PLtZryk2-omSDd4lhzvCM_cV_ddCbeMeav
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELce1F50Ub8&index=1&list=PLhiIQxmmPrCmA5NtoEA9H6TbpHDw-_O58
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsFG7bpWEOE
"Three
Parts to my
Soul" is the
debut and sole
full-length studio
album by UK
progressive rock
act Dr. Z. The
album was
released in 1971
by Vertigo. The
original version
is a rare find
(apparently only
80 copies were
sold to the
public while the
rest were
destroyed by the
record company),
but "Three Parts
to my Soul" has
been re-issued
on CD several
times and is
more readily
available in
that form.
After
listening to
"Three Parts to
my Soul" it´s
quite obvious
it´s a very
unusual
progressive rock
album from the
early seventies.
First of all the
vocals from
Keith Keyes are
pretty
aggressive for
the time (when
they are most
aggressive it
sounds like
Johnny Rotten
joined the band)
and his lyrics
feature occult
themes. Note the
eerie whispering
background
singing in "Evil
Woman's Manly
Child". That
sounds like evil
incarnate if you
ask me. Creepy
stuff.
The music is
centered around
Keith Keyes
demented vocals
and his
Hapsichord
playing which
I´ll come flat
out and say I
think are
fantastic.
Highly rythmic
and quite
unusual
sounding. He
also plays piano
and organ. The
rythm section is
really great
too. Just listen
to the drums in
"Spiritus, Manes
et Umbra". Some
pretty wild
things going on
in that track.
The musicians
are very
competent and I
think the
production and
sound quality
are very good.
On the original
album only
featured 6
tracks but the
version I own
features two
bonus tracks.
The first bonus
track "Lady
Ladybird" is
allright but
nothing special
while the second
bonus track
"People in the
Street" really
don´t work very
well. The 6
original tracks
are excellent
though and I can
highly recommend
"Three Parts to
my Soul" to fans
of the darker
side of early
seventies
progressive
rock. ( )
(UMUR/progarchives.com)
Keith
Keyes - Piano,
Harpsichord,
Organ, Vocals
Bob Watkins -
Drums,
Percussion
Rob Watson -
Bass