As mentioned already in their biography second
album by
German band
Virus revealed
quite a
significant
change in
their sound
compared to
their debut.
Little
resemblance to
psychedelic
Krautrock can
be found on
this one here
which had been
recorded by an
almost
completely
different
line-up. There
were even
rumours saying
that Heep's
Ken Hensley
had been
involved in
making this
record. And
actually the
style
presented here
wouldn't be
that far away
from the one
of that famous
British band
and could be
described as
organ-dominated
heavy blues
rock. Probably
not to be
called really
that much
progressive in
the literal
sense and by
far not unique
what we get
offered here
since there
were plenty of
bands during
that era doing
a similar kind
of music. But
on the other
hand this
one's anything
than a boring
affair I would
say and still
worth a couple
of spins
assumed one
likes early
70's hard
rock. Fans of
early Deep
Purple, Uriah
Heep, Black
Sabbath or
Black Widow
might be
interested to
check it out
but I doubt
that this
record can be
considered
relevant for
any Prog fan.
Very solid
proto-Prog
though and
worth.
(hdfisch -
progarchives.com)
Jörg-Dieter Krahe - Keyboards
Wolfgang Rieke
- Drums
Jürgen Schäfer
- Vocals, Bass
Werner Vogt -
Vocals, Bass
Bernd Rosner -
Guitars
Axel Nieling -
Percussion