This was a random listen after Late Junction dropped the track Flight of the Ibis. I admit to never having heard of McDonald & Giles. The modern internet wasn’t a great deal of help, either.
Flight of the Ibis is lush. The production is so rich with the analogue bass and drums pushing the song forward. It’s a hazy song for the current May hazy days. It would probably work well during mid-winter as well.
Elsewhere and the rest of the album is half decent. Things get incredibly funky on The Workshop. The random sax blowing in and out is a nice touch. Plus I do love an album that has a ‘suite’ of songs. The styles change, but they still sound connected.
This is quite a breakthrough record for an album that came out in 1970. It takes the King Crimson blueprint, but adds a lot more energy and vibe. I doubt that vibe was a thing in the year I was born. Christ, this album is old, much like me…
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