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Heavy
Christmas (various artists)
There’s a reason you don’t find holiday albums by Amon Duul or the Mothers of
Invention or Black Sabbath. This just
isn’t something to which most self-respecting trailblazers conform. “Best left to the pop charts” they would
say. So it took a compilation from
several Krautrockers – and particularly obscure ones
– to assemble a full album of material to complete this Prog
Christmas. As the title suggests, most
of the tracks are on the heavy side of the sound spectrum with deep bass lines
and sometimes devilish guitar licks. My
favorite is the version of God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman by Marcel. It grooves and grinds in such a decidedly
un-Christmas-like way, you needn’t wait until December 24 to add this to your playlist (besides, It is far too fun to ignore the
reactions from non Progheads when they turn to you
with that look of Is that what I think it
is? on their faces). Still, the
album is a compilation of mostly well-known numbers and standard holiday
fare. While the interpretations may be
original, the choice of songs surely is not.
3 stars out of 8
Tracklist
1- Evolution [Libido]
2- God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen [Marcel]
3- All Heaven and All Earth are Silent [Joy
Unlimited]
4- Mary Meets Tarzan [Virus]
5- Silent Night [Dies Irae]
6- Come On Everybody
[Libido]
7- Heavenly Rose [Ardo
Dombec]
8- Sheperd’s Song
[Dies Irae]
9- Open the Door, Open
Your Mind [Ardo Dombec]
10- X-mas Submarine
[Virus]
11- Ecce Navicula
[Flute & Voice]
12- Come On Everybody (radio
version) [Libido]
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