Thursday, May 04, 2006

165. Roger Glover And Guests / The Butterfly Ball. 1974. 3/5.

When this was first put together it was anticipated that it would be accompanied by an animated feature, telling the story completely of The Butterfly Ball. As it turned out, the movie fell through, but here remains the soundtrack.

Roger Glover was instrumental in putting this together, telling the story of the day when all animals put aside their differences and attended the Butterfly Ball. Though it is not a heavy metal album, it features some artists who have gone on to big things – David Coverdale and Glenn Hughes and Ronnie James Dio being the biggest.

This is a good musical experience, and well worth a listen. As favourites go, Glenn Hughes singing Get Ready, David Coverdale singing Behind The Smile and Dio singing Sitting In A Dream. Ronnie's great Love Is All is the highlight of the album, and was a hit single throughout Europe in 1975.

Rating : An interesting project that is still being considered for a revival. 3/5.

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