Well… it’s not hard to see why the lads from Deep Purple liked the band, and why Roger took them under his wing. Their sound is somewhat reminiscent of an early Deep Purple, though not so much like them that they were ever going to be a threat to them either.
This is very safe 1960’s hippy rock. The piano sound, rather than that of the organ, doesn’t do much for me, even inhibits the music somewhat. The songs are generally slow and emotionless, and are very much anchored in the era they were written.
The reason that I bought this, of course, was for the historical element of hearing what Ronnie James Dio’s band sounded like before he signed on to sing for Rainbow. Of course, his voice is just brilliant, as it always is. The material though is a hell of a lot different from that which I fell in love with from his post-Elf bands.
Rating: Historically poignant, but uninteresting nonetheless. 1.5/5.
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