...'Snowball' brings back memories - put the album in my collection shortly after it was released... ...'Snowball', da werden Erinnerungen wach - hatte das Album kurz nach Erscheinen in meine damalige Sammlung gestellt...
Das erste und beste Album von Snowball. Man hört deutlich den Einfluss von Albrighton. Manche Passagen klingen sehr nach Nektar, aber durch Schultze wesentlich jazziger. Natürlich ist auch Doldinger nicht zu verleugnen. Siehe zB. Paradise. Die nächsten beiden Alben sind wesentlich rockiger. Schade, das Cress den eingeschlagenen Weg verlassen hat. Aus der ursprünglichen Idee hätte was werden können. Aber mit dem Personal- und Stilwechsel ist Snowball leider in dem Versuch kommerzieller zu sein untergegangen.
Sehe ich auch so, obwohl auch "Cold Heat" noch seine guten Momente besaß. "Follow the white line" habe ich dann nicht mehr gekauft und ging auch ziemlich unter.
Cress war DER deutsche top drummer, aber ein Technokrat und Kommerzmensch ohne musikalische Größe. Deshalb ist dieses Album ja so einmalig... Roye und Kristian, und teilweise auch Dave, machen das Ganze warm und lebendig.
@@BB.......... i have all the records of passport with curt..., long time ago i dont hear them...., i will do it again when i can..., they are back at my country and im working outside for years...., thanks for remaindme....!, also i have the one record with saga, he play early electronics...., the record with triumbirat, new triumvirat pompei is my fav drumming of him with deforster....
@@BB.............if Passport is mentioned here, it should be 'Iguazu' (my absolute favourite)... ...wenn hier schon Passport Erwähnung findet, sollte 'Iguazu' (mein absoluter Favorit) genannt sein...
A very unique record "Defroster" is. Roye Albrightons guitar work, vocals and Kristian Schultzes keyboards made that record sound still warm despite the perfect modern drumming.
Heh... If i had to judge by album cover alone, this would've been right after Fireballet's "Two Too" and The Mothers'... Actually, their entire discography. Lol but the aforementioned is worth a listen, and so is this. 😏
first track belongs on a 70's lite rock lp. then i saw nectar's roy albrighton and was stunned.also passport's curt cress. since the first track the album got more interesting. a bit jazzy/prog-ish. basically new age version of nektar. a supergroup lineup but definitely not supergroup material musically. sounds like the label was looking for a middle of the road radio hit and failed. the jazzy instrumentals are the highlights with the fusion influenced title track standing out.
Love the music! BUT... The time stamps don't seem to match up to the breaks between songs. The breaks between songs seems to match up with ProgArchives song lengths which are different from the song lengths listed on Discogs which are apparently the ones used for this video. And by the song lengths, according to the breaks between songs on this video, which appear to match up with PA's listing, the last song, Shade, does not appear to be on this video. Can this apparent contradiction be explained to this poor, senile old pervert, please?
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...'Snowball' brings back memories - put the album in my collection shortly after it was released...
...'Snowball', da werden Erinnerungen wach - hatte das Album kurz nach Erscheinen in meine damalige Sammlung gestellt...
Great album, i bought this record 1978 und saw Curt Cress with Passport in Cologne.
I still have all of our albums. I don't think that these were ever released on CD though.
All 3 albums on CD Sireena Records 2009/2010/2011.
All 3 albums on CD Sireena Records 2009/2010/2011.
I still have our Albums, I don't think this was ever released on CD.
drums so well recorded
also a bit BrandX-style in this. and Gentle Giant
Das erste und beste Album von Snowball. Man hört deutlich den Einfluss von Albrighton. Manche Passagen klingen sehr nach Nektar, aber durch Schultze wesentlich jazziger. Natürlich ist auch Doldinger nicht zu verleugnen. Siehe zB. Paradise. Die nächsten beiden Alben sind wesentlich rockiger. Schade, das Cress den eingeschlagenen Weg verlassen hat. Aus der ursprünglichen Idee hätte was werden können. Aber mit dem Personal- und Stilwechsel ist Snowball leider in dem Versuch kommerzieller zu sein untergegangen.
Sehe ich auch so, obwohl auch "Cold Heat" noch seine guten Momente besaß. "Follow the white line" habe ich dann nicht mehr gekauft und ging auch ziemlich unter.
Cress war DER deutsche top drummer, aber ein Technokrat und Kommerzmensch ohne musikalische Größe. Deshalb ist dieses Album ja so einmalig... Roye und Kristian, und teilweise auch Dave, machen das Ganze warm und lebendig.
one of the best drumming i hear in my life...., great bass player.....
instablaster.
If you really want to hear him ound away on the drums check out the track Cross-Collateral by Passport; 13-1/2 minutes of fusion awesomeness.
@@BB.......... i have all the records of passport with curt..., long time ago i dont hear them...., i will do it again when i can..., they are back at my country and im working outside for years...., thanks for remaindme....!, also i have the one record with saga, he play early electronics...., the record with triumbirat, new triumvirat pompei is my fav drumming of him with deforster....
@@BB.............if Passport is mentioned here, it should be 'Iguazu' (my absolute favourite)...
...wenn hier schon Passport Erwähnung findet, sollte 'Iguazu' (mein absoluter Favorit) genannt sein...
Oh Roye Albrighton from Nektar, thought the voice was familiar!
cool
The most krautic voice from all Britain..!
A very unique record "Defroster" is. Roye Albrightons guitar work, vocals and Kristian Schultzes keyboards made that record sound still warm despite the perfect modern drumming.
Pretty disappointed on first listen given the pedigree of the members. Everyone sounds neutered compared to to their earlier incarnations.
Wow this album is excellent
Scarf Prog
At 19:02 Styx popped into my head for some reason. :D
Heh... If i had to judge by album cover alone, this would've been right after Fireballet's "Two Too" and The Mothers'... Actually, their entire discography. Lol but the aforementioned is worth a listen, and so is this. 😏
excellent!!!!
The vocalist remind me to Dennis De Young
Hi,wie geil ist das denn ! Curtie und Dave !!!! und natürlich haben wir da draufgehangen....geile Scheibe !
No tienes nada malo gracias
the first songs a real hand clapper
first track belongs on a 70's lite rock lp. then i saw nectar's roy albrighton and was stunned.also passport's curt cress. since the first track the album got more interesting.
a bit jazzy/prog-ish. basically new age version of nektar. a supergroup lineup but definitely not supergroup material musically.
sounds like the label was looking for a middle of the road radio hit and failed.
the jazzy instrumentals are the highlights with the fusion influenced title track standing out.
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
_Tender Storm_ *!*
10:31 what instrument is making that amazing "boing" noise because is kinda sounds like a guitar or bass but I've never heard anything like it before
Guitar . Actually David Gilmour on early years of Pink Floyd done that few times.
Beautiful voice and Great songs
good sound
Great!
no. just... no.
Yeah!....just yeah!
Love the music! BUT... The time stamps don't seem to match up to the breaks between songs. The breaks between songs seems to match up with ProgArchives song lengths which are different from the song lengths listed on Discogs which are apparently the ones used for this video. And by the song lengths, according to the breaks between songs on this video, which appear to match up with PA's listing, the last song, Shade, does not appear to be on this video. Can this apparent contradiction be explained to this poor, senile old pervert, please?