LPCDreissues: Looking forward to the past

1 - Universe (6'37)2 - Everytime (4'21)3 - Fold Back (2'50)4 - I Won't Cry (2'55)5 - Let It Grow (3'56)6 - Modane Train (4'19)7 - Times Run Short (2'48)8 - Days (5'00)9 - Summer Rain (3'53)10 - How Do You Stand - Before The Lord (4'56)

After participating to numerous concerts or studio recordings next to stars so different as THE ROLLING STONES, Chuck BERRY, Tina TURNER or RUSH, the Canadian with Norwegian origins Timo LAINE is recognise as the true pioneer of synthesizer-guitar. This is how he and his band SYMPHONIC SLAM (With keyboardist David STONE, Drummer John LOWERY and himself at the vocals) recorded in 1976 what would remain the first true album based on this very peculiar instrument. Beyond this anecdote, this eponymous album comes to us with a wonderful esoteric cover, an emphatic Progressive rock that owes a lot to PINK FLOYD and that can sometimes remind of CAMEL in their "Mirage" period, or even WINDCHASE.