Nektar - A Tab In The Ocean (1972)
rock | 1cd | Eac Rip | Flac + Cue + Log | covers
Dream Nebula 2004 | 550mb
rock | 1cd | Eac Rip | Flac + Cue + Log | covers
Dream Nebula 2004 | 550mb
A Tab in the Ocean mirrors Nektar's first album, but only to a certain degree. While their sound still basks in lengthy keyboard passages and fantastic lyrics, the psychedelia is traded in for a more directional and established approach, with longer tracks and a tighter progressive structure. There's an obvious cohesiveness between the guitar and keyboard tandem, with an attempt at shaping a concept through the album's five tracks. Both the title track and the 19 minutes of "King of Twilight" are Tab in the Ocean's best examples of Nektar's maturing process, with sleek instrumental runs that taper off into the lyrics as opposed to a more improvised feel that surrounded their last album. A stronger influence can be felt on Roye Albrighton's guitar playing, which is more structural, and Derek Moore's basslines are sturdier and more expressive. Although it's hard to ignore the slight rock feel of the album in parts, the five songs as a whole harbor the band's surreal mien of progressive rock. Even the lyrics sound as if more concern has been given to them, coming off as an equal part of Nektar's music without drifting away into obscurity. Best of all, A Tab in the Ocean completes the task of holding the interest of the fans that enjoyed their debut album.
Tracks:
The Original German Mix 1972
1. A Tab In The Ocean (16:52)
2. Desolation Valley/Waves (8:12)
3. Crying In The Dark (6:28)
4. King Of Twilight (4:22)
The 1976 USA mix
5. A Tab In The Ocean (16:03)
6. Desolation Valley/Waves (8:33)
7. Crying In The Dark (5:13)
8. King Of Twilight (4:05)
Personnel:
Roye Albrighton – guitars, vocals
Mick Brockett – liquid lights
Allan Freeman – keyboards, backing vocals, Mellotron
Ron Howden – drums, percussion, backing vocals
Derek "Mo" Moore – bass, vocals
EAC extraction logfile from 24. September 2005, 17:22 for CD
Nektar / A Tab In The Ocean
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Nektar / A Tab In The Ocean
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Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No
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Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
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Thx to the original uploader