US band JASPER WRATH was formed in 1969, when Jeff Cannata (drums), Michael Soldan (keyboards), and Robert Gianotti (guitars) left their former bands to pursue other musical directions; and with the addition of Phil Stone (bass) the new band was formed.
The first six months or so of it's existence the band concentrated on writing new material, and then sent oout demos to select record companies in New York and Los Angeles. A few weeks later MGM Records contacted the band, and after a live showcase for the label the band landed a record deal. Their debut album was recorded at Phil Ramone's studio over a few weeks, and was issued in 1971.
A short time after the release a national tour is planned, but when Gionatti suddenly decides to leave the band; and a suitable replacement can't be found, the outfit temporarily splits.
Following an excursion in Europe a new line-up is formed. Cannata, Soldan and Stone (now also handling flute) remains from the first line-up, and James Christian (vocals), Scott Zito (guitars); and later Soldan's place as an active member is taken over by Jeff Batter (keyboards, synths).
The reformed Jasper Wrath doesn't issue any new material though; but continue as a live act until 1976. The material made in this second stage of their was later made available on a compilation album released in 1997; including selected tracks from illegal albums issued by the Dellwood label under false names (Ardent House: Coming Back; Zoldar & Clark: The Ghost of Way). (progarchives)
The album offers some interesting songs that don't overstrain the genre ''Prog'' too much. All in all it is an interesting album with good melodies, good vocal lines and partly very good songs. In my opinion the band sounds best when the ''Prog'' parts are reduced. (Frank)
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This looks an interesting album .....any chance of re-upping the mp3@320 files please when you have a chance.....very much appreciated my friend.
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Deletethe mp3 file is already up.
Kind regards
Frank
Hi Frank ....many thanks for the reply but it is showing as - 403 Forbidden.......it may just be a problem at my end in the uk......anyway just want to thank you for your wonderful blog and I know they are a labour of love......keep on rocking Frank ....best wishes Stu
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Deletei assume zippy is also forbidden in the UK like here in Germany. But i use the Opera browser with integrated VPN and that works fine. Maybe you should try it.Hope you can figure it out. Have a nice weekend,
kind regards
Frank
If you can't work with Opera here is an alternative link for you:
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Frank you are a Diamond, the solidfiles worked fine for me and appreciate sorting that out for me......thank you Frank and have a good weekend yourself.....Loving your blog .....best wishes Stu
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