British band founded 1969 by bassist and songwriter Jeff Christie, Guitarist Vic Elmes (earlier in Acid Gallery and Epics) and drummer Mike Blakley. Already in 1970 they scored two world wide hits - "Yellow River" and "San Bernadino - both in sweet pop mood. But apart from the 1972 45 "Iron Horse" also doing well on some lists and a couple of Southamerican entries later in the seventies that was it and they dissolved 1982. If you only heard those two first hits and think that's what they continued like this their second album will probably come as a surprise. Both sides ends with one ballad each, but the remaining eight tracks are more or less hard rock with prominent guitars and drums. Not exactly in the "hard rock" genre, sounding more Free than Zeppelin, yet far from where they started. "Yellow River" was never my cup of tea, but this I gladly sip. Well self-written, sung and played seventies rock'n'roll with enough twists to make it stick. Favorite tracks - "Magic Highway", "Martian King", "My Baby's Gone" and "I Believe In You". Initially released in a couple of European countries and Downunder. German 2005 CD on Repertoire Records (RES 2305) came with eight bonus tracks. Premiere UK had label as shown here and matt fold/out cover.
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