Browse by Artist: FRED

Artist:	FRED
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Label:	WORLD IN SOUND (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	WIS 1003CD

"In 1971, as the war in Vietnam continued, some college students in rural, central Pennsylvania formed a band and left school behind. That year, they published a 45 RPM single, and recorded most of the music on the album available here for the first time. Influenced by the likes of Procol Harum, The Band, Traffic, Jethro Tull, Frank Zappa, and King Crimson, they bring a unique sensibility and style to their original pieces, uncannily as fresh today as they were when they were first recorded. Contains, notes, photos and band story."

Artist:	FRED
Title:	Notes On A Picnic
Label:	WORLD IN SOUND (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	WIS 1016CD

"After the successful World in Sound debut of Fred's first album of progressive/psychedelic rock, Fred returns with a second album featuring the continued growth of their original and innovative sound. Lots of heavy electric guitar, progressive electric violin with fusion/ classical overtones, massive rock drums and bass, swirling garage rock organ, funky/jazzy electric piano, and heavenly vocal harmonies all mix together to create music that is uniquely fred. Influenced by Frank Zappa, King Crimson, and Mahavishnu. With echoes of 70's rock bands like Traffic, Procol Harum, Jethro Tull, and The Allman Brothers, these performances sound like something else entirely. The master tapes were originally recorded 1973/74 at Blue Rock, the studio Rolling Stone called 'the apotheosis of the laid back'. The eight instrumental and three vocal tracks are at the highest level of musical proficiency and creativity in the progressive rock genre. The CD booklet contains informative liner notes, original Fred cartoons, and plenty of photos. 64 minutes of honest, dangerous, and awesome music that will own you."

Artist:	FRED
Title:	Live at the Bitter End
Label:	WORLD IN SOUND (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	WIS 1020CD

"Who or what on God's earth is Fred? In Swedish, Fred means 'peace', a good idea for any decade. In music, Fred is an upstart band of pseudo-bumpkins (aka hippies) from the hills of central PA (really just kids from mid-Atlantic suburbia lost in the purple haze) who took Greenwich Village by storm in 1974. Recorded over the summer of 1974 while Fred was headlining at NYC's world famous nightspot The Bitter End, these are raw, in your face live performances that will lift you up and blow you away. It is high octane, aggressive electric instrumental music with a pulse pounding beat, wailing gutsy guitar, and wild violin pyrotechnics. Live at the Bitter End features all new original music, ranging from tender to tortured, demented to delirious, always energetic, edgy, enigmatic, and full of surprises. With strong melodic themes over innovative rhythms, six pieces of the puzzle are carefully arranged into a seemingly endless variety of combinations, and then each is set loose over elegant structures for solo flights in the twilight zone of improvisation. Influenced by Mahavishnu, Zappa, Jethro Tull, Yes, Spirit, King Crimson, Bartok, and Stravinsky, as well as inspired by musicians like Jean-Luc Ponty, Jerry Garcia, Bill Bruford, Herbie Hancock, John Bonham, Jerry Goodman, Robin Trower, Joe Zawinul, Chris Squire, and Stephane Grappelli, Fred had by 1974 assimilated and fused a staggering array of disparate elements into their sound."

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