Iguana - Iguana / Southampton Blues / Price Of Love

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This video features the first three tracks taken from side 1 of this great LP. The various images used within this video are taken from photos and scans of my original vinyl LP jacket/cover/labels, "Iguana - Iguana" on Lion Records LN-1011. Not to be confused with American outfit of the same name, mysterious British band "Iguana" was formed in Southampton in early 1970s to release one excellent album and then disappear without a trace. The core of the band was guitarist/vocalist Bruce Roberts, bass-player John Cartwright and drummer Pete Hunt. The trio was augmented by strong dual brass-section -- Ron Taylor on alto sax and tambourine and ' Chris Gower on trombone. The solid presence of horns together with excellent songwriting is what makes Iguana's only offering truly unique. Despite the album being released on the well-known Polydor label, it quickly became one of its most obscure items, since for some strange reason nobody was interested in the great blend of loud jazz-rock and energetic heavy rock stuffed with progressive elements. The sound of Iguana is rich and colourful, based on permanent juxtapositions of heavy, some what funky guitar sound and jazzy saxophone riffs -- most of the songs are catchy and easy-to-get-into, in spite of their complex structures. Though most of the tracks are vocal-driven, there is enough space for adventurous instrumental excursions, the band achieves a perfect balance between song-oriented stuff and sophisticated progressive ...

Publicerad av reptinet 2011-06-02 22:08:46

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