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Artist | The Greatest Show On Earth
Title | The Going's Easy
Genre | Progressive Rock Format | Album
Source | CDDA Time | 46:40
Label | Esoteric Recordings Store | 2012
Catalog | ECLEC2363 Rip | 2016
Bitrate | 236 kbps Size | 83.50 MB
Freq | 44.1 kHz Encoder | Lame 3.98.4
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01. Borderline 9:20
02. Magic Woman Touch 5:13
03. Story Times And Nursery Rhymes 4:52
04. The Leader 5:45
05. Love Magnet 9:28
06. Tell The Story 4:34
07. Mountain Song (Bonus Track) 3:34
08. Magic Woman Touch (Single Version) (Bonus Track) 3:54
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This London-based octet - Ozzie Lane (vocals), Garth Watt-Roy
(guitar/vocals), Mick Deacon (keyboards), Ian Aitcheson (saxophone), Tex
Philpotts (saxophone), Dick Hanson (trumpet), Norman Watt-Roy (bass) and
Ron Prudence (drums) - was formed in 1968 as a soul band. New Orleans-born
Lane later returned to America leaving his erstwhile colleagues to forge a
more progressive direction with new singer Colin Horton-Jennings.
The group completed two albums which displayed a strong compositional skill
as well as an imaginative use of brass. They enjoyed a brief popularity in
Europe following the success of the single, "Real Cool World", but The
Greatest Show On Earth found little favour at home and broke up in 1971.
Norman Watt-Roy then formed Glencoe, and later became a member of Ian
DuryÆs Blockheads.
As had been the case with The Greatest Show On Earth's (GSOE) debut
long-player, "Horizons" (1970), the follow-up, "The Going's Easy" (1970),
made very little impact despite their originality and certainly
better-than-average material. The band's rather auspicious origins were the
invention of EMI Records subsidiary Harvest, who set out to manufacture a
British version of Blood, Sweat & Tears or Chicago - both of whom
successfully fused a brass and woodwind section into the framework of a
rock & roll combo.
After a less-than-stellar initial outing, GSOE returned to the drawing
board and reconvened with a disc of longer and more jammed-out sides. They
had also been listening to their stateside counterparts. The extended track
"Borderline" is a group-credited composition that seems to lift several
distinct features from the David Clayton Thomas version of Blood, Sweat &
Tears. Colin Horton Jennings' (vocals/flute/guitar) bluesy lead vocals seem
to practically mimic Thomas'. In fact, GSOE even goes one better than
Blood, Sweat & Tears with an exceedingly heavier rock vibe.
The acoustic and lilting "Magic Touch Woman" as well as the dark, pastoral
"Storytimes & Nursery Rhymes" include some well-crafted harmonies that
could easily be mistaken for latter-era Hollies. This is particularly
interesting as the Hollies actually scored a minor hit with "Magic Touch
Woman." "Love Magnet" is another lengthy track that features some of the
band's best ensemble work. Mick Deacon's (vocal/keyboard) electric organ
solo is especially noteworthy, giving GSOE a really jazzy workout.
Lacking consumer or industry support, GSOE disbanded by mid-1971. Even
while the group was able to sell out shows throughout the rest of Europe,
the total lack of interest back home inevitably sealed their fate.
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