Rare Bird - 1970 - AYMFB 0 01 - What You Want To Know

RARE BIRD is a quartet that relied heavily on keyboards as both Kafinetti and Field played together, the former on piano and synthesizers and the latter on organ - much like PROCOL HARUM but without the inspiration and latter on GREENSLADE. They had a good hit with "Sympathy" in the UK but especially in Continental Europe where they became quite popular, their sound often reminding BARCLAY JAMES HARVEST. This double kb attack held no place for a guitarist until Field left along with the drummer Ashton and another keyboard player Lamb. This change occurred also as they switched to Polydor label and they took on a guitar player, and played a harder rock with some funky lines. Nic Potter of VDGG played on two albums of the second line-up and John Wetton guested on one.

Most progheads will appreciate their first two albums and will also want to check out FIELDS, Field's new group at that time.

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• Rare
• Bird
• As
• Your
• Mind
• Flies
• By
• What
• You
• Want
• To
• Know
• progresive
• symphonic

[jmet2244]

I first got As Your Mind By on 8 track, lots of Psycadelic days then, 1970

[smartbartender]

Great - good songs never age!!!!

[PCMusic75]

"Sympathy" went to #1 in France but this song went nowhere. It's not that bad. I like it.

[cieggou]

joyita to vdgg fan