Tomorrow's Gift ~ Germany

Goodbye Future (1973)

Goodbye Future is Tomorrow's Gift's second album and completely different than the debut. Gone are the female vocals, heavy guitars, and general Krautrock proto prog 1971 mayhem, and in its place is a keyboard centered Canterbury styled album. Not too far from same period Supersister (think Pudding En Gisteren), especially considering the additional and obvious Frank Zappa influence. It's a very satisfying album on the whole, and yet it feels like it should have been just that much better.

Tomorrow's Gift later evolved into the fusion oriented Release Music Orchestra. They also participated in the long-past-its-shelf-life Krautrock psych band Dennis as well.

Ownership: 1973 Spiegelei (LP). Gatefold with die cut cover. 

Not reissued on CD as of 3/18/25.

1988 (first listen); 9/1/19 (review)

Tomorrow's Gift (1970)

Tomorrow's Gift's debut is a great example of the hard driving, proto progressive sound that flourished throughout western Europe in the early 1970s. Most of these bands featured husky female vocals in the Grace Slick or Janis Joplin manner and for instrumentation the leads were flute, guitar (usually played in a loud acid style), Hammond organ and sax. It's one of my personal favorite sub-genres of music. Some other examples of bands that play in this style are: Affinity, Fusion Orchestra, Delivery, Goliath (UK), Sandrose, Mad Curry, Julian's Treatment / Julian Jay Savarin, Circus 2000, Analogy and many more.

My only complaint is the overlong four minute drum solo that closes Side 2 (of 4 sides). But otherwise a corker.

Ownership: 2012 Second Battle (2xLP). Gatefold; 1991 Second Battle (CD).  

1992 (first listen); 2/3/10 (review)

2/3/10 (new entry)