Galliard's debut is a mixture of typical 1970 horn rock and British styled psychedelic rock, complete with soft affected vocals - along with a clear undercurrent of straight ahead folk-rock mixed with baroque styled classical, that was predominant from the era as well. Honestly I think Galliard are at their best when in brass rock mode (e.g. 'Skillet', 'Pastorale', 'Blood'), and tend to drag a bit when hitting the woods for a bit of folk. There was a distinct compositional improvement on their follow-up New Dawn, though no doubt the cover art of the debut is more preferable.
Ownership: 2009 Esoteric (CD). Full liner notes and two bonus tracks taken from a single.
2008 (first listen); 3/28/12 (acquired / review); 1/23/24
New Dawn (1970)
New Dawn is a strong brass rock entry from England, and compares favorably to other UK like-minded bands such as Brainchild, Heaven, Greatest Show on Earth, and Rock Workshop. Galliard adds folk and even a bit of sitar on Ask for Nothing. Great songwriting, and Galliard could have easily been a household name as a pop sensation.
New Dawn is their second album, and I was just about to add it to the CDRWL when I heard they planned on reissuing it. My favorite track is the instrumental 'Premonition', which sounds like Herb Alpert playing the music of Sugarloaf.
Ownership: 2009 Esoteric (CD). Full liner notes.
New Dawn is their second album, and I was just about to add it to the CDRWL when I heard they planned on reissuing it. My favorite track is the instrumental 'Premonition', which sounds like Herb Alpert playing the music of Sugarloaf.
Ownership: 2009 Esoteric (CD). Full liner notes.
12/13/11 (acquired / review)
12/13/11 (new entry)
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