Sunday, December 6, 2015
Nektar - Magic is a Child. 1977 England
Well, believe it or not, I'd never heard this record until now. And probably never would have, were it not a throw-in to another LP deal I just purchased. Good thing. Had I heard this 30, or even 20 years ago, I would have dismissed it out of hand. But with my ears today (oh these ears, I tell ya...), I hear exactly what Nektar was going for... and honestly they did a great job at it!
And what they were going for was FM radio airplay. For whatever reason, the radio guys didn't feel there were any hits here. But I disagree, as 7 out of the 9 songs here could have easily caught on with the 1977 crowd. So yes, Nektar are a long way from their (recent) progressive rock past - and even further from their Krautrock roots. But this is still some fine sophisticated AOR, or what we used to call "pomp". A precursor to the neo-prog (later interpretation of said movement) sound honestly.
Good album if bands like Styx, later Starcastle, City Boy, and others of its ilk appeal to you.
Ownership: LP: 1977 Polydor (USA). Single sleeve. Recent acquisition (2022) from a local store that replaces the CD that made up this original entry.
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