Alshia - s/t. 1980 USA

Alshia were from Lake Geneva, Wisconsin and had one privately released album under their belt before disappearing into the annals of history. Frequently tagged as progressive rock, psych, or hard rock, they are none of the above. Acid Archives trashed the album as well, stating it was nothing but dealer hype. And they are right if expecting the terms above, but it isn't such a bad album really. It's mostly a laid back folk rock, with a rural underpinning. Acoustic guitar drives most of the songs, but there are some really fine electric guitar leads throughout, played mostly in a soulful manner. There's a bit of an AOR feeling here, but mostly this sounds like the kind of music one would like to hear on a freezing winter evening by the lake, inside the lodge with a crackling fire; A glass of wine, and sitting closely with a pretty Wisconsin blonde in a form fitting turtleneck...  (gets cold towel).

Right... the music. Well I think you get the idea here. Interestingly enough, Alshia closes the album with a decidedly progressive rock instrumental, and quite good at that. A glimpse of what could have been.

No reissues exist.