Like fellow countrymen Nosferatu, Subject Esq. were informed more by current British rock trends, than what was happening in the German underground. So if bands like Raw Material or Indian Summer are to your liking, then Subject Esq. will most certainly satisfy. I think it's a very good example of the sound, with high energy, creativity, and plenty of great period instrumentation. They would later change their name to Sahara and embark on a similar sound, while adding more complexity to the compositions.
Ownership: LP: 1972 Epic (Germany). Gatefold. Online acquisition (2024).
CD: 1992 Ohrwaschl. Jewel case edition. There are liner notes on the backplate, but they are in German. Includes two live tracks totaling 28 minutes. The sound is of good bootleg quality, and the tracks are more jamming in nature, hardly surprising given the era. A nice addition and much welcomed, but not essential on its own.
2/9/98 (first listen); 2008; 12/29/15 (review/new entry); 8/6/20
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