Circus ~ Switzerland

Movin' On (1977) 

There is no better progressive rock album from Switzerland than Movin' On. The first four tracks are really swell, but what sends this album to the stratosphere is the 22 minute plus title track. It's actually quite amazing there isn't any electric guitar, though the bass and drum work is just phenomenal here, and propels the music to an incredible intensity. The first ten minutes of the aforementioned title song is jaw dropping in its composition, execution, and intensity. That sequence is hard to beat on any album, anywhere.

Ownership:

1977 private (LP). Gatefold. Acquired in 2000.

1990 Decoder (CD). Acquired in 1991.

1991; 1/19/10 (review)

Also own: Circus (1976)

Previously owned: Live; Fearless Tearless And Even Less

1/19/10 (new entry)