Polyphony’s "Without Introduction" is renowned for being a highly-collectable and listenable album of psych/prog jams reminiscent of some of the British or Italian psych monsters from the early ‘70s. Released in 1971 on the Eleventh Hours label (Eleventh Hour 1003), this hard progressive rock outfit from Virginia features some stunning guitar and keyboard work, as well as a percussionist at home on congas, timbales and just about everything hittable. The band is definitely influenced by early UK exponents of prog including Keith Emerson, Steve Howe and Peter Gabriel. The stunning original artwork lends itself perfectly to the album’s inspired music.
A rare and obscure gem !
Thanks, this is a great LP.
ReplyDeleteI was living in VA around the time this came out (and was a Happy the Man fan) but somehow missed this.
Although I instantly recognized the cover.
Very Triumvirat/Tarkus/Orme--great stuff.
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Oh, and I just want to add that the tune with the Moog about 2:27 minutes into "Juggernaut" is one of the great monster prog riffs.
ReplyDeleteCompletely original.
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Thanx!
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Many Thanks!!!
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