"Thy will be done on earth [azitis] in heaven."
Kolejną ciekawą propozycją, którą chciałbym przedstawić jest album amerykańskiej grupy Azitis "Help" nagrany w 1970 roku. Dziwnym trafem nawiązuje ona do poprzedniego tematu związanego z płytą "Pan przyjacielem moim" i nurtem rocka chrześcijańskiego. To dziwne określenie - rock chrześcijański - należałoby trochę odczarować. Nie oznacza ono tylko i wyłącznie natchnionej muzyki i tesktów. Trzeba przyjąć do wiadomości, że niezależnie od światopoglądów samych artystów tworzyli oni bardzo ciekawą muzykę. Do takich właśnie należy prezentowana płyta. W odróżnieniu od płyty grupy Electric Prunes "Mass in F Minor", która uważana jest za pierwszy koncepcyjny album, propozycja grupy Azitis ma inną strukturę. Są to niepowiązane ze sobą utwory, które w warstwie tekstowej niosą chrześcijańskie przesłanie. Muzyka jest na prawdę świetna nawet w porównaniu z propozycjami innych ówczesnych grup amerykańskich. Nazwa grupy nawiązuje do fragmentu modlitwy "Ojcze nasz" (oczywiście po angielsku" "Thy will be done on earth [azitis] in heaven." Muzyka to kawałek wspaniałego grania pełnego gitarowych solówek, hipnotycznych rytmów i majestatycznego brzmienia organów Hammonda. Jednym słowem gratka dla koneserów psychodelii i rocka progresywnego.
Originally known as Help, until threatened with legal action by the British band of the same name, Christian psych troupe Azitis marks our first mystical landmark. Azitis (pronounced as-it-is) was first conceived in 1966 by Sacramento-area musicians Don Lower and Steve Nelson. Lower had cut his musical teeth playing in two of the area’s better mid-’60s rock outfits, the Cambridge Coroners and the Roadside Business, and after Lower met Nelson, the two formed a songwriting partnership.
Guitarist Fred Gerrard then was added to the mix, but after a brief touring stint, he packed it in. In his place, Lower and Nelson brought in guitarist/flutist Michael Welch and keyboardist Dennis Sullivan. It’s with this lineup that the band hit its musical stride.
After signing to Sacramento’s own Elco Records in 1969, Help recorded its first 45, “Life Worth Living” backed with “Questions Why.” From there, the four-piece changed its name to Azitis, and in 1971, the band cut its first and only full-length, Help, a Christian psych classic.
Swirling with mood-driven organ work and spirited vocals, Help is a full-blown psych affair. Opening with the aptly titled “Creation,” Help floats through a series of biblical themes, including the Fall, Judgment Day and the Revelation, backed by some of the day’s trippiest fuzz and most weirded-out phasing. Though the album’s considerable Christian content may not suit everyone’s musical palate, Help bears testament that inspired psych music could exist outside of the secular world.
Plagued by the disappearance of keyboardist Sullivan, in late 1971, Azitis collapsed into musical instability, halting production of its debut at 1,000 copies and triggering the eventual demise of Elco. Later reforming with the newly discovered Zeke Nuez at the keys, Azitis toured for a bit but called it quits not long afterward.
Today, original copies of the band’s debut fetch upwards of $1,000 among avid record collectors, but, fortunately, Modo Publishing released Help on CD in 2000, complete with both tracks from the band’s first 45. Turn on, tune in and testify.
Found in Heino und Jerry uber Space blog.
Originally known as Help, until threatened with legal action by the British band of the same name, Christian psych troupe Azitis marks our first mystical landmark. Azitis (pronounced as-it-is) was first conceived in 1966 by Sacramento-area musicians Don Lower and Steve Nelson. Lower had cut his musical teeth playing in two of the area’s better mid-’60s rock outfits, the Cambridge Coroners and the Roadside Business, and after Lower met Nelson, the two formed a songwriting partnership.
Guitarist Fred Gerrard then was added to the mix, but after a brief touring stint, he packed it in. In his place, Lower and Nelson brought in guitarist/flutist Michael Welch and keyboardist Dennis Sullivan. It’s with this lineup that the band hit its musical stride.
After signing to Sacramento’s own Elco Records in 1969, Help recorded its first 45, “Life Worth Living” backed with “Questions Why.” From there, the four-piece changed its name to Azitis, and in 1971, the band cut its first and only full-length, Help, a Christian psych classic.
Swirling with mood-driven organ work and spirited vocals, Help is a full-blown psych affair. Opening with the aptly titled “Creation,” Help floats through a series of biblical themes, including the Fall, Judgment Day and the Revelation, backed by some of the day’s trippiest fuzz and most weirded-out phasing. Though the album’s considerable Christian content may not suit everyone’s musical palate, Help bears testament that inspired psych music could exist outside of the secular world.
Plagued by the disappearance of keyboardist Sullivan, in late 1971, Azitis collapsed into musical instability, halting production of its debut at 1,000 copies and triggering the eventual demise of Elco. Later reforming with the newly discovered Zeke Nuez at the keys, Azitis toured for a bit but called it quits not long afterward.
Today, original copies of the band’s debut fetch upwards of $1,000 among avid record collectors, but, fortunately, Modo Publishing released Help on CD in 2000, complete with both tracks from the band’s first 45. Turn on, tune in and testify.
Found in Heino und Jerry uber Space blog.
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