Saturday, June 1, 2013

Creative Rock - Lady Pig (1974 germany, sensational progressive brass rock)

 
 
Lady Pig is the title of the  second and final album, by Creative Rock, released in 1974. Hailing from Bielefeld in Germany, they  were formed in the late sixties as "The Bourbon Street Paraders and took their inspirations by Anglo/Americans jazzy  brass rock outfits.

They signed to Metronome - Brain Records and released their debut album, "Gorilla", in 1972. second and final album saw guitarist Apostolos Papanikolaou (Greek born musician) replace both Schmeide and Weber, and this album was actually heavier than the debut, but with a bit more experimentation. In 1975, Creative Rock were touring with an adventurous rock ballet production called "Die Creative Rock - Dekadenz Show.
Tracks
1. Lady Pig - 5:06
2. Autumn And Winds - 8:40
3. I Use To Use - 3:37
4. Palm Beach Medium Finger - 2:35
5. Evening Adventure - 3:50
6. Black Woman - 6:55
7. It’s Alright - 10:30
8. Strullsinfonie - 0:10

Creative Rock
*Michael Maas - Bass, Guitar, Piano, Vocals
*Heiko Steinsiek - Drums, Percussion
*Apostolos Papanikolaou - Guitar
*Rudiger Stremmel - Saxophone , Flute, Vocals
*Hubertus Kreutner - Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Vocals
*Rainer Erbel (Steve Haggerty) - Vocals