Artist: Captain Beyond

Title: Captain Beyond

Year Of Release: 1972 (1990)

Country: US

Label: Polydor

Genre: Psychedelic Rock, Experimental, Prog Rock, Hard Rock

Audio codec: WAV | lossless



Captain Beyond is an American rock supergroup formed in Los Angeles in 1971. Consisting of former Deep Purple singer Rod Evans, former Johnny Winter drummer Bobby Caldwell, former Iron Butterfly guitarist Larry Reinhardt and former Iron Butterfly bassist Lee Dorman, the band had an eclectic style bridging elements of hard rock, progressive rock and jazz fusion with space rock.



Tracklist:

1. Dancing Madly Backwards (On A Sea Of Air) - 4:01

2. Armworth - 1:48

3. Myopic Void - 3:30

4. Mesmerization Eclipse - 3:48

5. Raging River Of Fear - 3:47

6. Thousand Days Of Yesterdays (Intro) - 1:19

7. Frozen Over - 3:46

8. Thousand Days Of Yesterdays (Time Since Come And Gone) - 3:56

9. I Can't Feel Nothin' (Part 1) - 3:07

10.As The Moon Speaks (To The Waves Of The Sea) - 2:25

11.Astral Lady - 0:16

12.As The Moon Speaks (Return) - 2:13

13.I Can't Feel Nothin' (Part 2) - 1:14



Personnel:

Rod Evans - lead vocals

Larry «Rhino» Reinhardt - guitars

Lee Dorman - bass guitar, backing vocals, piano

Bobby Caldwell - drums, all percussion instruments (including bells and vibraphone), backing vocals, piano



Captain Beyond is a one-of-a-kind progressive album with rock, heavy metal, and jazz influences with a "space rock" lyrical bend. Formed by former members of Deep Purple (Rod Evans, vocals), Iron Butterfly (Rhino, lead guitar, and Lee Dorman, bass), and Johnny Winter (Bobby Caldwell, drums) Captain Beyond is an album that flows from riff to riff, drumbeat to drumbeat, often with various time signatures within the same song. Taking a tip from the Moody Blues, songs flow directly into each other without benefit of any lag time between selections. Taken as a whole, the album is kind of a rush, as quick, riff-laden guitar lines predominate for a few songs before slowing down temporarily into a lull until the next takeoff. Lyrically, the album differentiates itself by exploring themes of the outer world and meanings of existence, often with references to the moon, sea, sun, and so on. Listeners may get the feeling of taking a journey to space in a rocket ship headed for destination unknown. Musically, the album is superior in all aspects. Rod Evans has a strong rock voice, Rhino plays an enormous amount of hook-laden guitar lines, and Lee Dorman plays complex basslines (for example, at the end of "As the Moon Speaks-Return") that lead to typically rhythmic, nimble Bobby Caldwell drumming. The tightness between musicians is enormous, never lets up for long, and leaves the listener feeling like the ride should continue for the indefinite future.