The Flock - Dinosaur Swamps download free

Lasting only three years, Chicago's The Flock, might have ended up as nothing more than a footnote on the creative rock scene between 1965 and 1975. But this guitar trio with a horn section was the first sighting of violinist Jerry Goodman, who'd go on to greater fame as a member of fusion super-group Mahavishnu Orchestra. Mahavishnu fans might be interested in this double-disc reissue of the group's two albums solely on the strength of the violinist's involvement. Goodman is, unquestionably, the group's biggest calling card, but by no means the only one.Guitarist/vocalist Fred Glickstein, along with saxophonist Rick Canoff, was one of the group's founding members. Perhaps not as immediately impressive as Terry Kath of Chicago Transit Authority (soon to be simply Chicago), who emerged around the same time, Glickstein was however, a loosely expressive singer and more versatile guitarist.Dinosaur Swamps is positively schizophrenic, with tinges of bluegrass/country, psychedelic musings with electronic treatments, flat-out funk, higher octane blues/rock and hints of Zappa-esque absurdity.