The fourth track "Atmospheres" is basically an acoustic guitar song, with pastoral It has clear inspirations from their British models, Genesis and Yes, Originated "Pictures At An Exhibition" of ELP. The title of the song was originally by Modest Mussorgsky, the gentleman, who also The third track "The Fireballet" combines Leads playing counterpoint to Keith Emerson's like "pomp" keyboards. Here, the band takes on an almost "electrified ELP" sound, with terrific fuzz guitar The second track "Centurion (Tales Of The Fireball Kids)" is less than half the length of the opener and still Producer Ian McDonald also played sax on this Like any other real symphonic progressive rock band should do. The players used a wide range of different sounds and keyboards, just It begins with soft keyboards and acoustic guitar and sounds like a crossīetween Genesis, Flash, or early Yes, until both a sax solo and electric guitar pop up, which gives the trackĪlmost a Van Der Graaf Generator's vibe. The first track "Les Cathédrales" is a little masterpiece in itself, featuring colourful instrumental So, "Night On Bald Mountain" is the debut studio album of Fireballet and was released in 1975. The line up on the album is Ryche Chlanda (backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitars and electronic devices),īrian Hough (backing vocals, Hammond and other organs and keyboards), Frank Petto (backing vocals, acousticĪnd electric pianos, synths and Mellotron), Martyn Biglin (backing vocals, bass and 12 string guitar) and JimĬuomo (lead and backing vocals, drums and percussion). All this together addsĪ nice extra dimension to the sound of the album. Musician and producer Ian McDonald from King Crimson, which also produced the album. Thanks to the two keyboardists featured in the band, along with some sax and flute, played by the guest Thus, you can expect on "Night On Bald Mountain" a lot of terrific organ and synth work, Their musicianship was also from first class, and their very complex music alsoĭemanded it to be so. Most worthwhile albums of American 70's progressive rock music. Glass Stories", Mirthrandir's "For You The Old Women" and the first five studio albums of Kansas, as one of the Their debut "Night On Bald Mountain" is their best release and can be counted along with Cathedral's "Stained Music also had a typical 70's American touch. However and despite they've been strongly influenced by the British progressive rock, their Gentle Giant, replete with various time changes, counterpart keys and guitar riffs, and even some odd soundĮffects in the middle. And at times, Fireballet sounds to me some a weird version of I can also see some reminiscences of Nektar. Rock bands from that era like Genesis, Yes, King Crimson, Van Der Graaf Generator and Emerson Lake & Palmer. Their music was quite British, often reminiscent of many other classic progressive Prog rock acts of that era, mostly simply by being from America, putting them alongside such vaulted acts as On Bald Mountain" from 1975 and their second "Two, Too?" from 1976. Fireballet was a progressive rock band that put out two studio albums in the mid of the 70's, their debut "Night
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