GRAVY TRAIN - Second Birth - FRA Long Hair Press - LISTEN

Released at the beginning of 1973, the third album in the discography (and the first for the Dawn label - after leaving Vertigo) is without a doubt the hardest, most dynamic title in the career of this British, hard-progressive band. According to conventional opinion it is a rather average record, but for me heavy, juicy playing of the early Jethro Tull (lots of strong flute) or Uriah Heep kind is never average. Half of the album is simply superb and beats the vast majority of the material from the first two albums hands down, while the remaining four tracks (including one very Beatles-like) do not drop below a good level. It is a genuinely very good record and, what is more, one that sounds very good! A 2020 reissue. Highly recommended!