Happy the Man (album)
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Publication |
1977 |
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November and December 1976 |
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| Label (s) | Arista Records | |||
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Title (number) |
9 |
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running time |
49:29 |
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Studio (s) |
A&M Studios |
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Happy the Man is the debut album by the American progressive rock band Happy the Man . It was released on Arista Records in 1977 .
Creation and publication
After a demo in 1975, some airplay on Georgetown University radio and rehearsals with Peter Gabriel , who was looking for a backing band, Happy the Man got a contract with Arista Records. At the end of 1976 they were able to win over the well-known producer Ken Scott to record their self-titled debut album. The band was finally sent on tour by their label with Renaissance , Foreigner , Hot Tuna and Stomu Yamashta in 1977 .
Title list and style
- Starborne - 4:31
- Stumpy Meets the Firecracker in Stencil Forest - 4:20
- Upon the Rainbow (Befrost) - 4:39
- Mr. Mirror's Reflection on Dreams - 8:51
- Carousel - 4:08
- Knee Bitten Nymphs of Limbo - 5:22
- On Time As a Helix of Precious Laughs - 5:21
- Hidden Moods - 3:40
- New York Dream's Suite - 8:37
Happy the Man play varied and mostly instrumental Progressive Rock with complex structures and playful arrangements, with virtuoso solos and hymn-melodic passages. In places there are echoes of the Canterbury sound .
reception
Happy the Man is now considered a classic of American progressive rock, even if the vocal passages are sometimes criticized. Udo Gerhards from Babyblauen Seiten praises it as a "great album [...] by a band with an absolutely unique sound: varied, complex, but eminently entertaining". The eclipsed magazine took the album on its list of the 150 best prog albums.
Web links
- Happy the Man at Allmusic (English)
- Reviews of Happy the Man on the baby blue pages
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Baby Blue Prog Reviews: Happy The Man: Happy The Man , Baby Blue Pages , accessed on August 3, 2015.
- ↑ a b Donald A. Guarisco: Happy the Man at Allmusic (English), accessed on August 3, 2015.
- ↑ a b eclipsed No. 144, p. 36.