Rockpommel's Land
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| Studio album by Grobschnitt | ||||
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Publication |
1977 |
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November 1976 to February 1977 |
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| Label (s) | Metronome Records | |||
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Title (number) |
4th |
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running time |
45:05 |
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Grobschnitt and Conny Plank |
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Studio (s) |
Studio by Conny Plank, Wolperath |
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Rockpommel's Land (often also: Rockpommels Land ) is a studio album by the German rock band Grobschnitt . It was released on Metronome Records in 1977 .
Creation and publication
Like its predecessor Jumbo , the album was recorded again in Conny Plank's Wolperath recording studio. Rockpommel's Land was also released in Japan and Canada. As part of the album tour, a 50-minute version of the track Solar Music was recorded, which was released in 1978 as Solar Music - Live . In 1989 Rockpommel's Land was released for the first time on CD, versions remastered by Eroc with different bonus tracks were released in 1998 and 2007. In 2016, a remastered version, limited to 1000 copies, was released on green vinyl as part of Record Store Day .
- Eroc - drums, percussion, electronic effects, lyrics
- Lupo - lead guitar (s), acoustic guitar (s), backing vocals
- Crap - keyboards, cover artwork, theme and conception of the story
- Popo (Hunter) - bass guitar
- Wildschwein - lead vocals, electric and acoustic guitars
Track list
page 1
- Ernie's trip - 10:56
- Severity Town - 10:05
Page 2
- Anywhere - 4:13
- Rockpommel's Land - 20:55
Bonus title
- Tontillon - 6:15 (1998 edition)
- Rockpommel's Land Pott Puree - 16:40 (Live, 2007 edition)
Music and lyrics
Grobschnitt play melodic and mostly calm Progressive Rock with little distorted guitars, symphonic arrangements and harmonic vocals. The atmosphere is romantic and dreamy. The bizarre humor that is typical for Grobschnitt does not come into play here, the album is more influenced by the style and concepts of British progressive rock bands of the time such as Yes or Genesis .
Rockpommel's Land is a concept album that tells of the daydreamer Ernie and his fairytale adventures with the great bird maraboo. You get to Severity Town, where laughter - and much more - is forbidden. In search of the exiled Mr Glee, they arrive at Rockpommel's Land, can free him and the good spirits of Severity Town and thus the city from the evil forces.
reception
The album is often viewed as a high point in the band's work. Udo Gerhard from Babyblauen Seiten would like "a little more energetic parts here and there, [because] the album splashes a bit in places", but for Jochen Rindfrey it is "one of the best rough cut albums" and Andreas Pläschke can "I really recommend it to everyone who likes it symphonic-lyric". Allmusic's Mike DeGagne describes the album as "fine-tuned and well-focused". The music magazine eclipsed took Rockpommel's country on its list of the 150 most important prog albums.
Web links
- Rockpommel's Land on Allmusic (English)
- Reviews of Rockpommel's Land on the Babyblauen Seiten
Individual evidence
- ↑ Rockpommel's Land , grobschnitt.rocks , accessed December 20, 2019.
- ↑ a b Mike DeGagne: Rockpommel's Land at Allmusic (English), accessed on November 10, 2012.
- ↑ a b Baby Blue Prog Reviews: Grobschnitt: Rockpommel's Land , Baby Blue Pages , accessed on November 10, 2012.
- ↑ a b eclipsed No. 144, p. 34.