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GRAVY TRAIN - Staircase To The Day (1974)

"Staircase to the Day" is Gravy Train's swansong from 1974, a marvellous piece of high quality UK melodic progressive rock. Incorporating classical and folk imagery it comes complete with a Roger Dean gatefold cover. This album has that early 70's British feel common to rock bands that were (at the time) reaching out for something new and were given the freedom by the record companies to see where the pursuit led. Compared to their earlier releases, Gravy Train was really over-acheiving on this album. Their previous recordings suffered from spotty musicianship (especially the wind instrument playing, which is unlistenable on those efforts!), and the songs did not really work. Staircase to the Day functions as a tribute to the synergistic power of the collective band mind when it all comes together, if only for a short time, in the studio. Don't bother with their other recordings, but don't let them scare you off of a real diamond in the rough. Listen to the heartfelt vocals and arrangement of "Bring My Life On Back To Me" (looking at the morning after nuclear armegeddon through the eyes of a child), and the rocking wah-guitar on the closing jam "Busted...", and experience that good feeling you get when you take a chance on a recording and are immediately rewarded. - amazon.com

TRACKS: 01. Starbright Starlight 02. Bring My Life On Back To Me 03. Never Wanted You 04. Staircase To The Day 05. Going For A Quick One 06. The Last Day 07. Evening Of My Life 08. Busted In Schenectady