LP GRANADA HABLO DE UNA TIERRA ORIGINAL SPAIN 1975 ISSUE PROGRESIVE FOLK FUSION

	€		64
	$		74

Band : GRANADA

Titulo : HABLO DE UNA TIERRA

Format :  LP  +  GATEFOLD

Label : MOVIEPLAY / GING  -  GREEN LABEL

Ref. :  S32643

Año :  1975

COVER - EX   /  RECORD - EX

El primer disco de Granada prueba una gran variedad de estilos musicales que tan pronto suenan preciosos como no. Es un progresivo pastoral/románticp, con partes folkies acústicas, fieras secciones de guitarra y flauta que evocan a Focus o Jethro Tull, prog sinfónico con melotrones, con fusion, per también con momentos poco inspirados como la popera y simplona "Nada es Real". El último tema tiene letras cantadas en un ingés con mucho acento con un fondo supuestamente latino. Despu´s una sección a lo Jethro Tull que finalmente lleva a un solo de flauta con un ritmo funky. Un disco desigual que, sin embargo, mostró que esta banda tuvo el potencial para hacer buena música. Y, de hecho, los dos discos que siguieron hacen palidecer a este primero.

Tanto "España Año 75" como "Valle del Pas" consiste en rock progresivo instrumental, melódico con momentos sorprendentes, que incluyen el uso de orquestación y gaitas. Tocan un progresivo similar al progresivo sencillo de Crack, Imán o Triana (aunque más sofisticado que esta última). Ambos discos sin mucho más consistente en estilo y calidad que su debut "Hablo de Una Tierra", pero todavía le falta la chispa para considerarlo un clásico. No obstante, estos son algunos de los discos que se pueden recomendar para empezar a explorar la escena progresiva española, especialmente si te gusta el sinfónico. (Sjef Oellers, como aparece en Gnosis)

They reminds a lot of Iconoclasta. Strong keys and guitar instrumental passages. Iconoclasta shows a more powerful guitar sound, but Granada focuses more in the keyboards, instead.

Granada were an excellent spanish band from the middle and late 70's, the golden age of spanish prog. When in Italy was going down, in Spain was growing up to bring fantastic prog to the world. I've got 2 records of Granada "España Año 75" and "Valle Del Pas". They are both two excellent examples of spanish prog and highly recommended. The emphasis of Granada relies on the keyboards (with profusion of moog and mellotron) and guitar, but with more keys that guitar. They sound like a mix of fusion and symphonic influences. But there are also classic touches in "España Año 75", from the string sections to the oboe or vibes. Granada change easily from the intensity to the relaxation. Both albums have short songs (4-5 minutos) and other longer ones (7-8 minutes), so no long epic one-side instrumentals. Bands like this and Triana, Iman or Crack are essential in every symphonic collection. Check it. Mike Taylor

"España Ano '75" is a nice piece of fusion in the Canterbury vein. Not much impressive at a first listening, but it improves after few more. "Valle del Pas" is a more symphonic offer, and some passages are just orquestales! There's algo some folk spanish music in their sound (but not flamenco), using tambourines and bagpipes to create a very original sound. Mike Ohman

Granada's first album essays a large variety of musical styles which just as often work beautifully as they don't. Pastoral/romantic prog, folky acoustic parts, fiery guitar-flute sections recalling Focus or Jethro Tull, mellotron-drenched symphonic prog, fusion pass the revue, but there are also uninspired moments like the cheesy pop muzak of "Nada es Real". "Hablo de una Tierra" pales in comparison to the two albums that would follow.

Both "España Año 75" and "Valle del Pas" consist of instrumental, melodic progressive rock with occasionally surprising moments, which include the use of orchestration and bagpipes. They play a similar brand of easy going progressive rock like Crack, Iman or Triana (although more sophisticated than the latter band). Both albums still lack the spark to be called classic. Nevertheless, these are arguably some of the best albums to start exploring the Spanish progressive scene, especially if you like symphonic progressive rock. (Sjef Oellers, as reviewed in Gnosis)

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