Earth Opera (album)
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Earth Opera is the self-titled first album by the band Earth Opera
, recorded in 1968. The group featured Peter Rowan and David Grisman
, who made their solo careers in much different genres than this very interesting record of mainly psychedelic music.
Earth Opera
Earth Opera was an American psychedelic rock group, active during 1967-1969 and featuring Peter Rowan and David Grisman.-History:Both Rowan and Grisman were virtuoso folk and bluegrass performers in Boston clubs, who became caught up in the changes in the music scene in the mid 1960s...
, recorded in 1968. The group featured Peter Rowan and David Grisman
David Grisman
David Grisman is an American bluegrass/newgrass mandolinist and composer of acoustic music. In the early 1990s, he started the Acoustic Disc record label in an effort to preserve and spread acoustic or instrumental music.-Biography:Grisman grew up in Hackensack, New Jersey...
, who made their solo careers in much different genres than this very interesting record of mainly psychedelic music.
Track listing
All compositions by Peter Rowan, unless otherwise noted- "The Red Sox are Winning" – 3:34
- "As It Is Before" – 7:25
- "Dreamless" – 2:52
- "To Care at All" – 3:35
- "Home of the Brave" – 4:51
- "The Child Bride" – 4:43
- "Close Your Eyes and Shut the Door" – 2:46
- "Time and Again" (Grisman, Rowan) – 5:47
- "When You Were Full of Wonder" – 4:00
- "Death by Fire" – 6:08
Personnel
- Peter Rowan – vocals, guitar, saxophone
- David GrismanDavid GrismanDavid Grisman is an American bluegrass/newgrass mandolinist and composer of acoustic music. In the early 1990s, he started the Acoustic Disc record label in an effort to preserve and spread acoustic or instrumental music.-Biography:Grisman grew up in Hackensack, New Jersey...
– mandolinMandolinA mandolin is a musical instrument in the lute family . It descends from the mandore, a soprano member of the lute family. The mandolin soundboard comes in many shapes—but generally round or teardrop-shaped, sometimes with scrolls or other projections. A mandolin may have f-holes, or a single...
, mandocello, keyboards, saxophone, vocals - Bill StevensonBill Stevenson (Canadian musician)Bill Stevenson is an award-winning Canadian blues and jazz pianist, vocalist and songwriter, originally associated with the band Earth Opera, whose career in music has spanned over forty years.-Biography:...
- piano, harpsichord, organ, vibraphone - Paul Dillon - guitar, drums, vocals
- Billy MundiBilly MundiBilly Mundi is an American drummer, who has played a multitude of sessions and been a member of countless bands, most notably The Mothers of Invention and Rhinoceros. He sometimes used the name Tony Schnasse.A former Hells Angel, his career dates back to the late 1950s, when he majored in music at...
- percussion, drums - John Nagy – bass