Drama - Drama (1972) [Remastered, 1997]

Artist: Drama
Title Of Album: Drama
Year Of Release: 1972/1997
Label (Catalog#) : Pseudonym [CDP-1046-DD]
Country: Netherlands
Genre: Prog Hard Blues Rock
Quality: FLAC (tracks+cue,log,scans)
Bitrate: Lossless
Total Time: 00:57:14
Total Size: 337mb(+3%)

"I must admit, the music of Drama is more rock than progressive. On the other hand they did have progressive influences, but most of all the did have Frank van der Kloot. He was a young and brilliant guitarist which makes this band just a bit more interesting than some of the bands that were in the same space of time.

So what about the music. The album opens with a heavy track Dreamed I was the president which has a typical seventies sound and a great guitar solo. This is followed by the superfluous blues cover I'm your hoochie cookie man. Again the guitar is good, but the more interesting tracks are the slow, early progressive No doctor and Melodrama, a song that is built up to a wonderful guitar outburst. Side B continues with the cheerful Smile or yell and the (excusez le mot) rockballad Tell the world I'm coming. One of the better tracks is the dynamic Brains or not. The album ends with acoustic guitar and wonderful flute playing, by Supersister's Sascha van Geest. A nice early progressive effort with great guitar work.

The bonus tracks are singles they released, which show their ability to create good melodic rock tracks. But when you listen to Mary's mamma, it is not hard to understand why the band hated this song. It is terrible, awful and has nothing to do with the music they really make."

Tracklist:
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01. Dreamed I Was The President (Schellekens) - 4:46
02. I’m Your Hoochie Coochie Man (W. Dixon) - 7:51
03. No Doctor (Van Der Kloot) - 2:29
04. Melodrama (Drama) - 4:30
05. Smile Or Yell (Eduard) - 6:59
06. Tell The World I’m Coming (Gr?n) - 2:57
07. Brains Or Not (Eduard) - 6:31
08. Give Up And Go (Eduard) - 2:29
Bonus Tracks:
09. Down (Eduard) - 3:08
10. Hard To Believe (Drama) - 5:18
11. Daddy Won’t Let Me (Eduard) - 3:04
12. Everywhere (Gr?n) - 3:27
13. Mary’s Mamma (P. Koelewijn, P. Schoonhoven) - 3:20

Personnel:
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Ton "Shell" Schellekens: Drums
Polle Eduard: Bass guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals
Uly Grun: Hammond organ, Mellotron, Guitar, vocals
Frank van der Kloot: Guitar, vocals
Guest: Sascha van Geest: Flute on track [08 - Give Up And Go]

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