Genre: Pop/ rock
Places I remember: Record Fair
Fab, and all the other pimply hyperboles/ Gear costume: Colorado Morrow
Active compensatory factors: In my defense there were a few key reasons for buying this: it came out in 1972; it smelt like prog rock or jazz rock - both favoured genres in my collection; one band member plays mandolin; each band member is listed as a vocalist so I assumed harmonies; it was cheap and in good condition.
Fab, and all the other pimply hyperboles/ Gear costume: Colorado Morrow
Active compensatory factors: In my defense there were a few key reasons for buying this: it came out in 1972; it smelt like prog rock or jazz rock - both favoured genres in my collection; one band member plays mandolin; each band member is listed as a vocalist so I assumed harmonies; it was cheap and in good condition.
So, I ignored warning signs: the cover; the band name; the label (RCA, but then they also had The Guess Who, Bowie and Jefferson Airplane on their books in 1972).
Ides of March is dominated by lead guitarist, lead vocalist and writer James Peterik. They have been around since the sixties, and it looks like they are still at it in 2024!!
That means there must be an audience out there for Ides of March, but I'm not part of it. How come? Well, there's the naff earnestness, the mostly forgetful songs and the lack of vocal presence by Peterik for starters (he can sing well, just not in a style that moves me).
They are at their best when moving into country rock stylings as on Colorado Morrow and Landlady (good harmonies on that one). They are not on Spotify or even YouTube really - more bad signs.
Where do they all belong? I'd get rid of this one if I was still doing that. I decided a few years ago just to hang on to everything.
Where do they all belong? I'd get rid of this one if I was still doing that. I decided a few years ago just to hang on to everything.
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