Album: The Impossible Dream
Year: 1974
Style: Theatrical Glam
Similar Bands: Kiss, Kinks, Bonzo Dog Band, Sparks
One-Word Review: Over-the-top Glammy Rock
Based Out Of: Glasgow, Scotland
Based Out Of: Glasgow, Scotland
Label: Vertigo, Phonogram, Inc
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The Impossible Dream (1974)
- The Hot City Symphony Part 1 Vambo 5:02
- Part 2 Man in the Jar 8:11
- River of Love 3:10
- Long Hair Music 4:36 /
- Sergeant Fury 3:26
- Weights Made of Lead 2:36
- (a) Money Honey, (b) Impossible Dream 2:06
- Tomahawk Kid 4:30
- Anthem 7:42
Album Rating (1-10): 7.5
Members & Other Bands:
- David Batchelor - Producer
- Derek Wadsworth - Producer
- Gilbert Kong - Mastering
- Peter Waldman - Photography
- Alex Harvey - Vox, Rhythm Guitar (Hair, Alex Harvey's Big Soul Band, Big Beat Band, Rock Workshop, )
- Zal Cleminson - Guitars (Tear Gas, Nazareth, Tandoori Cassette, Zal Band)
- Chris Glen - Bass (Tear Gas, Cafe Jacques, Michael Schneker Fest, Vengence )
- Hugh McKenna - Keys & Synth (Tear Gas, Stoics)
- Ted McKenna - Drums (Tear Gas, Phenomena, Michael Schneker Fest)
- Martin Rushent - Engineer
- Cyrano - Engineer
- Vicki Silva - Vox (Mick Ronson, Nazareth, Everything But The Girl, Cornelius Cardew)
- London Scottish TAVR - Pipes & Drums
Unknown-ness: I've never heard of them, but I picked this up as it looks fun, somewhere between Bonzo Dog Band and Frank Zappa...probably a very Cabaret version of Glam-meets-Prog...guessing some Alice Cooper influence too, perhaps. And the way the tracks are laid out, it looks like it may be a rock opera.
Album Review: Before this band, Harvey was responsible for writing music for a London Stage performance of Hair, and that theatrical element can easily be picked up on this record, even more than just how the tracks are broken out. At times, the theatrical rock music sounds like the Kinks, Sparks, Elton John, and many others which he makes his own. Before that, he was in a couple Scottish big, jazz, and skiffle bands, one of which opened for a band that would become the Beatles in Scotland/1960.
Stand Out Track: Sergeant Fury
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