Captain Beyond - Dawn Explosion (1977)

Year: April 1977 (CD 1996)
Label: Friday Music (US), FRM 1087
Style: Rock, Hard Rock
Country: Los Angeles, California
Time: 38:01
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 255 Mb

Captain Beyond has a rather legendary status in the ranks of hard '70s rock. Their fame is actually in the "cult status" category. Dawn Explosion, their third album, was a good disc, but really did not live up to the greatness of the first two releases. Still, in showcasing the group's unique blend of hard rock, psychedelia, and progressive-type arrangements, there is definitely some strong material present. The hard-edged and frantic "Icarus" and the nearly ethereal, building mini-epic "Breath of Fire (Part 1 and Part 2)" can arguably stand up to most of the material on the other releases. Where they falter here is on such songs as "If You Please" and "Midnight Memories," which seem to be trying to reach toward accessibility, but come much closer to banality and mediocrity. This disc cannot take away from the tremendous glory of the other albums, though, and several of the tracks certainly still hold up well.

(allmusic.com/album/dawn-explosion-mw0000616369)

01. Do Or Die (03:38)

02. Icarus (04:17)

03. Sweet Dreams (05:29)

04. Fantasy (06:02)

05. Breath Of Fire: (A) A Speck Within A Sphere (03:04)

06. Breath Of Fire: (B) Alone In The Cosmos (03:12)

07. If You Please (04:12)

08. Midnight Memories (04:01)

09. Space Interlude (00:52)

10. Oblivion (02:14)

11. Space Reprise (00:55)

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Captain Beyond - Sufficiently Breathless (1973)

Year: May 1973 (CD 19 May 1998)
Label: Capricorn Records (U.S.), 314 558 380-2
Style: Hard Rock, Rock
Country: Los Angeles, California
Time: 33:20
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 231 Mb

Why this 1973 album from Captain Beyond, the group's second, gets such a bad rep is beyond this writer's comprehension. Issued in the wake of their eponymous, hard-rockin' debut, 'Sufficiently Breathless' saw the expanded line-up fleshing out the first album's nuts-and-bolts sound with a strong injection of dreamy prog atmospherics and Santana-style grooves. As a result, 'Sufficiently Breathless' proves a marked improvement over its predecessor in almost every department. Simply put, this is a fresher, more imaginative and funkier group at work here, whilst the album also features the group's heart-breakingly brilliant signature ballad 'Starglow Energy', a cosmic rock classic of startling power and emotion and a track that has one yearning for the stars. Add the catchy jangle-pop of 'Bright Blue Tango', the Latin-fused anthem 'Drifting In Space' and the impressive closer 'Everything's A Circle', and what you have here is a damn-fine slice of colorful 1970s rock. The real shame is the fact that Captain Beyond could never quite rise beyond the level of cult status, yet thankfully they did leave behind a trio of albums that all true classic rock lovers should hear. Highly-recommended. STEFAN TURNER, STOKE NEWINGTON, 2013.

(progarchives.com/album.asp?id=4258) Review by stefro. August 9, 2013

The charms of the self-titled debut album was that is was presented as a complete piece of music where the organic whole was far greater than the sum of its parts. Not so here. The band has also lost its sense of urgency and this second album is far less interesting and far less memorable. In addition, this album is no longer Heavy Prog, since it is neither particularly heavy nor particularly Prog. Rather, it is more towards psychedelic pop with occasional heavy sections.

In its favour I should say that it is better recorded and produced, the instrumentation is a bit more interesting too, with more keyboards added to the mix. But this can hardly redeem this rather lacklustre effort. This is not poor, only not very interesting. Fans of Heavy Prog should stick with the first album.

(progarchives.com/album.asp?id=4258) Review by SouthSideoftheSky. December 31, 2008

01. Sufficiently Breathless (05:15)
02. Bright Blue Tango (04:11)
03. Drifting In Space (03:12)
04. Evil Men (04:51)
05. Starglow Energy (05:04)
06. Distant Sun (04:42)
07. Voyages Of Past Travellers (01:46)
08. Everything's A Circle (04:14)

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Captain Beyond - Captain Beyond (1972)

Year: July 1972 (CD 19 Aug 1997 )
Label: Capricorn Records (U.S.), 314 536 107-2
Style: Hard Rock, Psychedelic Rock
Country: Los Angeles, California
Time: 35:20
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 231 Mb

CAPTAIN BEYOND (Self-Titled) 1st ALBUM. This album has stood the test of time! It is one of the most listened to ever!
Captain Beyond is the self-titled debut album by Captain Beyond, released in 1972, and featured former members of "Iron Butterfly", "Deep  Purple", and "Johnny Winter And". All songs written and composed by Bobby Caldwell and Rod Evans.
CAPTAIN BEYOND was formed from the ashes of “Deep Purple”, “Johnny Winter And” and “Iron Butterfly”.  The line-up consisted of Rod Evans, vocals (Deep Purple); Bobby Caldwell, drums-vocals (Johnny Winter And; Larry “Rhino” Reinhardt, guitar (Iron Butterfly); and bassist, Lee Dorman (Iron Butterfly).
After hearing the bands demo, long-time friends Duane and Gregg Allman introduced CAPTAIN BEYOND to the late Phil Walden and Capricorn Records.
After the release of the first album “CAPTAIN BEYOND” and a most successful launch at the Montreaux Jazz and Pop Festival followed by a relentless touring schedule (with Alice Cooper, The Allman Brothers, Black Sabbath and many others) Bobby left for a short time during the recording of the second album called “Sufficiently Breathless”.
Bobby then returned and CAPTAIN BEYOND set out once again on a new round of touring with the likes of King Crimson, Trapeze, ZZ Top, etc.  In the mid-seventies lead singer Rod Evans decided to leave music and was replaced with Willie Daffern on vocals. The band then signed with Warner Bros. and recorded the album “Dawn Explosion”.  After further touring and management changes CAPTAIN BEYOND in 1978 went on hiatus.
In 2000, Rhino and Bobby decided to reform CAPTAIN BEYOND which included Jeff Artabasy who is a current member, and recorded a four-track EP.   Unfortunately, this line-up was short lived as Larry Reinhardt was having health problems and it was decided to not continue.  In addition, a tribute album to CAPTAIN BEYOND’s music was recorded by some of Scandinavia’s best musicians titled “A Thousand Days of Yesterdays”.
In January of 2012, Larry Reinhardt passed on, followed by CAPTAIN BEYOND’s original bassist Lee Dorman, who also passed on some nine months later. Rod Evans has been involved in the medical field and is not currently involved in music.
Bobby Caldwell has resurrected the new Captain Beyond with the intention of recording some new master works and bringing this historic music back to their many fans!  The current line-up in addition to Bobby “Fire” Caldwell and Jeff “The Count” Artabasy, is Simon Lind, Don Bonzi and Jamie Holka.  They look forward to meeting everyone!
(officialcaptainbeyond.com)

01. Dancing Madly Backwards (On A Sea Of Air) (04:02)
02. Armworth (01:48)
03. Myopic Void (03:30)
04. Mesmerization Eclipse (03:48)
05. Raging River Of Fear (03:51)
06. Thousand Days Of Yesterday (Intro) (01:19)
07. Frozen Over (03:46)
08. Thousand Days Of Yesterday (Time Since Come And Gone) (03:56)
09. I Can't Feel Nothing' (Part I) (03:06)
10. As The Moon Speaks (To The Waves Of The Sea) (02:25)
11. Astral Lady (00:16)
12. As The Moon Speaks (Return) (02:13)
13. I Can't Feel Nothin' (Part II) (01:13)

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