Entertainment For Lively Minds
Druid
Posted by Handsome.P.Wonderful on 10 July 2010 - 12:21pm.
What's it called?:
Toward The Sun
What It Sounds Like:
Growing up in the 70s with a passion for all things Prog, and with a long wait until the new Yes triple album came out, I found myself investigating some of the lesser known Prog bands. Bands like PFM, Greenslade and Pavlov's Dog played the Bolton Wanderers role to Yes's Manchester United. One of these 'stop-gaps' was Druid, who I first saw on a visit to Lanchester Polytechnic in Coventry. Druid were a cross between early Yes and early Genesis, which, in my eyes, was no bad thing. After 30 years, I revisited their first album, Toward The Sun, on Spotify and was surprised at two things. Firstly, that they had managed to avoid being sued by either Yes or Genesis and secondly, at how much I enjoyed it.
What Does It All "Mean"?:
This is never going to go down as one of the Prog classics and my recollection is that the similarity to Yes was a deliberate marketing ploy. That said, if you're a Prog fan and haven't discovered Druid, it's definitely worth a listen.
Goes well with...:
As a younger man, I used to listen to Prog on my own, in my bedroom with my headphones on. Now I'm grown up and married, I listen to Prog on my own, in my bedroom with my headphones on.
Might Suit People Who Like...:
Prog, obviously, but if you're a connoisseur of the Mellotron or vocals which sound a lot like Jon Anderson, then this is for you.
Druid
5 months later, found this thread whilst looking for one about Pavlov'S Dog. Just to say that I have that Druid album and it is the most derivative album I own. If Yes hadn't recorded Topographic Oceans, Druid could not have existed, but you knew that didn't you.