Tracks
- Facelift
- Slightly All the Time
- Moon in June
- Out-Bloody-Rageous
Third is a schizophrenic album. The music is combination of jazz fusion and progressive rock. It's a double album with each track spanning one side of an LP. The first two songs sound a lot like In the Court of the Crimson King, Bitches' Brew and A Love Supreme. I would almost say they are rock's answer to Miles Davis' Bitches' Brew. The last two tracks are pure and unique progressive rock songs.
This album is a real challenge to get through. With each song just under twenty minutes long, it's a test of endurance to stay focused for the entirety of each one, let alone for the whole album. Also, each song has many parts. Some parts are more structured than others. Some parts are more melodic, others are more dissonant.
I think, after having listened to this album five times, I find it interesting. But is it necessary to be patient and wait for something to become interesting? I think so, but I suspect there are a lot more people who would disagree.
I do think this album is worth listening to and I think it deserves to be on the 1001 Albums list. It demonstrates clearly a shift in rock music. Psychedelic rock is on the way out and progressive rock is on its way in. This album is not the first harbinger of that, but the last two songs are really fine example of what prog rock will become.
I think all four songs are good and I don't think any of the four songs stand out from the other three. They are all unique in their own way.
★★★★★★★★★☆
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