Excellent band in the light and not so very complex Early-British progressive rock style of Beggar’s Opera, Cirkus and Spring. They released two classic albums and, next to Spring, Cressida was probably the best example of this style. Their sound is mostly dominated by the most beautiful and atmospheric Hammond-organ sound you can imagine. There’s of course also some mellotron here, but it’s much less dominant than the organ. Most of the 12(!) songs on the album are great. Beautiful tracks prove that progressive rock doesn’t necessarily have to be complex and challenging to be very enjoyable. But a track like “Depression” showed that the group could handle time-changes and excellent solo-parts very well too. Overall, this is a wonderful album of Early-British progressive rock. And it surpasses most other bands of this style, like Cirkus, Moody Blues and Barclay James Harvest. Line-up / Musicians Angus Cullen/vocals John Heyworth/guitar,vocals Peter Jennings/harpsichord,organ,piano Kevin McCarthy/bass Iain Clark/drums Discography(Album) Cressida 1970
1.To Play Your Little Game 2.Winter is Coming Again 3.Time For Bed 4.Cressida 5.Home And Where I Long To Be 6.Depression 7.One Of A Group 8.Lights In My Mind 9.The Only Earthman In Town 10.Spring '69 11.Down Down 12.Tomorrow Is A Whole New Day
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