This British quartet featured Martin Henderson (bass, vocals), Franc Holland (guitar, vocals), Robert Webb (keyboards, vocals) and Jode Leigh (percussion, vocals, bass). Garden Shed is the debut full-length studio album. The album was released in 1977 by Arista. The music on Garden Shed is influenced mainly by Genesis and Yes. Camel and a band like Greenslade also come to mind a couple of times but the two first mentioned acts are the dominant influences. You get clever keyboard and guitar playing, a tight rythm section and some great harmony vocals. The lead vocalist is good but he lacks that original touch that could have made the album really great. The musicianship on the album is absolutely brilliant though and that´s probably the band´s greatest asset because the material have a hard time escaping the clone tag. Clone or not, most of the tracks are of a very high quality. The strong opener Midnight Madness, Three Piece Suite and the 16:17 minute long closer Poisoned Youth particularly stand out.
Line-up / Musicians
Martin Henderson/bass,vocals
Franc Holland/guitar,vocals
Robert Webb/keyboards,vocals
Jode Leich/percussion,bass,vocals
Discography(Album)
Garden Shed 1977
1.Midnight Madness
2.All Alone (Introducing)
3.Three Piece Suite
4.Paraffinalea
5.Yellow
6.Poisoned Youth
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England - Garden Shed 1977
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