TRAPEZE “MEDUSA”

Recorded in 1970 and released later that year this is a record i´m always been curios about. Ever since I started to listen to Deep Purple and specifically the album “Burn” I have wondered what Glenn Hughes did before joining Deep Purple. Now I know.

Medusa is a killer album. This is a true rock´n´roll classic that is often not mentioned as one of the most influential albums of the time period. I don´t think this album have any weak spots but some of the songs is on the brink of falling out of the music pattern.

Setting of as a trio on their second album I can´t see what´s missing on this album. Mel Galleys guitar playing is as catching as the HongKong flu. The potential of Glenn Hughes we all know of, but in my opinion the most anonymous player is Dave Holland. There is nothing wrong with the drumming, it´s flawless but a bit cautious. This is no near his heavy impact he delivers later on with Judas Priest. Yet it´s still amusing and toetapping to hear his drumfilling on doublebass drum in songs like “Black cloud” and “jury”.

It is easy to recommend you to buy this album. The production has really stood the test of time and it got this nice warm feeling about the whole sound picture. This album should be in anybodys rockrecord collection and I bet you on my grandmothers false teeth, that you will have a hard time to get the riff from the title song “Medusa” out of your head. It will haunt you.

VINYLRATING/GRADE

-7-Very good-  Game, set and match.