Spirit
- Country
- United States
- Profile
- Spirit was an American jazz/hard rock/progressive rock/psychedelic band founded in 1967, based in Los Angeles, California. The original lineup of the group evolved from an earlier Los Angeles band, The Red Roosters, which included Randy California (guitars, vocals), Mark Andes (bass) and Jay Ferguson (vocals, percussion). With the addition of California's stepfather Ed Cassidy (drums), and keyboard player John Locke the new band was originally named the Spirits Rebellious (after a book by Khalil Gibran) but was soon shortened simply to Spirit.
- Website
- http://www.randycaliforniaandspirit.com
- Related articles (11)
-
- Review: Spirit - At Ebbetts Field 1974 (Peter Thelen 2017-03-19)
- Review: Various Artists - 7 and 7 Is (Henry Schneider 2014-09-10)
- Review: Spirit - The Original Potato Land (Peter Thelen 2014-01-16)
- Recommendation: Spirit has a line on you (Jon Davis 2013-12-13)
- Review: Spirit - Two Sides of a Rainbow (Peter Thelen 2013-11-21)
-
Feature: Saving Music 7 Inches at a Time —
The Fruits de Mer Interview (Henry Schneider 2011-06-01) - Review: Spirit - Salvation... The Spirit of '74 (Peter Thelen 2008-01-01)
- Review: Spirit - Son of Spirit / Farther Along & Future Games / Spirit of 84 (Jon Davis 2006-05-01)
- Review: Spirit - 1984 (Peter Thelen 1999-01-01)
- News: Randy California RIP (Peter Thelen 1997-02-01)
- Review: Spirit - Feedback (Peter Thelen 1996-03-01)
- Releases on file (40)
Latest news
2017-05-19
First ProgStock Festival Set for October –
October 2017 will see the inaugural edition of a festival called ProgStock in Rahway, New Jersey at the Union County Performing Arts Center. With a definite slant towards neo-progressive music, the event is sure to please many fans with the inclusion of such artists as Echolyn, Glass Hammer, and Aisles. The festival will take place October 13-15. »
Read more
2017-05-05
Clive Brooks RIP –
Word reaches us today of another sad passing in the music world. Drummer Clive Brooks, best known as a member of such Canterbury bands as Egg, Uriel / Arzachel, and Groundhogs, has died at the age of 67. Details are sketchy at this point. The news was reported on Nick Mason's Facebook page — Brooks was Mason's drum tech. »
Read more
2017-05-02
Col. Bruce Hampton RIP –
The phrase "He died doing what he loved" is almost a cliche, but in the case of Col. Bruce Hampton, it couldn't be more true. Hampton, who was born Gustav Berglund III, collapsed on stage at his own 70th birthday celebration and later passed away. The event took place at the Fox Theater in Atlanta. »
Read more
2017-04-16
ProgDay 2017 Announces First Bands –
Flor de Loto, Sonar, and Infinien are the first three performers to be announced for the 2017 edition of the long-running ProgDay Festival. The 23rd ProgDay takes place Saturday and Sunday, September 2nd and 3rd, at Storybook Farm in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. »
Read more
2017-04-16
Allan Holdsworth RIP –
Surely in the list of artists who have contributed to the sound of modern music, there is a special spot for guitarist Allan Holdsworth. His name is known to virtually every student of the instrument in jazz and rock, and his style has been so widely emulated that it's hardly worth mentioning anymore — we can just assume that every guitarist has Holdsworth as an influence. »
Read more
Previously in Exposé...
Blackmore's Night - Shadow of the Moon – Well, if this album doesn't make you want to run barefoot through the heather I don't know what will. Former axeman for Rainbow and Deep Purple has joined with his Lady to create an utterly enchanting... (1999) » Read more
Bloque - El Hijo del Alba – Bloque were a Spanish quintet who released several albums on the Chapa label in the late 70s/early 80s of which this is their third album and arguably best. Bloque played in a pretty straight-forward... (1996) » Read more
Alfredo Tisocco - Kátharsis, Ritagli d'Anima & Ballet Collection – Alfredo Tisocco's solo career apart from Opus Avantra, began in 1975 with the release of Kátharsis (originally released as Artis ARCD 005), a lengthy piece for modern dance, generally more... (1995) » Read more
NR Hills - Eleven Nails in the Coffin – These pieces originally appeared on English composer and musician N.R. Hill’s first three (now deleted) albums: Romeo & the Beast, Nails, and The Triumph of Death. With this compilation he... (2008) » Read more
GAM - Eiszeit – The name GAM is an acronym of the member’s first names Günter Schickert (guitar, vocals, trumpet), Axel Struck (guitars, vocals), and Michael Leske (drums, percussion). Eiszeit, or Ice Age,... (2007) » Read more
Listen & discover
Print issues
- Issue #1 (1993-10-01)
- Issue #2 (1994-02-01)
- Issue #3 (1994-05-01)
- Issue #4 (1994-08-01)
- Issue #5 (1994-10-01)
- Issue #6 (1995-03-01)
- Issue #7 (1995-07-01)
- Issue #8 (1995-11-01)
- Issue #9 (1996-03-01)
- Issue #10 (1996-08-01)
- Issue #11 (1997-02-01)
- Issue #12 (1997-05-01)
- Issue #13 (1997-10-01)
- Issue #14 (1998-02-01)
- Issue #15 (1998-07-01)
- Issue #16 (1999-01-01)
- Issue #17 (1999-04-01)
- Issue #18 (1999-11-01)
- Issue #19 (2000-05-01)
- Issue #20 (2000-10-01)
- Issue #21 (2001-03-01)
- Issue #22 (2001-07-01)
- Issue #23 (2001-12-01)
- Issue #24 (2002-04-01)
- Issue #25 (2002-09-01)
- Issue #26 (2003-02-01)
- Issue #27 (2003-08-01)
- Issue #28 (2003-12-01)
- Issue #29 (2004-04-01)
- Issue #30 (2004-09-01)
- Issue #31 (2005-03-01)
- Issue #32 (2005-09-01)
- Issue #33 (2006-05-01)
- Issue #34 (2007-03-01)
- Issue #35 (2008-01-01)
- Issue #36 (2008-10-01)
- Issue #37 (2009-07-01)
- Issue #38 (2010-07-01)
- Issue #39 (2011-06-01)
- Issue #40 (2013-04-01)
This work
is licensed under a Creative
Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
Total page views: 13269278