Floating Opera - The Floating Opera (us 1971),Psychedelic Rock, Prog Rockbr br br Reviews:br A self contained group [4 guys and 1 girl] common to this period. Though at times very loud and br vocally histrionic the album flows as an uninterrupted suite. Everyone contributes, and as these br things go Floating Opera isn't a bad record. They do a nice job with the ballads, and the album br is cleanly produced. Fans of this style groupmusic will almost certainly like Floating Opera. br The album is packaged in a nice looking gatefold cover with the lyrics inside, and the group's br picture on the front.br ~ Allan J Moorebr br ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------br FLOATING OPERA (Ann Arbor, MI)br "Floating Opera" 1971 (Embryo sd-730) [die-cut gatefold; wlp exists] [1]br br The first two songs here are absolutely killer, making the rest of the album pretty br disappointing by comparison. “Song of The Suicides” is a pained masterpiece with a stunning br guitar solo and a melodic sound that feels like Zerfas. “The Vision” is a hot powerful rocker br with some relentless organ playing by Carol Lees (many reviews of this album mistakenly claim br that she’s a singer. Apparently some people review the album by just looking at the cover and br not by listening to it, as all of the album’s vocalists are male.) The other songs are lesser br variations on these two styles, without all that much inspiration, though the playing is strong br throughout. Contains a song called “Age of Onan,” for those of you who collect odes to br masturbation. [AM]br ~ www.lysergia.comAcidArchives br br br Artist: Floating Opera br Formed: NYC, October 7, 1970, (Michigan band),br Release Date: Jan 1, 1971 br Label: Embryo br Styles: Rock, World br br - John Nemerovski - Pianobr - Steve Welkom - Guitar br - Artie Alinikoff - Drumsbr - Carol Lees - Keyboardsbr - Gary Munce - Bassbr br - Dave Green - Engineerbr - Herbie Mann - Producerbr br Tracks: br 01. Song of the Suicides 0:00br 02. The Vision 4:54br 03. Midnight 11:00br 04. Buckwheat Gal 14:23br 05. Fever Day 18:15br 06. Age of Onan 22:43br 07. Crack on the Wall 27:13br 08. Back on the Street Again 29:58br 09. Angelfood Cake Song 33:57br 10.