Genre: rock
Rating: *** (3 stars)
Title: The Legend
Company: Megaphone
Catalog: S-101
Country/State: Los Angeles, California
Year: 1968
Grade (cover/record): VG/VG
Comments: --
Available: SOLD
GEMM Catalog ID: SOLD
Price: SOLD
Not to be confuse with the late-1960s English
band (featuring Mickey Jupp), or a late-1970s Connecticut progressive
outfit, other than they were based in Los Angeles, I don't know much about
this quintet (apparently E. Brooks, B. Corso and S. Romans and two other
nameless members - no performances credits shown on the limited liner notes) ...
Signed by the small California Megaphone label, 1968's "The
Legend" teamed the band with producers Marty Brooks and
Tony Sepa. Offering up a mixture of originals and popular covers (Bob Dylan,
The Troggs, The Who), musically the set wasn't particularly original. With
Corso and Brooks/Romans credited with half the material, tracks such as 'The Sky That Is Blue',
'Zepplin's Good Friday' and 'Yesterday's Child' showcased a tasty blend of tight, Bealteaque
harmonies and surprisingly commercial melodies. It wasn't perfect with the band
occasionally drifting too close to Mamas and Papas-styled MOR ('Gigi').
Far more impressive were the band's stabs at a harder rock sound, including the fuzz
guitar and feedback propelled 'Where Oh Where Is Mother' and their
vox-powered cover of Dylan's 'Baby Blue' (always liked the song's sitar
fadeout). All told, the results weren't half bad; an album I pull out from
time to time. Call me anal, but wasn't Townshend's song actually entitled 'The Kids Are Alright' (single "l")? The album vanished
without a trace, followed in short order by the band.
If you're interested in this outfit check out
the write-up on the band Dragonfly.
"The Legend" track listing:
(side
1)
1.) With a Girl Like You (Reg Presley) - 2:17
2.) The Sky That Is Blue (B. Corso) - 2:47
3.) Zepplin's Good Friday (E. Brooks - S. Romans) - 2:42
4.) Where Oh Where Is Mother (B. Corso) - 3:03
5.) Yesterday's Child (B. Corso) - 2:31
6.) Eyes of the World (D. McGinnis) - 2:27
(side
2)
7.) The Kids Are Allright (Pete Townshend) - 2:53
8.) Cold Wind In August (B. Page) - 2:32
9.) Sunny Day (E. Brooks - S. Romans) - 2:11
10.) You'll Be Sorry Someday (B. Corso) - 2:41
11.) Gigi (Lerner - Loewe) - 2:17
12.) Baby Blue (Bob Dylan) - 5:27