Brian Auger's Oblivian Express - Live Dallas, TX. 1974

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Originally posted July 1, 2015

Brian Auger's Oblivian Express 
Live Dallas Sound Studio

May 1, 1974

Dallas, Texas

Unknown Station FM Source @ VBR

Band:
Brian Auger - hammond b3, keyboards
Alex Ligertwood - vocals
Barry Dean - bass
Jack Mills - guitar
Stephen Ferrone - drums

Set List:

01-Radio intro
02-Back To The Beginning
03-Inner City Blues
04-Straight Ahead
05-Freedom Jazz Dance
06-Maiden Voyage
07-Truth
08 -Compared To What (fade out)

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Brian Auger's Oblivion Express (1971)

Brian Auger's Oblivion Express (1971)

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The first outing by Brian Auger's jazz-rock ensemble the Oblivion Express, first issued in 1971, is one of the great masterpieces of jazz-rock fusion. Auger, having just disbanded his longtime band the Trinity in 1970, still had plenty of rock and roll in his system. His yearning for the open frontiers of electric jazz was certainly the driving force -- in the same way that it was for Miles Davis on A Tribute to Jack Johnson, and Lifetime was for Tony Williams -- but it was anchored in the visceral application of rock. With guitarist Jim Mullen, bassist Barry Dean, and drummer Robbie McIntosh, Auger charted into the unknown. This album fits like a glove, each tune moving ever forward into the next. From the opening knotty, rhythmic twists in "Dragon Song," to the subterranean counterpoint in "Total Eclipse," to the band's theme song that closes the album with its pumping bass and guitar interludes, and Auger's Lemmy Kilmister-like vocals, Oblivion Express is a classic in its genre. There is a rawness in passion and intent here that is balanced by wondrously imaginative arrangements for rock band instrumentation, and an aesthetic that is disciplined and visionary. ~Thom Jurek AllMusic

Track List:

Dragon Song    
Total Eclipse    
The Light    
On The Road    
The Sword    
Oblivion Express

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