Carmen Maki & Oz (1975/2013) [FLAC]

Carmen Maki & Oz - Carmen Maki & Oz (1975/2013)

Genre: Japan, Heavy Prog Rock

Trackist:

01. Rokugatsu no Uta 08:09
02. Asa no Fukei 04:57
03. Image Song 11:02
04. Gozen Ichiji no Sketch 04:47
05. Kino Sakaba de Mita Onna 02:37
06. Watashi wa Kaze 11:39

The lovely Carmen Maki was a popular female vocalist, sometimes being called a 'Japanese Janis Joplin' although she's also been likened to Grace Slick and even to a female Robert Plant! After a string of solo records she did a fantastic heavy progressive rock title with Blues Creation (1971). A few years later Maki formed a new group named Oz, which recorded 4 titles, including double live album. This excellent debut LP was released in January 1975 by Polydor Records and offered richly produced and very enjoyable combi nation of British-styled progressive rock tracks (sung in Japanese) similar to Barclay James Harvest and Pink Floyd, but also tightly arranged and quite powerful hard rock epics in Blues Creation and Deep Purple vein.