Silk - Smooth As Raw Silk (1969, Kismet 2012)⭐

Artist: Silk
Title Of Album: Smooth As Raw Silk
Year Of Release: 1969/2012
Label: Kismet – KISCD4034
Country: US
Genre: Psychedelic Rock, Folk Rock, Baroque Pop, Heavy Psychedelic
Quality: FLAC (tracks+scans)
Duration: 38:14

Tracklist:
1. Introduction - 1:05
2. Foreign Trip - 4:11
3. Long Haired Boy - 3:36
4. Not A Whole Lot I Can Do - 3:04
5. Custody - 2:18
6. Scottish Thing - 4:44
7. Skitzo Blues - 4:37
8. Hours - 3:13
9. Walk In My Mind - 3:47
10. Come On Down Girl - 3:41
11. For All Time - 4:14

Personnel:
Michael Gee - Bass
Chris Johns - Guitar
Courtney Johns - Drums
Randy Sabo - Keyboards

American band from 1969. They play dynamic hard rock with occasional forays into brass rock, tasty instrumental psychedelia, guitar-and-organ hard rock, and even folk rock with bagpipes and female backing vocals. It is obvious that the band was at a crossroads - in the period of forming their own style. On the other hand, the record is very good, despite the cut-up and motley nature of the material. Among the guests are a violinist, a trumpeter, and a bagpiper. The interaction of keyboards (organ and piano) and electric/acoustic guitars is also very competent. The musicians are trying to break away from psychedelia and play something new. This trend was typical of many bands on both sides of the ocean at the turn of the 60s and 70s. Some tracks fit into the proto-prog category