Captain Beyond (1972) Myopic Void‏

A super group that brought together Deep Purple Mark 1's vocalist Rod Evans (He sang Hush) with Iron Butterfly's Guitarist Larry Rheinhardt and Bass player Lee Dornan along with Johnny Winter's drummer Bobby Caldwell, Captain Beyond were a like the original Deep Purple a heavy Prog band thought with less 60's Medieval Folk references and more 70's space rock. The band also has a heavy Boogie style like Kansas, a prog band that would debut the next year with quite a bit of swing. The mixture of hard rock guitars and tight playing make their debut album a enjoyable listen, particularity as only one song breaks the four minute barrier making this quiet accessible though a little repetitive at times. The standout track is Myopic Void with some interesting textures, wirring, echoey pedal steel guitars and a marching drum beat lay the foundation for a Sci-Fi jam. A catchy backing chorus slowly builds in at the end filling in the musical void and cap off this short, glowing track from a band that once again deserved more recognition.