Steamhammer — Speech 1972 (UK, Heavy Progressive Rock)

Steamhammer — Speech 1972 (UK, Heavy Progressive Rock)

The band's fourth album. After recording this album, drummer Mick Bradley died of leukemia at the age of 25, and the band decided to end their career. Martin Pugh and Louis Cennamo, along with Keith Relf, ​​founded the band Armageddon in 1975.Steamhammer's last album was a posthumous release if memory serves me well asa the group had disintegrated by then. The general sound is a lot like the preceeding Mountains album , full of guitar riffs/works .
Do not be fooled by the lenght of these three tracks, nothing to do with lenghty prog epics. Actually this album has little to do with prog, IMHO! There is virtuosity present on this album as this is full of guitar histrionics.

Although this album is highly touted by collectors

Tracks:

01. Penumbra — 00:00 including:
a). Entrance
b). Battlements
c). Passage To Remorse
d). Sightless Substance
e). Mortal Thought

02. Telegram — 22:40

03. For Against — 34:40


Personnel:

Martin Pugh — guitars, vocals, producer
Louis Cennamo — bass, vocals, producer
Michael Bradley — drums, percussion, producer
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Garth Watt-Roy — lead vocals