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John Kay & The Sparrow - John Kay & The Sparrow (Expanded Edition) (1969/2019)

John Kay & The Sparrow - John Kay & The Sparrow (Expanded Edition) (1969/2019)
WEB FLAC (Tracks) - 426 MB | Cover | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 152 MB | 01:04:00
Pop Rock, Classic Rock, Rock and Roll | Label: Columbia/Legacy

Before Steppenwolf hit with "Born to Be Wild," there was a blues band out of Canada called the Sparrow. Not only is the future growl of John Kay subdued on this record, so are the bellowing sounds that became organist Goldy McJohn's trademark. The John Kay composition "King Pin" has an almost jazz piano playing against the harp. With drummer Jerry Edmonton, McJohn, and Kay, this is three-fifths Steppenwolf, and it comes off as Steppenwolf lite. Guitarist Dennis Edmonton, the drummer's brother, composes or co-writes five of the songs, where John Kay wrote four. Dennis Edmonton's "Chasin' Shadows" is psychedelic pop, very British sounding, and gives indications of the trippy style he would develop.