Studio D A1

What Is This - What Is This
FLAC | Artwork | 24Bit 96kHz: 767 MB | 16Bit 44.1kHz: 261 MB
Cat#: MCA Records MCA-5598 | Country/Year: US 1985, Promotional Copy
Genre: Alternative Rock | Hoster: Uploaded/Filesonic

What Is This? (known prior to 1980 as Anthym) was a rock band that originated in Fairfax High School in California and would play numerous shows along the coast of California. Anthony Kiedis of the Red Hot Chili Peppers was one of two original people who acted as roadies for the band and would introduce the band before they went on stage. Original Red Hot Chili Peppers members Hillel Slovak and Jack Irons left that band just prior to it receiving its first record contract, preferring to focus on What Is This?. Slovak rejoined the Chili Peppers for their second album and Irons for their third album. The name What Is This? refers to the reaction of people listening to their music.

Excellent addition to any prog rock music collection.
On several occasions I have spoken of the important role of radio in my knowledge of music: Groups or soloist are lost in the distance and the little diffusion.

In my humble opinion this is the last and best Cabrel's album, three important songs appear in this: "Répondez-Moi" "Carte Postale" "Chandelle"
The melancholy title track that opens Carte Postale announces that Francis Cabrel will not be content to churn out bottomless clone albums.

A French cross between GRYPHON and STEELEYE SPAN. The songs are mostly old French traditional songs. The head of Malicorne is singer-guitarist-composer Gabriel Yacoub.

Essential: a masterpiece of progressive rock music.
It's really strange that this band isn't as famous as other giants of 70' progressive rock. I suppose their biggest problem was lack of "momentum".