Gryphon - Red Queen To Gryphon Three

So… why not a krumhorn in prog rock?

Gryphon began as an Elizabethan/ Medieval trio, but expanded to a five-piece in the 70s to include rock influences. This chess-game concept album runs to four extended tracks, with Opening Move setting the tone well: contrasting sections where rock statements are interspersed between more lyrical passages that let the group’s earlier influences in.

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Talking Elephant | TECD 112

Reviewed by Kingsley Abbott
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