Black Swan's video: Banzai - Hora Nata 1974 FULL ALBUM Progressive rock

Progressive rock 1974 Belgium Tracklist: 01. You always like an Entree (2:13) 02. Try (7:46) 03. Obelisk (11:09) 04. Hattrick (7:34) 05. Three Magicians (12:15) Bonus 06. Hora Nata (3:00) 07. Good Morning Life (3:46) 08. We're Sorry (3:08) 09. Be Careful Now (3:28) 10. Talking About My Love (3:09) 11. On The Rocks (3:01) Banzai was along with Machiavel one of the symphonic progressive rock bands to come from Belgium in the 70's. Their only album consisted of complex 70's symphonic progressive rock as typical and traditional as it possibly can get. Main influences were clearly Yes, Genesis, Focus and some Gentle Giant. Three of the five tracks are pure instrumentals, while "Try" and "Three Magicians" features vocals. Especially "Try" has some convincing Yes-like vocal-harmonies. Personally I feel that "Obelisk" and "Hattrick" are the best tracks. Both have a great degree of complexity, and the melodic guitar-playing reminds a lot of Jan Akkerman. But the whole band sounded like accomplished musicians. A few passages also include some orchestration. "Hora Nata" is derivative and not very original in any way, but it's still quite solid stuff if you can't get enough of that classic 70's symphonic progressive rock sound. - Peter Torfs / keyboards, vocals - John MC O / guitars - Ludwig Kemat / percussion, alto saxophone - Evert Verhees / bass, vocals - Erry Foix / drums, percussion