Virus - Thoughts (1971/1991) Pilz 2021102-9

 

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progressive rock

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German progressive rock band from Bielefeld, active in the early 1970s.

Virus were a psychedelic band originating from Bielefeld in Northern Germany. They released only two albums "Revelation" (1970) and "Thoughts" (1971). The album was recorded in Star Studios, Hamburg and produced by Konrad Plank. The Virus lineup for the first album is: Werner Monka (guitar), Jörg-Dieter Krahe (organ), Bernd "Molle" Hohmann (vocals, flute), Reinhold Spiegelfeld (bass) and Wolfgang Rieke (drums).

The second album "Thoughts" is a big change from their first one. The lineup change considerably as well, leaving only Krahe and Rieke from the original group. The new members were: Axel Nieling (drums), Jürgen Schäfer (bass, vocals), Bernd Rösner (guitar) and Werner Vogt (bass, guitar, vocals). In this album they abandoned their long tracks and space rock and psychedelic nature. This album presents a more mainstream approach with blues rock songs. Therefore this would not be of interest for those looking them for their psychedelic and progressive sound.

Tracks:

01. King Heroin - 5:36

02. Manking, Where Do You Go? (Virus/Virus) - 4:58

03. Theme - 0:22

04. Old Time Movie - 4:13

05. Butterflies - 4:25

06. Take Your Thoughts - 6:08

07. Sittin' And Smokin' - 2:55

08. Going On (Virus/Virus) - 4:31

09. Deeds Of The Past (Virus/Virus) - 2:12

10. My Strand-Eyed Girl - 4:12

Personnel:

Jörg-Dieter Krahe - keyboards

Bernd Rösner - guitar

Werner Vogt - bass, vocals

Jürgen Schäfer - bass, vocals

Wolfgang "Dicken" Rieke - drums

Axel Nieling - percussion