Roger Glover - Elements (1978) [Full Album]
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From rogerglover.com:
My all-time favourite rock musician
Quite interesting album but his first ( butterfly ball) was far better
The First Ring Made of Clay (Roger Glover) 00:00
The Next a Ring of Fire (Glover) 07:45
The fifth element is the MUSIC!!!
The Third Ring's Watery Flow (Glover) 17:22
The Fourth Ring with the Wind (Glover, Martin Birch) 26:15
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Finale (Glover, Birch) 32:50
In the night within your eyes
Where blackness tells no lie
A hand was seen to fall
As it reached up for the sky
All fingers had a ring
And each with nine stones set
Around a halo shone
Where truth and beauty met
The first ring made of clay
Is old and cracked and worn
The stones are loose and rattle
Like a window in a storm
The next a ring of fire
That licks around each gem
The centre glows with molten gold
That dies and lives again
The third ring’s watery flow
Is deep and clear and green
Jewels like sunny islands
Reflecting in a stream
The fourth ring with the wind
As Chinese bells are blown
All nine stones in orbit spin
Destiny unknown
In the night within your eyes
Where blackness tells no lie
A hand was seen to soar
As it fell down from the sky
From Wikipedia:
Elements is the second solo album from Deep Purple bassist Roger Glover. It was recorded in early 1977 but wasn't released until April 1978 on PolyGram Records. The album's main concept is based on the four elements.
Roger Glover: ARP 2600 Synthesizer, Oberheim polyphonic synthesizer, bass guitar, percussion, tabla, sitar guitar, acoustic guitar, vibes, backing vocals
Simon Phillips: drums, tabla, percussion
Micky Lee Soule: Piano, organ, percussion
Graham Preskett: Electric violin, clarinet
Ronnie Aspery: Saxophone, flute
Martin Birch: Acoustic guitar, backing vocals
Liza Strike: Lead Vocals
Helen Chappelle: Lead Vocals
The Munich Philharmonic conducted by Graham Preskett
Produced by Martin Birch and Roger Glover
Recorded and mixed at Musicland Studios, Munich, Germany, 1977
Engineered by Martin Birch assisted by Hans Menzel
Mastered at Sterling Sound, New York by Greg Calbi
Roger David Glover (born 30 November 1945) is a Welsh bassist, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known as a member of the hard rock bands Deep Purple and Rainbow. As a member of Deep Purple, Glover was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in April 2016.
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