Live In The Attic

Live In The Attic

Live in the Attic was recorded in 1970, with the first three songs tracked while opening for Arthur Lee and Love and the following five songs cut live in the studio. Buried in obscurity for 40 years, it was reissued in 2011. As other English bands like Fairport Convention and Unicorn were flirting with West Coast country rock, Mighty Baby pushed the envelope further with its British approximations of jam rock in the vein of Grateful Dead and Moby Grape. At 15 minutes, the opening jam “Now You See It” proves to be the album’s epic. It starts with vining guitar leads that interweave around a flute solo before the rhythm section kicks in with gypsy-styled violin playing. The song picks up steam halfway thorough, tossing in prerequisite wah-wah guitar before tapering off. The following “Stone Unhenged” makes good on its wordplay with an unhinged instrumental that veers off the rails and lands back on track. “Now You Don’t (Part 1)” gets groovy on tablas and jazz piano, though “Winter Passes” best exemplifies Mighty Baby's songwriting prowess.

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