Episode 683 of the “opus project” is HIGH TIDE. Among the bands that adopted a heavy sound in the late 1960s that came to be seen as influences on metal, you can’t do much better than the UK’s High Tide, or at least their first album Sea Shanties. It’s a quality experience, not unlike if Jim Morrison were the lead singer of Iron Butterfly. But they didn’t last long. Their second album was proto-prog aided by a violin as a main instrument. There was a synth-heavy recording in the 1980s and several releases of live performances of extended jams, none of which is interesting.
Favourite album: Sea Shanties
Favourite song: Futilist’s Lament
Compared to expectations: same
Recommendation: Sea Shanties is the only good thing
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