Odin - 2007 - Live At The Maxim 1971

Odin
2007
Live At The Maxim 1971

01. Oh No!
02. Man Of Reason
03. Ohio
04. Silver Dollar
05. My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama
06. Gemini
07. Cinnamon Girl
08. Little House
09. Peaches En Regalia
10. 21st Century Schizoid Man

Jeff Beer / keyboards, vibraphone, percussion, vocals
Rob Terstall / guitar, vocals
Ray Brown / bass, vocals
Stuart Fordham / drums, percussion

A very good performance, given that they only perform one song of their own. They were all very good musicians and one must be grateful for all that has surfaced recently. Unfortunately, this archive recording is very poor. If this was remastered, as stated on the cover, it must have been atrocious beforehand, sounding as though it were recorded in an echo-filled room with mikes at some distance. I've heard bootlegs that sounded better.

They are frustratingly destined to remain a band who promised so much but circumstances denoted that they were to fall through the cracks prematurely. I can't help thinking that if they'd received the marketing and/or exposure they deserved, they would have been huge, especially in the UK where they fell foul of that dreaded "Winter of discontent", where a planned tour was shelved due to the power cuts and strikes.

A late "find" for me but Odin were pretty special. Forget generic labels and pigeon-holes, they made great music and that's as good a legacy as anyone can hope for.