The fourth and final album from this British band.
Steamhammer was now reduced to a trio with a lineup of bass, guitars, drums and vocals.
Three other musicians provided lead vocals and other vocals. That include the Relf siblings (New Yardbirds, Rennaisance).
The band was a blues band, first and foremost, during their short life. Not a successful, but they made their mark on the music scene.
On Speech, the band goes in a slightly different direction again.
Take some avant-garde metal, add a lot of psych, space and blues rock. That is where you can find this album.... sort of.
I can fully understand why this band warranted an inclusion in ProgArchives and in other prog rock places based on this album. This is a prog rock album of some sort.
The music is pretty harsh and violent at times. The soundscape is jarring and a full attack on the senses.
The attack on the senses is lead by a full assault of the drums, bass and in particular by the guitars.
Somehow, most of this album works and deliver a decent to good experience. This album flies a bit under the radar in the prog rock world but is still well worth checking out.
2.5 points
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