Ross - The Pit & The Pendulum (1974)

The second and final album from this British band.

The band was a quintet with a lineup of guitars, bass, drums, percussion, synths, keyboards and vocals.

Their self-titled debut album from the same year was actually quite a good album. It did not sell particular well in UK but did well in the mainland Europe and in America.

The band returned to studio to record this album before going on a tour where they split up before the release of this album.

The music on this album is a more southern rock than their debut album. You can clearly feel the breeze on an open top touring car on Route 66.

The music is still hard and bluesy.

Some of it is also melodic.

There is a lot of good variations on this album. That between hard and more melodic southern rock.

The quality is decent throughout. The band and their two albums is obscure for a good reason. Both of them are still well worth exploring, though.

2 points