A Spiritual Greeting

White Witch | Format: MP3 Download

Product Details

• Original Release Date: November 30, 1973
• Release Date: June 22, 1999
• Label: PCLC
• Copyright: (c) 1999 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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• Total Length: 37:48
• Genres: Classic Rock/Psychedelic Rock, Pop/Pop Rock
• ASIN: B000W010W0
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #101,023 Paid in MP3 Albums (See Top 100 Paid in MP3 Albums)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!, May 7, 2002

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Chuck Potocki (Crown Point, Indiana) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Spiritual Greeting [Remaster] (Audio CD)

I remember buying this album for 50 cents at a Goodwill store in 1981; I hadn't heard of White Witch before this (and besides, I thought the album cover looked pretty cool), so I took it home, put it on my turntable and just FREAKED out! I was amazed at the musical diversity of the album; the Beatle-esque beauty of "Walk On", to the heavy rock of "Auntie Christy/Harlow", and in between, the wonderfully spaced-out "Crystallize And Realize", which is my favorite track on this album, but also my favorite White Witch track of all time!

White Witch were very underrated and overlooked during their brief career which is quite a shame; the band sounded like no other of the time, especially in the chameleon-like vocal delivery from their late singer Ronn Goedert. Equally impressive was keyboardist Buddy Pendergrass' ample use of the Moog synthesizer on this album and especially on the band's great 1972 debut. These albums are first-rate classics which sounded unique and ahead of their time. Unfortunately, their ill-fated association with the southern rock label Capricorn assured them nothing more than cult status and obscurity; the combination of their glam image and space-rock music seemed quite out of place amongst their more well-known labelmates, such as the Allman Brothers, Marshall Tucker Band and Charlie Daniels.

The bottom line is, this album is GREAT! For those familiar with White Witch, buy this CD and re-acquaint yourself with this wonderful gem (if you haven't already!). Those of you who are new to the band, I'm sure you'll react to this album the same way that I did over 20 years ago; you're in for a real treat!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Imaginative, time-tested, December 27, 2007

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P. A. Thomas "pathomas" (Atlanta) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Spiritual Greeting (Vinyl)

This second WW album was recorded with a bass player who came at the end of an array of "fill-ins" that sat in following the first album, and who had the group add another drummer. Still, the remaining original members created some very imaginative, time-tested music in keeping with the first album. WW disbanded after this album. So, don't confuse the cd (Power) put out by the later, much less imaginative Pittsburgh band with real WW music.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Spiritual Experience!, April 7, 2002

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"blacknapkins" (Sarasota, FL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Spiritual Greeting [Remaster] (Audio CD)

These guys are probably the BEST obscure 70s band out there. This album is a vital addition to anyone's collection. White Witch don't stick to any one style here, there's something for everyone. The MASTERPIECE on this CD is Crystallize And Realize, an acoustic space ballad that picks right up where early Bowie leaves off. Auntie Christy is a scary guitar driven hard rock jam, Walk On has a very Beatle influence- all of these styles are done without compromising the individual sound of this band. These guys were UNBELIEVABLY good! Till I found their band website on the net I had no idea this was even out on CD. The mastering on this disc is terrific compared to the vinyl (now I know what is said at the beginning of Slick Witch). This disc is different than their first CD but equally awesome. You will NOT be disppointed if you buy this disc!!!