Kestrel [Import, Original recording remastered]

Kestrel | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 12, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import, Original recording remastered
• Label: Jvc Japan
• ASIN: B00005L9BG
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #565,846 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Acrobat

2. Wind Cloud

3. I Believe You

4. Last Request

5. In The Air

6. Take It Away

7. End Of The Affair

8. August Carol

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing Prog!, June 21, 2003

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Rodrigo A. S. Britto (Natal, RN Brazil) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kestrel (Audio CD)

Astonishing from beginning `til the end, Kestrel`s first and only album is a lesson of well-crafted progressive with the magnificent lead vocals of Tom Knowles. Highlights are the last track (August Carol), as Wind Cloud and I Believe In You. Packed on nice japanese sleeve-pack, reproducing the LP format.
An unknown masterpiece, full of great moments.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Scottish Prog band Kestrel, January 10, 2009

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F. N. Noone "Shiloh Noone" (Cape Town South Africa) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kestrel (Audio CD)

Kestrel the unsung flight
Newcastle Prog band Kestrel launched their self titled album in 1975. Musicians comprised guitarist Dave Black, John Cook synthesizers, Dave Whittaker drums, Fenwick Moir bass and vocalist Dave Knowles later replaced by Pete McDonald. Most of the songs were written by Dave other than "End Of The Affair" penned by ex Mungo Jerry / Stretch John Cook who also featured with Octopus.The clarinet surging "Acrobat" which exhorted superb drums by ex Household /Ginhouse Dave Whittaker was really Kestrel's maiden flight while synth ballads like "Wind Cloud" reflect an aural Gentle Giant feel. David plays some awesome riffs on "I Believe In You" while his future Martian fuzz has stinging moments on "End Of The Affair". The mellotron highlight was the 8min "August Carol" where John Cook who started out with Love Affair provides string-synths, organ and Mellotron. A more complex Yes structure segments the changing tempos of "In The War". Black would replace Mick Ronson in Bowie's Spiders From Mars until his success with Goldie with the remnant of Kestrel, scoring #10 with "Making Up Again".

4.0 out of 5 stars awsome uk prog from the mid 70s, August 17, 2011

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Edward J. mccarthy Jr. (new york new york) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kestrel (Audio CD)

great uk prog from 1975, the guitar player with this outfit was amazing ( dave black) dave went on to join woody woodmanseys spider in 1976 so this was the only release by this great band, digitally remasted and sounds better then ever, its also nice to have this in an lp replica jacket from japan, really nice.