When the Raven Has Come to Earth [Import]

Strawberry Path | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 31, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Radioactive
• ASIN: B000BT7IPK
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #522,630 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. I Gotta See My Gypsy Woman

2. Woman Called Yellow "Z"

3. Second Fate

4. Five More Pennies

5. Maximum Speed Of Moji Bird

6. Leave Me Woman

7. Mary Janes On My Mind

8. Spherical Illusion

9. When The Raven Has Come To The Earth

Editorial Reviews

Another lost gem for lovers of Japanese psych and hard rock, this time from the inspirational ‘70s prog outfit, Strawberry Path. From its extremely cool front cover to the last track, this is an album that will appeal to garage fans, psych heads, mondo music lovers and acid freaks alike, merging as it does a variety of Western influences, ranging from Jimi Hendrix (check out Shigeru Narumo’s hard psych guitar) to Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple. Originally relased in 1971, Strawberry Path were the forerunners of Japanese Flied Egg, one of the most influential Japanese prog bands to emerge in the ‘70s. This is hard psych rock at its best, and an album which has soared in value over the last few years. Highly collectable and highly listenable. Radio Active. 2005.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Far Eastern Ghost Of Hendrix, September 28, 2007

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Frank Whiskey "A joy to the ears is a joy to ... (England, UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: When the Raven Has Come to Earth (Audio CD)

I stumbled across an amazing haunting Strawberry Path song on the radio last December and was intrigued enough to investigate further to establish who, where, what they were all about. Purchased this LP on import and one pre- Xmas Saturday afternoon it popped through the letter box. I was in the middle of decorating an apartment so cellophane off and into the CD player, cranked up the volume and carried about my business in another room. Slowly the tracks grew and grew in both momentum and complexity and so with jaw dropping awe I stood brush in hand between the two speakers listening to this gem unfold. So many influences dip in and out across the record- Hendrix, Cream, May Blitz and even Japanese opera. Its an amazing LP and how its remained hidden and un touted for thirty odd years is as mysterious and the LP content. Alf

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not essential,but not at all bad...., June 1, 2007

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T. Hardin (seaside,oregon) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: When the Raven Has Come to Earth (Audio CD)

This is a somewhat obscure hard rock release from the 70's.Guitars are kinda Hendrix like,for point of reference.Some of the dudes from (also) Japanese band Flied Egg appear on here first.Some of these tracks where re-worked into Flied Egg songs later,so its kinda cool to hear their "genesis" on this disc.

This music is somewhat dated to the time it was recorded,so how much you obsess over 70's-era hard rock will determine how much your gonna dig this.If you worship 70's proto-metal Hard Rock,you should probably add a star to my rating..

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars CHARMING, February 21, 2007

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Frode Dønnestad "musicmaniac" (Tvedestrand, Norway) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: When the Raven Has Come to Earth (Audio CD)

I must admit my expectations were high after reading the reviews concerning this release.
However, I don't agree with these reviewers. Both music and lyrics I found to be quite boring. The vocalist wasn't that good either.
The rest of the guys proved to be rather talented though.
So therefore I find this being more charming than enjoyable. This having in mind that Japan didn't have a big rock scene at that time.