Pavlov' s Dog : At The Sound Of The Bell 1976

Pavlov's Dog lead singer David Surkamp was everything that was wrong with the band's Columbia debut Pampered Menial. Tempered here by Blue Oyster Cult producers Murray Krugman and Sandy Pearlman, who also recorded the first disc, the sound is more appealing to the ear. The question is, where was it going? Too pop for progressive rock, and too progressive for Top 40, the music is driving and more focused the second time around.

David Surkamp's voice a little too grating for the elegant and complex music inside these grooves. Adventurous and meaningful, The Sound of the Bell is a great concept and musical experience that falls short.

TRACKS

1. She Came Shining     4:18
2. Standing Here With You (Megan's Song) 3:51
3. Mersey     3:05
4. Valkerie     5:23
5. Try To Hang On     2:08
6. Gold Nuggets     3:27
7. She Breaks Like A Morning Sky 2:27
8. Early Morning On     3:11
9. Did You See Him Cry     5:38



    Acoustic Guitar – Thomas Nickeson
    Bass [Fender] – Richard Stockton*
    Composed By – Pavlov's Dog
    Design – Andy Engel, John Berg
    Drums – William Bruford*
    Engineer – John Jansen
    Engineer [Assistant Mixing] – Will Reid Dick*
    Engineer [Assistant Recording] – Sam Ginsberg
    Guitar – Elliot Randall*, Les Nicol
    Keyboards – David Hamilton (8)
    Lead Guitar – Stephen Scorfina*
    Mandolin – Paul Prestopino
    Mellotron, Bass, Percussion – Douglas Rayburn*
    Organ – George Gerich, Mike Abene*
    Photography – Jerry Abramowitz
    Producer – Murray Krugman, Sandy Pearlman
    Saxophone – Andy Mackay, Michael Brecker
    Violin – Gavyn Wright
    Vocals – High Wycombe Boys Choir
    Voice, Acoustic Guitar, Guitar [Veleno] – David Surkamp

VALKERIE LYRICS

And here you are, away from us all
And all you've got is champagne and tea for two
And so it goes on with the show
And all I hope all your dreams will come true

And bring back the good old days
Bring back the good old days
Bring back the good old days
Bring back our good old days
In time, always in your time

On and on, 'cause she's a long hard climb
Pure of heart 'cause she's so hard to find
All he'd lost was given clear and free
And for the love of a valkyrie

All in time, always in your time
All in your time
The lovely good old days
Bring back the good old days


FLAC  Size  : 233  MB

Pavlov's Dog : Pampered Menial 1975

Pavlov's Dog originally was composed of vocalist David Surkamp, guitarist Steve Levin, keyboardists David Hamilton and Doug Rayburn, bassist Rick Stockton, drummer Mike Safron, and violinist Siegfried Carver (born Richard Nadler).
The artsy hard rock group Pavlov's Dog spanned progressive music and heavy metal in much the same way that Rush did in its early days.

Pavlov's Dog formed in St. Louis in 1972 out of the ashes of a local cover band called High on a Small Hill, with Surkamp, formerly of the minor folk-rock act Touch, on vocals and guitar, joined by lead guitarist Steve Scorfina; keyboardist David Hamilton; Mellotron and flute player Doug Rayburn; bassist Rick Stockton; drummer Mike Safron; and strings specialist Siegfried Carver (born Richard Nadler), who added violin, viola, and an odd hybrid instrument called a vitar (that sounded something like Eddie Phillips' bowed guitar in the '60s freakbeat heroes the Creation).

The combination of flute, Mellotron, violin, and Scorfina's guitar heroics led to some comparisons to David Cross-era King Crimson, though Pavlov's Dog had a much more straight-ahead, less twisty sound. Pampered Menial was the first album from Pavlov's Dog, a band produced by Murray Krugman and Sandy Pearlman, the duo behind Blue Oyster Cult. The seven men in this group are revealed in the gatefold holding "Horace," a dog, while three engravings from 1849 by artist Robert Vernon make up the front, back and inside cover. 

Levin left the band during their inaugural year and was replaced by Steve Scorfina (formerly of REO Speedwagon). Carver departed the band following the release of the band's debut album Pampered Menial. For their second album At the Sound of the Bell (1976), Tom Nickeson was added to the line-up on guitar; switching to keyboards not long thereafter following the departure of Hamilton.

Former Yes and King Crimson drummer Bill Bruford performed the drums on this album due to the absence of Safron; and when Safron did not receive a promised credit on the album sleeve he departed the band permanently and was replaced by Kirk Sarkistan. This line-up of the band remained until their dissolution in 1977.

TRACKS

01. "Julia" (David Surkamp) – 3:10
02. "Late November" (Surkamp, Steve Scorfina) – 3:13
03. "Song Dance" (Mike Safron) – 4:59
04. "Fast Gun" (Surkamp) – 3:04
05. "Natchez Trace" (Scorfina) – 3:42
06. "Theme from Subway Sue" (Surkamp) – 4:25
07. "Episode" (Surkamp) – 4:04
08. "Preludin" (Siegfried Carver) – 1:36
09. "Of Once and Future Kings" (Surkamp) – 5:32


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