10032014 - The Trip "Caronte"

More Italian prog? Sure, but this band was part British as well, and with a name like Arvid Andersen I'm pretty sure their bassist/vocalist had Scandinavian blood. If anybody has any information here, please let me know! The Trip was established in 1966, and briefly featured Ritchie Blackmore before he left and eventually formed Deep Purple. This is The Trip's second album, released in 1971, and they sure did live up to their band name. There's lots of weirdness going on here, but also some more conventional rock tunes, like the lovely Janis Joplin tribute "Little Janie". Jimi Hendrix also gets a nod, in the form of "L'Ultima Ora E Ode A J. Hendrix", a song that, ironically, has a certain Deep Purple vibe to it. A nice trip indeed!