 Transit ExpressThis group started as a back up of one of the most secretive but highly regarded singer of La Chanson Francaise, YVES SIMON, but soon decided to form their own career in parallel to their monetary occupations. The standard prog quartet was lead by keyboardist Perathoner and they recorded in Herouville their first album, «Priglacit», in 75 and released it through Y Simon's label RCA Balance and they developed a good jazz-rock that's somewhere between MAHAVISHNU and BRAND X. They were joined by US violinist DAVID ROSE for their second album the aptly titled «Opus Progressif». By the time of their third album's release «Couleurs Naturelles» in 77, their jazz-rock had veered more PONTY-esque (understandably so with the violin), but sadly this was to be their last (but excellent) album. — Hugues Chantraine, Belgium. |