Considered a classic of the early seventies by a number of critics, the debut album from Clear Blue Sky was released at a time when the rock world was undergoing a number of radical changes. The psychedelic era was coming to a close with progressive rock taking over the mantle of rocks' leading genre. However, not all bands followed the modus operandi of progressive rock bands, using classical music and jazz music as the platform for their musical trip. Some bands, most notably those within the hard rock genre, used a form of heavy blues as their launching pad. Clear Blue Sky were just one of these bands that have a most definite blues influence. However, their ability to introduce a number of variations within their musical structure such as subtle classical influences as well as a degree of complexity that went beyond the average band enabled their music to be appreciated by a wider range of audiences. The album starts with the suite, Journey To the Inside Of The Sun which occupied the whole of Side 1 of the original vinyl album, and is in itself subdivided into three tracks. The band was a three piece from Acton, who were only 18 years old when the album was issued in 1970. John Simms - guitars, vocals; Ken White - drums; Mark Sheather – bass. Journey To The Inside Of The Sun 01 - (a) Sweet Leaf 02 - (b) The Rocket Ride 03 - (c) I'm Coming Home 04 - You Mystify 05 - Tool Of My Trade 06 - My Heaven 07 - Birdcatcher LINK
