A real top of the Spanish / Catalan prog scene,Atila were formed in 1973 as a trio by guitarist Eduardo Alvarez Niebla, keyboardist Paco Ortega and drummer Juan Panet,hailing from Girona. They were mostly famous for the two full-length albums they released, but before them it was the live recording 'The beginning of the end (El principie del fin)', which functioned as a demo presentation of the band.
This was just one track of 30 minutes length, but do not expect a structured superb epic to be heard. 'The beginning of the end' is more of a live jamming of the band, which additionally sounds a lot more than an early-70's than a mid-70's archive. This lengthy composition can be described as organ-driven heavy psychedelic/prog rock with a few classical adapted themes connected with plenty of guitar/organ solos and grooves, cut around its middle by a 3 min. drum solo. Surprisingly the track flaws easier than expected, as the band changes from smooth psychedelic to heavy organ-driven forms in constant moments.
The album ends up to be a cool archival release of this short-lived Spanish legend with some high but also a lot of low points, yet nowhere near their full-length releases, both in terms of music and production. Recommended mainly to fans of organ-based proto prog. (apps79)
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