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The Web were a British jazz/blues band, with a style simultaneously related to America’s West Coast groove and UK’s proto-prog movement.
Hailing from the British psychedelic scene, their style is often described as atmospheric, moody, melancholy, and dark. They were originally
fronted by African-American singer John L. Watson, with whom they released two studio efforts, Fully Interlocking (1968) and Theraposa Blondi
(1970).[1] The band increasingly delved into a progressive rock sound with which Watson's vocal style was incompatible, so they set Watson up
with a solo career and rep ...read more
The Web were a British jazz/blues band, with a style simultaneously related to America’s West Coast groove and UK’s proto-prog movement.
Hailing from the British psychedelic scene, their style is often described as atmospheric, moody, melancholy, and dark. They were originally
fronted by African-American singer John L. Watson, with whom they released two studio efforts, Fully Interlocking (1968) and Theraposa Blondi
(1970).[1] The band increasingly delved into a progressive rock sound with which Watson's vocal style was incompatible, so they set Watson up
with a solo career and replaced him with keyboardist/vocalist Dave Lawson. Shortening their name to simply "Web", the band fully embraced
their new jazz-prog sound on their third LP I Spider (1970). Following the departure of saxophonist/flautist Tom Harris, the band changed names
again, to "Samurai". A final, self-titled album followed in 1971. With the band losing steam due to financial struggles and lack of recognition,
Lawson accepted an invitation to join Greenslade. « hide |
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