Fruupp- Future Legends FULL ALBUM REACTION & REVIEW
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Possibly the worst band name i've ever heard. I have nothing to say about the music!
This album sounds a bit like some bright guys in their 20s or so, who want to be like their heros of prog rock. What they really needed here was a producer to channel their talent into something more coherent, and polish their sound a bit. They found a measure of success opening for acts like King Crimson and Supertramp. I am listening to their 'Seven Secrets' album. It is actually very good - well produced, melodic, and willing to explore musical ideas to completion.
Long, long ago, if one was a Lady, one rode side saddle (so as not to publicly wrap one's sweaty thighs around a horse, I suppose). When rich mill owners got horses for their daughters, they let them ride whichever way made sense, and in the colonies, the cowgirls rode as they pleased, too. For a while young Ladies (with a capital "L") continued to ride side saddle, because to do otherwise was Common. They even rode to the hunt, side saddle. Then times changed, and today everyone rides in a normal saddle.
The picture on the cover is probably Lady Godiva. She was a Lady, and rode naked on her horse to the local town to protest against some injustice, like her husband having to pay taxes or something like that. I think she's been remade into some kind of symbol for something these days, so the naked ride (side saddle, of course, since she was a Lady.)
Enjoying this album BTW.
The guitar reminds me a lot of Mick Box of Uriah Heep at times. In fact maybe just because I thought the thought, now I'm hearing a lot of Uriah Heep in the sound.
Holy crap I havent thought about this album in years, but I always liked it quite a bit...
Nice reaction Justin, I really love this album (my favourite by them) and Graveyard Epistle is probably on the list of my top 50 prog songs of all time. Now I post a comment in italian to explain my feels better...english unfotunately is totally not my cup of tea 😂
I have Fruupp's Seven Secrets album. Looking forward to hearing this one.
Probably my favorite Fruupp album, especially Elizabeth. Say them back in the day and they were great live too, shame they didn't make it bigger. Stephen Houston (keyboards and oboe) moved to America and became a tele-evangelist.
Saw these guys a couple of times in the mid 70s- for me Prince of Heaven's Eyes and Modern Masquerades were them at their peak! So glad you're covering them JP- they really have slipped off most peoples' radars. They were a talented bunch and great fun 'live' BTW you can also buy Fruupp Anthology which contains all 4 albums,
Well, that was . . . _interesting_ . I really liked bits and pieces (nice guitar work). Not sure how I feel about the entire album, though. I might need to listen again. On "Graveyard Epistle" I briefly flashed on Zager and Evans _In the Year 2525_ ( not thematically, but the vocal tone ). Now, I like my Irish prog to embrace a bit of the traditional, like *Horslips* : _Furniture_ from the *Horslips Live* album or all of _The Book of Invasions_ . _In re_ your half-time comment - as others have pointed out, that appears to be Lady Godiva ( hair too short? ) a real person from about 1000 years ago who may ( or may not ) have ridden on horseback ( side saddle or not ) covered only in her long hair, as a tax protest.
Great to be in the UK during the mid-70s - lots of interesting sounds in the Prorgressive realm. Fruup is a bit too non-sequitor for me, but okay in that something better comes along.
Back then, I bought an obscure album by the English group Seventh Wave, their second record entitled Psi-Fi (1975).
Highly approve of it, very trippy, you'll never hear a similar sound anywhere else. Lots of fantasy and frolic, sort of like R&B in outer space as in Todd Rundgren's style.
I saw them several times here in Dublin in the 70's and have all four of their albums . The albums are great but their live gigs were way way better .
Sometimes exploring those obscure prog acts can be really fun. Enjoyed what I've heard so far. I agree that some of it sounds like the first two yes albums (with a bit of Renaissance and Griffith thrown in).
Fruup's 4 albums are pretty solid all round to my ears.... i'll have to dig them out now and give them a spin.... Hey JP another album for you to hunt down - DIABOLUS - HIGH TONES 1971. I think you'll enjoy the album as well.....
Wow a Fruupp review?! Awesome! I love this band. Of all the people to do a review I should have expected it would be the great JP lol! I’m so happy you get to these bands that don’t show up much on any other review channel.
Ty mmm! Glad you enjoyed :D
Thanks JP. I heard a track by Fruupp in the late 70s, and meant to investigate further. I never did! I loved this, and will buy the CD soon.
Nice Lemming! Glad you enjoyed :)
Must get Modern Masquerades!
@@ndav5677 Got it! I bought the Esoteric box set of all four albums. So far, Seven Secrets is my favourite.
Nice violins! Curious where it goes. Great album cover…..!
Talk about change ups...They caught me by surprise. I like this album so far.
I've known all of Fruupp's albums since the early 70s. I always felt they were what Genesis might have been if they were given less studio time and had less skilled studio engineers. I like a lot of Fruupp's work, but it just isn't as polished as the stuff by the A-listers of the time. This album is pretty good, the second half of the follow up (Seven Secrets) too. I'm less keen on the last album (Modern Masquerades), but the 3rd outing, The Prince of Heaven's Eyes, is not far behind Selling England by the Pound as a piece of prime prog.
When you hear this album several times it sticks in your head all day & all night, absolute killer album!! However it’s nowhere near their best album….great review though, it’s like hearing it again for the first time although I’ve heard a billion times, would love to hear thoughts on the others
Not a fan of this album after hearing it some times, but I do enjoy some of their work from Modern Masquerades.
Love this album. I’m glad you gave it a listen!
Ty for listening with me Shawn!
@@JustJP oh this was already in my collection. I’m glad you showed more people this great band!
Hi JP. DP from UK. I vaguely remember this band from rock radio back in the 70s. I really like the quieter baroque-like passages, and the blending of styles, but I can do without the guitar 'heroics', especially in Decision. Favourite track may be Song for a Thought, which sounds to me a little like Wishbone Ash at times.
P.S. Side Saddle! My answer to your half-time question, and also the title of a honky tonk instrumental by pianist Russ Conway, which was a UK number one in 1959.
OH YEAH! I've had this on CD since I was a kid.
JP ,
It’s always so great how you launch into and appreciate underrated prog bands .
As a Fruupp fan , the album that grabs me most is ‘ Modern masquerades ‘ . Houston had moved on and was replaced by the late John Mason who brought generally some jazz influences with him . Add to that that the legendary Ian McDonald ( yes , he of King Crimson and later Foreigner ) produced MM and added some arrangements and saxes . It was their last studio album and many would say , their best . Excellent production and equally excellent tunes .
eg Sheba’s Song , Gormenghast , Misty Morning Way etc .
Highly recommended 👍
I agree Mark..........Gormenghast , Misty Mountain Way and Masquerading with Dawn were just gems. Wished they'd lasted longer as they were so talented individually.
The jazz touch ….nice
一番良いのは馬に全く座らないことです。
I posted a comment on another reaction suggesting that you check out Fruupp, only to find you'd already done it (I did search, but you spelled their name wrong and so I didn't find it)! Kudos to you for doing a deep dive on another obscure 70s UK prog band. Although probably unaware of it, you chose their most aurally challenging album that is very jerky and even discordant at times, qualities which have enthused some but have been hard work for others. To those who found this to be too difficult a listen, Fruupp did become more easily listenable at their journey progressed, whilst retaining the quirky elements that unarguably gave them an original sound. Anyone who's given up on them on this listen should try, for example, Crystal Brook (ruclips.net/video/_IPfwXk5iMs/видео.html) and Misty Morning Way (ruclips.net/video/S6H1aZ-vV6I/видео.html) before making a final decision!
One other thing to bear in mind is that Fruupp didn't have anything remotely like the production budget of some of their more illustrious contemporaries and it shows at times, but it's not something to hold against them. JP - I hope you'll revisit Fruupp in the future, because there are plenty of gems for you to enjoy!
Ahh thank you Ben! Didn't even realize I spelled the name wrong lol. Thank you so much for watching and the info :D
@@JustJPYou're very welcome! If you would like to explore Fruupp further, their third album (The Prince of Heaven's Eyes) is a concept album. Therefore another suggestion would be to listen to the opening track "It's All Up Now" (ruclips.net/video/T_JiBKuOJw4/видео.html) and, if you liked that, press ahead with the other tracks over time. 🙂
One of my favorite albums of all time!
:D
Not heard this before, but not a fan. Basically I only liked the first track. T2 not bad, started ok, but that ending. Also, as numerous have said very Yessy, with maybe a smidge of Sahb, amongst a dozen others. Hated T3 & 4. Predominantly, most of there melodies were ropey, and when given that harsh attack they added, the starkness grated. Re the more ballady/slower parts, well they just a bit drab, could've been anyone. Nope, far from impressed.
A lot of the full all at once albums lately have been, for want of a better word...crap?
@@pentagrammaton6793 Perhaps a little harsh, but not entirely inaccurate. The luck of the draw I'm afraid 🙂
@@jfergs.3302perhaps it's just that I'm older than Justin, and I feel my finite time on earth slipping away with ever increasing acceleration, none of which can be wasted on average music hahaha! I remember hearing this album once, and deciding never to bother with it again.
@@pentagrammaton6793 Aye, know what you mean, I'm a little over twice his age myself! And when you're hurtling all too quickly towards that gaping maw of the abyss... it can certainly put things in perspective for you :)
"I feel good! I knew that I would now". December has been no bull, all prime cow. The suggestions everyone sends, turn into melodic "Future Legends". I hear early Genesis, Renaissance, Yes, and King Crimson, with a little Fish-era Marillion! Too bad they never made it across 'the pond', and punk/new wave doomed their future. Very nice Sunday wake-up! This was their first album, please play more this was fantastic!🥰✌&❤.( The best way to sit on a horse? Any way it lets you do not be saddled down with the logistics! haha).
Justin sei bravissimo, al primo ascolto cogli subito dei particolari che pochi riescono a percepire, soprattutto quando si ascolta musica progressive. Complimenti davvero. Io ho bisogno di tantissimi ascolti. Quest'album è la dimostrazione che il prog rock non è solo fatto dalle band che tutti conoscono come King Crimson, Genesis o Yes. Esiste un mondo sotterraneo pieno di artisti e band interessanti. Per quanto riguarda i Fruupp, il tuo paragone con gli Yes di "Time And A Word" in certi momenti è sicuramente calzante, e credo che anche gli Iron Maiden abbiano preso qualcosa da loro, soprattutto da quest'album. Ciao.
A I. Generated no.Doubt. Be**Les & Yes
Headache already after that guitar solo & bombast
Yep!
@@Paul-Martin_67 I had my tongue firmly in it's cheek but on reflection , yes , if a Simulator were to define 6 mins of 1973 neo classical prog rock with Steve Coogan-ist embellishments, then this is how it would sound. I'm not up to date on real A.I. Art, but it seems it's enough of a Thang 4 scriptwriters and AcToRs to go on strike 4 over yonder Pond. Should I return to the video to listen to the rest of theLP?
I'd never heard of Fruupp. Is it a Disgruntled Robert Fripp Side Project?
@@Paul-Martin_670:01 You'll have to hope that @hippoYrEira responds, as i was referring to the latter part of his post.
@@Paul-Martin_67 Good news , you've inspired me to return to the video and give them a fair listen. Diolch. Danke. Have a blessed Day , friend!
AI from the seventies 😂. They barely had computers then.