You Are The Music We're Just The Band (Deluxe Edition)

Trapezeの最高傑作と呼ばれる名盤のデラックス・エディションついに発売!
ハード・ロック界屈指のソウルフル・ヴォーカリストであるグレン・ヒューズがディープ・パープル加入前に在籍していたトラピーズの1972年発売の名盤の3枚組デラックス・エディション。シングル曲、アルバム未収曲、ラジオ音源、ライヴ音源を収録したDISC2,3はかなり熱い!!!本作を最後にグレン・ヒューズは脱退してディープ・パープルへ加入してしまうが、その時代の緊張感や空気感を感じられるライヴ音源は聴きごたえあり!!
(C)川崎店:奥本 啓輔

Though they were best known for a kind of muscular funk rock, the band Trapeze always had a jazzy element, and on You Are the Music, We're Just the Band it is the softer tunes that stand out. This isn't to say that there aren't some good rockers here, since the title tune and "Keepin' Time" are energetic and enjoyable. However it is on "Coast to Coast" and "What Is a Woman's Role" that the band really shines. This is partly because both are really good songs, partly because both benefit from some inspired sax and vibes work from guests Jimmy Hastings and Frank Ricotti. Vocalist Glenn Hughes takes the lead on most tracks, and is very effective as long as he stays in his low range; on the rock tracks he uses his higher register, which tends to have a squealing or screechy tone. Those who only know Hughes from his subsequent work with Deep Purple may be surprised to hear his warm, soulful work on this disc, which was his last with Trapeze. ~ Richard Foss