Saving It Up For So Long/More Rain/Maudie James/Holy Padlock/Give A Little Love/Face In The Mirror/As I Dried The Tears Away
Self titled sole album from the rock group Samurai under this name. However, most of the personnel belonged to an earlier group called The Web, and the name was changed after the arrival of an extra sax player.
“Their songs were bright and flowed with a rock texture, yet holding an aggressive edge. The sax and organ work played off each other, while the guitars held the foundation, acting as the driving force, whilst the drums stood at the centre, forever the heartbeat of the entire conception.”
“The music is mostly medium energy rock with exceptional musicianship on sax, guitar and keyboards. Their excellent material is psych influenced as well, yielding a welcome ingredient.”
“To the celestial calmness and mellowness of their gentle art-rock music the band added some elaborate aggression of the brass section, so the result became a truly fresh and innovative set of delicious tunes.”
“Samurai provide the listener with a rich tapestry of musical delights, each song tweaked to fit into the jazz-funk formula, and like a lot of jazz-orientated albums, they don’t neglect the important guitar parts.”
“Alternating between mid tempo and more laid back tracks, this is a precious and clean sounding affair that knows how to grab your attention; never predictable, rich with well crafted arrangements. A seven men band, Samurai sport a wealth of timbres; two blowers deal with saxes, flutes and clarinets, whilst acoustic and electric pianos and organ have a predominant role.”
“Extraordinary prog-rock with warm saxophone and wonderful vibraphone. It's even as good as I Spider, the masterpiece of their previous incarnation as The Web. The songwriting is more mature and deep, although the overall sound is softer and dreamy. There's a blue-eyed soul side bringing a delightful touch to the record, completed by atmospheric assorted percussion, short and handsome guitar lines and lots of intricate passages.”
“I'm amazed at how incredible the songwriting is here. Every track has a memorable melody - and played in a progressive rock fashion with fuzz bass, organ, sax, flute and superb vocals. There's really no other album like it.”
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