Artist: Aura
Title: Aura
Year: 1971
Format: LP
Label: Mercury
Definitely one of the better horn rock albums out there. The movement was quite large after Chicago and BS&T
became chart toppers (interesting to note that Aura were also from
Chicago). However most of these horn groups tried too hard for pop
stardom, and failed miserably.
Or they were
blues rock groups that added horns in a feeble attempt to be trendy. But
Aura just kicks butt from beginning to end. They never lost focus of
the horn charts and they’re constantly a feature, rather than a side
show for some lame songwriting.
In fact, Aura
are BRASSY, more than any other album I’ve heard in the style anyway.
Also some nice sax, organ and guitar solos to check out. Aura aren’t
progressive in the sense of Brainchild or McLuhan – more like BS&T if they’d amped up a bit and hadn’t been so schmaltzy. (ashratom RYM)
- Listen To Me
- No Opportunity Needed, No Experience Necessary
- Song Of Everything
- Show Me The Way
- Truckin’
- Life Is Free
- Can You Imagine
- Cross-Eyed Eagle
**Enjoy**
or
Amazed to find here.. good and very unknown. Thank You!
ReplyDeleteIn 1969 I was in the band, "Sin" and we had horns. We played these Aura songs, and played them very well. I only wished that they would of had a follow up album because I just about wore mine out! I actually saw them perform at The Deep End later to be named, Papa Joe's in Park Ridge, Illinois.
ReplyDelete1.Listen To Me
2.Show Me The Way
3.Truckin’
4.Life Is Free