Earthrise biography
The year is 1975, the first golden era of Prog is at it's peak and three American musicians Kenn Pierog (Bass), Bill Drobile (Keys) and Greg DiDonato (Drums) decide to form a band that will be called EARTHRISE, a clear reference to the name of a CAMEL song even though they considered themselves more in the style of EL&P.
The band starts to play mostly live, but in 1977 in a small studio they release their first album just called Earthrise, but being that this was the first big project of the studio, they were disappointed with the thin sound of the album, so they only pressed 400 copies, some of which were sold and others were given to friends and after some gigs the bad splits in 1979 without recording a new album.
But the surprises begin, Earthrise becomes a collector's issue, reaching prices of $ 800.oo to $ 1,000.oo in auctions, and hidden fans contact the band asking for new albums that didn't existed.So in the year 2000 the band is reformed and they decide to make a new recording of the original music, sadly this was a huge problem, but being that people kept calling and the master tapes were missing, they make a remastered CDR from an old vinyl, that is being sold in their site with some success. Now, they have decided to release a new record, but the project is still on stand by.
I had heard that EARTHRISE was mostly an EL&P clone, but this is unfair,from the Youtube videos, I hear }some sort of CAMEL oriented band (More alive than CAEL of course), with a massive use of Hammond Organ and keyboards that reminds a bit of EL&P, but in general terms is quite an original and fresh sound despite the years passed.
A very good band that deserved a different fate.
Iván Melgar-Morey - Perú
The year is 1975, the first golden era of Prog is at it's peak and three American musicians Kenn Pierog (Bass), Bill Drobile (Keys) and Greg DiDonato (Drums) decide to form a band that will be called EARTHRISE, a clear reference to the name of a CAMEL song even though they considered themselves more in the style of EL&P.
The band starts to play mostly live, but in 1977 in a small studio they release their first album just called Earthrise, but being that this was the first big project of the studio, they were disappointed with the thin sound of the album, so they only pressed 400 copies, some of which were sold and others were given to friends and after some gigs the bad splits in 1979 without recording a new album.
But the surprises begin, Earthrise becomes a collector's issue, reaching prices of $ 800.oo to $ 1,000.oo in auctions, and hidden fans contact the band asking for new albums that didn't existed.So in the year 2000 the band is reformed and they decide to make a new recording of the original music, sadly this was a huge problem, but being that people kept calling and the master tapes were missing, they make a remastered CDR from an old vinyl, that is being sold in their site with some success. Now, they have decided to release a new record, but the project is still on stand by.
I had heard that EARTHRISE was mostly an EL&P clone, but this is unfair,from the Youtube videos, I hear }some sort of CAMEL oriented band (More alive than CAEL of course), with a massive use of Hammond Organ and keyboards that reminds a bit of EL&P, but in general terms is quite an original and fresh sound despite the years passed.
A very good band that deserved a different fate.
Iván Melgar-Morey - Perú
Songs / 
Listing
1. Eden's Child (6:45)
2. Arcturus (9:41)
3. Earthrise (5:48)
4. New Clear Dawn (11:06)
Total Time 33.20
Listing 1. Eden's Child (6:45)
2. Arcturus (9:41)
3. Earthrise (5:48)
4. New Clear Dawn (11:06)
Total Time 33.20
Line-up / Musicians
- Greg DiDonato / Drums, Percussion
- Bill Drobile / Keyboards, Guitar, Lead Vocals
- Kenn Pierog / Bass Guitar, Electric & Acoustic Guitar, Mandolin, Lead and Background Vocals
- Greg DiDonato / Drums, Percussion
- Bill Drobile / Keyboards, Guitar, Lead Vocals
- Kenn Pierog / Bass Guitar, Electric & Acoustic Guitar, Mandolin, Lead and Background Vocals
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