Artist description The early music featured lyrics and vocals, with strong musical support on violin, guitar, bass, keyboards and drums. The music moved toward instrumental fusion, featuring intricate scored parts, substantial interplay among the instrumental voices, and lots of improvisation. The band played a long engagement at the Bitter End in NYC before it closed in the summer of 1974.

Music Style early 70s psychedelic rock with violin and guitar, moving to fusion

Musical Influences Procol Harum, Band, Frank Zappa, Jethro Tull

Similar Artists Dixie Dregs?

Artist History We added an f to get on MP3.com. We broke up in 1974. Europeans who heard our 1971 single released a vinyl lp and cd early in 2001. Our second WIS release, Notes on a Picnic, became available on 02/05/03. It features 10 original tunes, including Political Silence, available on this site, plus 9 instrumentals and an added bonus vocal cover of War's Slippin' into Darkness. Vinyl (without the lyric vocal tracks) available later in 2003; cd (with bonus vocal tracks) available February 2003. More info at www.worldinsound.com. For domestice purchasee, check the links.

Group Members David T. Rose (violin, vocals, deceased); Gary Rosenberg (lyrics, deceased); Bo Fox (drums); Mike ("Bones") Robison, bass; Ken Price (keys); Joe DeCristopher (guitar); later, Peter Eggers (utility infielder)

Instruments Gibson SG, Waltersdorf violin, Gibson Bass, Farfisa and Fender Rhodes, Rogers Drums

Albums fred, Notes on a Picnic

Press Reviews "Subtle rock artistry"; "abstract expressionist"; compared to Mahavishnu Orchestra

Additional Info We sent World in Sound a prototype cd of our performances live at the Bitter End in NYC during the summer of 1974. More later....

Location Lewisburg, Pennsylvania - USA

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