Earth Opera

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The Red Sox Are Winning 03:30 Tools
The Child Bride 04:38 Tools
Dreamless 02:50 Tools
As It Is Before 07:22 Tools
Time And Again 05:43 Tools
Death By Fire 06:06 Tools
Home Of The Brave 04:46 Tools
To Care At All 03:34 Tools
Mad Lydia's Waltz 03:46 Tools
Close Your Eyes And Shut The Door 02:44 Tools
Home To You 04:25 Tools
When You Were Full Of Wonder 03:58 Tools
Alfie Finney 02:33 Tools
All Winter Long 05:57 Tools
Sanctuary From the Law 02:53 Tools
It's Love 04:05 Tools
Roast Beef Love 03:14 Tools
The Great American Eagle Tragedy 03:14 Tools
The Red Sox Are Winning - LP Version 00:00 Tools
The American Eagle Tragedy 00:00 Tools
The Red Sox Are Winning (LP Version) 03:30 Tools
American Eagle Tragedy 10:37 Tools
Mad Lydia's Waltz - LP Version 03:30 Tools
Mad Lydia's Waltz (LP Version) 03:30 Tools
Close Your Eyes And Shut The Door - LP Version 08:21 Tools
Home Of The Brave - LP Version 08:21 Tools
As It Is Before - LP Version 08:21 Tools
Time And Again - LP Version 08:21 Tools
To Care At All - LP Version 08:21 Tools
Death By Fire - LP Version 08:21 Tools
The Child Bride - LP Version 08:21 Tools
Dreamless - LP Version 08:21 Tools
When You Were Full Of Wonder - LP Version 08:21 Tools
After You [*] 02:41 Tools
The Red Socks Are Winning 03:32 Tools
After You 02:40 Tools
The Red Sox Are 03:32 Tools
Time & Again 03:32 Tools
As It Is Before (LP Version) 07:26 Tools
The Child Bride (LP Version) 04:43 Tools
Close Your Eyes And Shut The Door (LP Version) 02:46 Tools
Death By Fire (LP Version) 06:08 Tools
When You Were Full Of Wonder (LP Version) 04:00 Tools
Home Of The Brave (LP Version) 04:52 Tools
Time And Again (LP Version) 05:47 Tools
some distortion 06:08 Tools
Home To You - LP Version 06:08 Tools
Dreamless (LP Version) 02:52 Tools
To Care At All (LP Version) 03:35 Tools
07 - Roast Beef Love 04:00 Tools
The Child Bride1 04:26 Tools
The Child Bride (Elektra 74016) Boston, Mass. 1968 04:00 Tools
Roast Beef Love - LP Version 04:00 Tools
All Winter Long - LP Version 04:00 Tools
Sanctuary From The Law - LP Version 04:00 Tools
Alfie Finney (LP Version) 04:00 Tools
The Red Sox Are Winning [1968] 04:00 Tools
Dreamless/To Care at All 04:00 Tools
It's Love - LP Version 04:00 Tools
Alfie Finney (Elektra 74038) Boston, Mass. 1969 04:00 Tools
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Earth Opera was an American psychedelic rock group, active during 1967-1969 and featuring Peter Rowan and David Grisman. Both Rowan and Grisman were virtuoso folk and bluegrass performers in Boston clubs, who became caught up in the changes in the music scene in the mid 1960s. They formed Earth Opera in 1967 in Boston, Massachusetts, and were joined by John Nagy on bass, Paul Dillon on drums, and Bill Stevenson on keyboards and vibraphone. The group was signed by Jac Holzman to Elektra Records. Their self-titled debut album, produced by Grisman's ex-bandmate Peter Siegel, and including veteran drummer (and Mothers of Invention alumnus) Billy Mundi, was a mixture of folk and psychedelic influences. The group frequently opened for The Doors, who were also on Elektra Records. Although the first album never charted, Elektra was willing to record a second LP, "The Great American Eagle Tragedy". By this time, Stevenson had left. The second album featured an array of eminent guests including John Cale (viola) and Bill Keith (pedal steel). “The Great American Eagle Tragedy” managed to reach the lower end of the national charts, the cover featuring a parody of the US presidential seal with a superimposed death skull and what looks like blood stains. However, the band’s relative lack of success caused Earth Opera to break up in 1969. Rowan, Grisman, Nagy and Stevenson all continued their careers in the music business. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.