The Magician’s Birthday

Rock · 1972 · 8 tracks

The Magician’s Birthday

A high-fantasy epic defined by operatic vocal stacks, swirling Hammond organ, and a ten-minute title track featuring a surreal kazoo-led birthday party.

It's like a Lord of the Rings book found a Hammond organ and decided to start a hard rock band.

A theatrical blend of triumphant fantasy and brooding mystery anchored by heavy organ and operatic vocals.

The Magician’s Birthday · vs · Uriah Heep

Midnight+3.7σ

Midnight saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 8 Tracks

01

Sunrise

4:06

02

Spider Woman

2:29

03

Blind Eye

3:36

04

Echoes in the Dark

4:53

05

Rain

4:03

06

Sweet Lorraine

4:18

07

Tales

4:11

08

The Magician’s Birthday

10:22

Moments Worth Waiting For

The jarring and surreal kazoo melody that interrupts the dark tension of the title track.

The massive, soaring vocal harmonies that open Sunrise with cathedral-like scale.

The frantic and experimental guitar versus drum battle in the middle of The Magician's Birthday.

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