THIRD EAR BAND - Third Ear Band LP Re Issue relations with GDR musicians

relations with GDR musicians

A stark departure from the tightly wound first LP

chart-topping pabulum of the day

that things could always be worse”

Three members of Godspeed You Black Emperor

THIRD EAR BAND - Third Ear Band LP Re Issue relations with GDR musiciansFor many bands, having all their gear stolen would be catastrophic. For Third Ear Band, this unfortunate 1968 incident opened a portal to beneficial change. Leader percussionist Glen Sweeney viewed the heist as a sign to alter Third Ear Band's approach, and they switched to exclusively using acoustic instruments. With electrified psychedelia in full bloom, Sweeney, Paul Minns (oboe, recorder, whistles, flutes) and Richard Coff (violin, viola) struck