Patto-"Hold your Fire" 1971 CD

Welcome to one of the most exciting yet underrated bands of the early 1970s.
Ollie Hallsall is a guitar genius. ALthough a multi instrumentalist, his fluid guitar work , which plays "saxophone solos" instead of your clichéd guitar licks will blow you away.

The first two CD are in full , plus some extra track that were included in the "Sense of the Absurd" compilation.

1-HOLD YOUR FIRE
2-GIVE IT ALL AWAY
3-YOU, YOU POINT YOUR FINGER
4-AIR-RAID SHELTER*
5-HOW'S YOUR FATHER*
6-TELL ME WHERE YOU'VE BEEN
7-SEE YOU AT THE DANCE TONIGHT*
8-MAGIC DOOR

Extra tracks:

9. BEAT THE DRUM (5:06)
10. BAD NEWS (4:36)
11. AIR-RAID SHELTER (Alt. Version) (7:02)

from http://www.pattofan.com/Patto/hold_your_fire.htm :

"Patto's second album, "Hold Your Fire", presents a great collection of songs that explores somewhat more complex musical territory than the debut album, "Patto". There are still relatively straight-ahead songs like the title cut and "You, You Point Your Finger". But the album contains a lot more experimentation, with unusual time signature changes present in nearly all of the tunes. There's plenty of great rock, and the jazz influence still presents itself in many of the songs, particularly in Ollie's Air-Raid Shelter.

In just a year, Ollie's guitar playing improved incredibly since the debut album, having perfected his legato hammer-on/pull-off technique. His fast, fluid, and inventive playing is the star of this album. Nearly every track on "Hold Your Fire" includes extraordinary guitar playing that these words cannot possibly do justice to, and he had only been playing guitar for four years! If you are into great guitar playing and you haven't heard this album, you are urged to rectify that situation as soon as possible.

Muff Winwood's production on "Hold Your Fire" is not as minimalist or in-your-face as it is on "Patto". More time was spent on overdubs. John's drums have a fuller sound. Ollie's keyboards are more present throughout the album. There are also more backing vocals. "Hold Your Fire" is a fine sounding album with impressive songs and musicianship of an extraordinary caliber. It is a shame that it has not been discovered by more rock music and guitar enthusiasts."

These are brought to you in lossy format because their sound does not lend itself to Hi Res and the source is not he optimal; it IS OOP but they can be gotten-but the artist don't make money on them anymore…

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