A short-lived but restless project that let Ian Gillan stretch out in the late 1970s.
For a sense of their range, try 'Scarabus' and 'If I Sing Softly'. They're not what you'd expect from the guy who sang 'Smoke on the Water'.
It was the first thing Gillan did after leaving Deep Purple, and the band's sound kept shifting. The debut was called 'Child in Time', and later albums like 'Clear Air Turbulence' went more progressive. Songs like 'Time and Again' show they weren't just rehashing old riffs.
They formed in 1976 with guitarist Bernie Tormé and put out 'Child in Time' that year. After Tormé left in 1978, the sound changed again, leading to albums like 'Mr. Universe' and 'Future Shock'. The lineup kept shifting until the band wound down in the early 1980s.
Keep it compact: a lyric you come back to, a live memory, or the part of the catalog you would point someone toward first.
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