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Lisnaholic · 02-28-2011, 09:57 PM

Very glad to hear that you liked this album, tore.

IRL, I have only ever heard one person mention the band Passport; in England they just seemed to sink without a trace, and now they appear to be enjoying the same fate on MB.

On the Amazon website you can read quite a few opinions about them, of course, and the general verdict is that Cross-Collateral was one of their best efforts.

Working backwards from 1975`s Cross-Collateral album, I now have their album from the previous year, Looking Thru`. The personnel is the same for both albums, so it`s not surprising that the sound is similar. The tracks on Looking Thru` have the same tightness of construction and execution, but are perhaps closer to jazz than rock. None of the tracks disappoint and while the track Rockport is instantly catchy, there isn`t anything on this album which quite rises to the heights of the Cross-Collateral title track, IMO.

Working furthur back, to 1973 this time, I found a live-in-the-studio clip of Schirokko which comes from Passport`s album of that year, entitled Doldinger. The band members aren`t the same on this album, and in fact this track features two drummers, whose short but intense duel half-way through, make this clip worth watching.

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Lisnaholic ...here to hear... Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: He lives on Love Street Posts: 4,444	Very glad to hear that you liked this album, tore. IRL, I have only ever heard one person mention the band Passport; in England they just seemed to sink without a trace, and now they appear to be enjoying the same fate on MB. On the Amazon website you can read quite a few opinions about them, of course, and the general verdict is that Cross-Collateral was one of their best efforts. Working backwards from 1975`s Cross-Collateral album, I now have their album from the previous year, Looking Thru`. The personnel is the same for both albums, so it`s not surprising that the sound is similar. The tracks on Looking Thru` have the same tightness of construction and execution, but are perhaps closer to jazz than rock. None of the tracks disappoint and while the track Rockport is instantly catchy, there isn`t anything on this album which quite rises to the heights of the Cross-Collateral title track, IMO. Working furthur back, to 1973 this time, I found a live-in-the-studio clip of Schirokko which comes from Passport`s album of that year, entitled Doldinger. The band members aren`t the same on this album, and in fact this track features two drummers, whose short but intense duel half-way through, make this clip worth watching. Last edited by Lisnaholic; 03-08-2011 at 04:27 PM. Reason: with new, improved research !