Smile a While

by Brainstorm

Smile a While cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: October 1972
  • Label: Spiegelei
  • Country: Germany
  • Length: 1:02:51
  • Community rating: 4.16/5 from 6 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The debut from the German ensemble presents a delightfully eccentric take on jazz-rock, heavily infused with Canterbury-style wit and complex rhythmic variations. Dominated by Roland Schaeffer's saxophone and inventive, frequently humorous arrangements, the band navigates intricate technical passages without taking themselves too seriously. The album's loose, improvisational energy makes it a standout anomaly in the typically severe Krautrock landscape.

Genres

Descriptors: progressive, technical, improvisation, instrumental, german

Tracklist

  1. Das Schwein Tr眉gt (4:40)
  2. Zwick Zwick (4:40)
  3. Watch Time Flow By (1:29)
  4. Bosco Biati Weiss Alles (I. Bosco Biati, II. Weiss, III. Alles) (8:59)
  5. Snakeskin Tango (2:19)
  6. Smile A While (I. Intro, II. Brainstorm, III. These, IV. Antithese, V. Morning Tune, VI. Smile A While) (15:34)
  7. You Are What's Gonna Make It Last (3:30)
  8. Don't Forget (0:25)
  9. Thesen Und Antithesen (14:00)
  10. Einzug Der Elefanten (4:08)
  11. You Knock Me Out (3:02)

Credits

  • Donna Luna - primary artist
  • Dago - cover
  • Brian Ice - other [many thanks to]
  • Max Visentin - other [many thanks to]
  • Roberta B. - other [many thanks to]
  • Susy - other [many thanks to]

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