Fire, Water, Earth & Air

by Jane

Fire, Water, Earth & Air cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: February 1976
  • Label: Brain
  • Country: Germany
  • Length: 33:22
  • Community rating: 3.66/5 from 2 ratings

Artists on this release: Werner Nadolny, Klaus Hess

Album Notes & Community Reviews

A highly atmospheric concept album by the German heavy progressive rock veterans, structured thematically around the four classical elements. The LP marks a significant shift in their sound, extensively utilizing sweeping synthesizer landscapes and Mellotron textures over their usual hard rock guitar jamming. It remains one of their most beloved and conceptually cohesive releases.

Genres

Descriptors: conceptual, progressive

Tracklist

  1. Fire, Water, Earth & Air / Fire (You Give Me Some Sweet Lovin') / Water (Keep On Rollin') (16:57)
  2. Earth (Angel) (5:26)
  3. Air (Superman) / Air (Let The Sunshine In) / The End (10:58)

Credits

  • Martin Hesse - bass [gibson thunderbird], backing vocals, written-by [all selections by], bass, background vocals vocal
  • Peter Panka - drums [famous ludwig], vocals, written-by [all selections by], membranophone, vocal
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  • Klaus Hess - lead vocals, guitar [les paul de luxe, gibson firebird], written-by [all selections by], guitar, lead vocals vocal
  • Werner Nadolny - organ, synthesizer [moog], piano, strings, written-by [all selections by], synthesizer

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