Vehicle

by The Ides of March

Vehicle cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: June 1970
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 41:40
  • Community rating: 3.46/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Driven by the massive, chart-topping success of its eponymous single, the Chicago-based ensemble fully embraced a robust, brass-heavy jazz-rock sound. Led by Jim Peterik's aggressive vocal delivery and tightly arranged horn charts, the LP effortlessly bridged the gap between blue-eyed soul and burgeoning progressive pop. It remains a definitive snapshot of the muscular, brass-driven rock that dominated the Midwestern airwaves.

Genres

Descriptors: fusion, powerful, groove-oriented, Riff-Driven, soulful

Tracklist

  1. Vehicle (2:58)
  2. Factory Band (3:04)
  3. The Sky Is Falling (2:50)
  4. Home (3:40)
  5. Wooden Ships / Dharma for One (7:15)
  6. Bald Medusa (3:03)
  7. Aire of Good Feeling (3:16)
  8. Time for Thinking (2:31)
  9. One Woman Man (3:15)
  10. Symphony for Eleanor (9:45)

Credits

  • The Ides of March - primary artist
  • Hoyt Jones - arranged by [strings, horns]
  • Bob Bergland - bass, saxophone, vocals
  • Ray Herr - guitar, bass, vocals
  • Larry Millas - keyboards, guitar, bass, vocals
  • Jim Peterik - lead guitar, lead vocals, written-by
  • Michael Borch - percussion, vocals, written-by
  • John Larson - trumpet, flugelhorn, written-by

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