“Ginger Baker stamps, thumps and whacks his personality into these numbers… he sounds a bit confused and well-lubricated, much to the evident, if a little strained, amusement of his bandmates”: Baker Gurvitz Army’s Neon Lights: The Broadcasts 1975

Baker Gurvitz Army - Neon Lights the Broadcasts 1975.

Just because a band burn it up in concert, it doesn’t automatically mean they’ll recreate that onstage charisma inside a studio. That certainly applies to Ginger Baker’s mid-70s collaboration with the Gurvitz brothers, guitarist Adrian and bassist Paul.

While failing to secure a place in rock’s first division, the Baker Gurvitz Army nevertheless produced an agreeable blend of honest, decent rock that stretched the format a little with a swirl of ambitious instrumental flash.