"I like whole tracks of the album. Beautiful melodies I have ever
heard. The female vocalist is wonderful! Try them!!"
Who in the Hell were Earth and Fire?
ProEvil | MA | 11/20/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"You'll have a hell of a time finding out it seems. There's precious little info about them in english on the web, even on pages devoted to progressive and psychedelic music. Suffice it to say that Earth and Fire were a very underrated (at least outside of Holland) Dutch progressive psych band with an awesome female vocalist. The sound is unique, but I would recommend this for fans of Shocking Blue, Arthur Lee's Love and early Jefferson Airplane."
Poor-man "Shocking Blue"
Golovanov Alexey | Limassol, Cyprus | 12/03/2009
(3 out of 5 stars)
""Earth & Fire" is a good band, but this album sounds like poor-man "Shocking Blue" - the voice lacks unique "flavour" of Mariska and is not half that strong... Minus catchy tunes... Keep in mind that this is their first album, and later the band ventured into prog for real (up to a certain extend, however): "Song of the marching children" (Song of the Marching Childrenand "Atlantis" (Atlantis) show classical music-influenced melodies AND - exceptional organ. Just exceptional. But, still, it's still easy listening, and the worst about the band are vocals: unashamed SUNSHINE POP, too sweet to digest...
The Dutch prog-rock has a long history (starting with Group 1850 in 1968, if I am not wrong) and rich tradition: Focus, Ekseption, Trace, Kayak... I wouldn't place "Fire & Earth" in the top 10 of Dutch prog - better try "Supersister" (Iskander"
This is great stuff!
Strat_Lvr | 02/10/2009
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I first heard Earth & Fire back in the late 70's, when back then I was really into "Imports" from various countries, mainly Europe and England. I had bought the LP's "To The World Of The Future" and "Gate To Infinty," which were both excellent, and I loved the female vocalist who has a great voice. This first album is a bit different from the albums mentioned above, and probably harder rocking in sound, and their are some wonderful songs on this album, not to mention the added bonus tracks! I had never heard this album before and I'm glad I picked this up. Earth And Fire were, like the other reviews here have said, extremely underrated and a great band! They should have achieved more fame and success rather than their own country. It's a shame not too many people know of this group, and definitely not to be confused with the American R&B group, Earth Wind & Fire. Glenn Signal Hill, CA"