Visokosnoe Leto – Prometheus the Imprisoned – Heavy Prog (USSR, 1978)

Visokosnoe Leto were a band active in the USSR between the years 1972 and 1979.  They existed in a period of Soviet history when rock music was illegal, so, naturally, there was no hi-def recording going then.  The sound quality sounds like a 1978 Soviet cassette (because that's what this audio comes from).  The recording was entirely amateur, which led to a slightly grainy recording without much bass.

HOWEVER,

This material on this album is of very high quality.  The music (and I cannot vouch for the lyrics, as I don't speak Russian) is reminiscent of early Kansas or Uriah Heep.  The guitar is crunchy, the organ is plentiful, and the performance is energetic.  This is, in my humblest of opinions, one of the finest pieces of prog-rock ever recorded, and I am very grateful that some of the band's recordings were saved.

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Track listing:
1)  Встuплене (2:03)
2)  Прометеи Часть 1 (4:34)
3)  Прометеи Часть 2 (6:21)
4)  Прометеи Часть 3 (10:23)
5)  Доверься Медлeннои Реке (4:37)
6)  Лuди Бувshе Птицу (4:36)
7)  Если Шагнuть лэ Заколдовaнного Крупа (4:15)
8)  Мне Вупало в Жизnи (2:54)
9)  Ту Не Мог Поверить (4:00)

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