
High Tide's debut album, "Sea Shanties," is considered a hidden masterpiece of British progressive rock, released in 1969. The album features a unique sound that combines various genres such as hard rock, psychedelic, blues, folk, and jazz rock, and at the time, it was notable for its unconventional combination of electric violins and guitars.
Sea Shanties is a unique combination of electric violins and hard rock guitars, delivering innovative sounds at the time. Notably, "Death Warmed Up" features an impressive guitar-violin confrontation with its over nine-minute performance. Wilson Nate of AllMusic called the album "a combination of the power of a heavy proto-metal band and the intricate construction of progressive rock." It was also ranked as the fifth on Colin Larkin's "All Time Top 1000 Albums" list of the "50 Most Forgotten Albums."
Bass – Peter Pavli
Drums – Roger Hadden
Guitar – Tony Hill
Violin – Simon House
A1 Futilist's Lament 00:00
A2 Death Warmed Up 05:19
A3 Pushed, But Not Forgotten 14:30
B1 Walking Down Their Outlook 19:15
B2 Missing Out 24:12
B3 Nowhere 33:52
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