So here we go with Match 3 of the first round. This time, we've got an eclectic Polish prog rock band with an album from 1980 matching up against a Spanish prog rock/Andalusian rock band with an album from 1979. Here's the tale of the tape:
SBB - Memento Z Banalnym Tryptykiem
SBB is a criminally slept on polish prog group that have made some of my favorite records in all of music. I love their songwriting and musicianship, and that's on full display on this record in particular. This record is a great show of strength for the group's abilities, from flashy exciting jazz fusion to the somber, Spanish-influenced wails of a lone guitar, these guys know how to make a melody. And I want to make sure everyone knows that.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iq2WKo5s8e8&ab_channel=EricDeRosaProg
vs.
Mezquita - Recuerdos De Mi Tierra
Mezquita were from Cordoba, Spain, so you get what the cool kidz call "Rock Andaluz" (in other words prog rock infused with flamenco + a noticeable north african influence (think morocco etc. ))
What else... Franco is dead (yay!) and burns in hell for all eternity, so different regions in Spain were starting to feel themselves again resulting in a rise of regional pride resulting (among other things) in this: an album that just oozes Andalusia.
tl;dr: a damn good andalusian prog rock record, just bask in the glory of southern Spain.
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdChSFgFT2Q
(it's also on Spotify)
Prog at it, boys!
