The Artists

Alongside Chain and Daddy Cool, the valiant Spectrum was one of the first underground bands of the early 1970s to gain mainstream acceptance. Spectrum's brand of progressive rock was often built around long, complex musical passages, very much in the vein of UK bands like the post-Syd Barrett Pink Floyd, early Soft Machine and Traffic. Yet the band did embrace a commercial aesthetic at times, as its number-one hit single, the compelling 'I'll Be Gone', displayed. Spectrum Plays the Blues now plays a collection of blues classics and blues-inspired originals.