Ghost - Second Time AroundReturned to us from early 1990s Japan are the holy holy sounds of Ghost. Their collective, clearly inspired by various forms of transcendental music throughout history, created a new syncretic psychedelia with these albums, mixing the texture and vibe of multinational forms of traditional music, with strummed antique stringed instruments and the haunting wail of a recorder on top of their heavy beats and guitars. The considerable depth of this

1971‰۪s Requiem for An Almost Lady is a personal statement and one of the heaviest break-up albums of all time

These guys know what makes a good pop song: Pumping On Your Stereo is practically shouting out for an audience of handclaps

but anchored

and the elasticity of funk fusionists alike

eerie violins and piano all appear

and a bass solo by Jimmy Garrison entitled

The band's second album

very well recorded

blending intuitive songwriting

B5 Only A Shrine

this album is the fastest selling debut album by any artist

Between June 1972 to September 1973