THE BLUE EFFECT - MEDITACE (album 1970)+ 7x BONUS (EP+SP, 1969) (Czechoslovakia, PROG/BLUES ROCK, 320@, artwork included)

This is one of the "diamonds and rubins in crown" of (former) Czechoslovakian rock albums late 60´s and early 70´s period. The Blue Effect (later renamed Modrý Efekt, and
M. Efekt...) was formed in Prague, November 1968 by Radim Hladík (really one of the top solo guitarist of the continental Europe), Vladimir Mišík (vocals, flute, percussion),
Jiří Kozel (bass) and Vlado Čech (drums). Album "Meditace" is the CD Re-Issue of the LP "Kingdom of Life" plus the single "Slunecny Hrob"/"I've got my Mojo Working" and the "Blue Taxi" EP (=7 tracks in bonus). Most of the songs are sung in english.
Fans of excellent guitar work with bluesy feeling, and also fans of early Jethro Tull should definite check this out ! One of my favourite albums.

And this is reaction from the anonymous net fan:

... wow! - this is GREAT!
It is one of the strangest mixes that I have ever heard (drums panned hard to one side), but this is a very good band and very good music. The track "Blues About a Stone" sounds like it could be an outtake from Led Zeppelin 1...

The Blue Effect (of course, in "charismatic styling of 60´s /70´s era") - from the left, there are: Vladimir Mišík (vocals, flute, percussion), Radim Hladík (guitars), Vlado Čech (drums) and Jiří Kozel (bass).


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckNMjjxNWGk&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyYO37Ko_1E&feature=related

Download links (320@):

http://rapidshare.com/files/189226076/The_Blue_Effect_-_album_Meditace_-_1970.zip
http://rapidshare.com/files/189228516/The_Blue_Effect_7xBonus__songs_from_SP___EP_-_1969_.zip