In Flight - Music

Having Release A Little Noticed 1974 Album For Capitol Under The Guise Of Phantom's Divine Comedy Four Years Later Drummer John Bdanjeck Singer/guitarist Tom Carson Bassist Dennis Craner Keyboardist Mike DeMartino And Guitarist Gary Meisner Reappeared As The Happy Dragon Band. Released By The Small Michigan-Based Fiddlers Label Anyone Expecting To Hear Another Set Of Faux Doors-Inspired Psych Was Bound To Be Surprised By 1978's "The Happy Dragon Band". Whereas The Earlier Phantom LP Featured All-Original Material Here All Nine Tracks Were Penned By A Tommy Court. Whoever He Was Court Was Also Credited With Production Engineering And Direction. Musically The Set Was A Major Shocker. Dropping Their Earlier Pseudo-Doors Stance Material Such As "3-D Free" "In Flight" And The Instrumental "Bowling Pin Intro" Found The Band Plunging Headlong Into Outright Experimentation. Featuring Extended Tracks Filled With Synthesizers Odd Sound Effects And Dazed Vocals The Results Didn't Make For A Particularly Commercial Outting. That Said The Album Sports A Weird Hypnotizing Appeal That's Worth A Couple Of Spins. Dark Heavy And Disturbing Part Of The Aura May Be Explained By The Liner Notes - "This Album Is In Memory Of My Friend Ritchie & My Child Ritchie Joe". Members - John Bee Bdanjeck - Drums Percussion - Tom Carson - Vocals Guitar Keyboards
- Dennis Craner - Bass - Mike DeMartino - Keyboards - John Fraga - Bass - Cecily Lonergan - Vocals - Gary Meisner - Guitar - Mike Orzel - Tambourine - Clem Riccobono - Vocals - Ralph Sarafino - Drums - Scott Strawbridge - Guitar - Brian White - Guitar read less