Somewhat Different - Israeli Prog Rock
 

Turns out there was a small Prog/ psychedelic Rock scene here in Israel in the 70's influenced from europe,
most of the artists are very recognised by name today (to Israelis of course) but not for their prog era.

Heres an example of a very good album ive only recently discovered:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rgbxHGeiT4

It's called "Somewhat Different" (1974) by the band of the same name.
This is their only album but the trio that perform it are well known and kept making more recognised music.
Shlomo Idov - Guitars, percussion, vocals
Shlomo Gronich - Keyboards, percussion, vocals
Shem-Tov Levi - Keybaords, percussion, flute, vocals
*It is by mere coincidence that 2 out of 3 band members are named Shlomo and infact isnt that common of a name R)

Track listing as it appears on youtube -
1. 00:00 - Driving song

2. 03:38 - Guru

3. 07:41 - The Little Prince (the first version of a now famous israeli ballad that has many covers and is sung on memorial days - didnt know this was the original)

4. 10:22 - A Shemi Verse (shemi being "Shem-tov levi", and the hebrew word for Semitic, might not be intended)

5. 14:27 - Song Of Dusk

6. 19:00 - Spring (untranslated - appears in english)

7. 21:06 - Two Chinese (two chinese with a big fiddle - an old childrens song translated from german "Drei Chinesen mit dem Kontrabass" and for some reason has wierdness to it so they made it wierder...)

8. 24:50 - Quinta

9. 29:02 - The Echo

10. 32:11 - 204 (says 22:11 on youtube, its at 32:11)

11. 34:26 - Sweet Song (untranslated - appears in english)

12. 40:56 - Bislet (a tribute to Beatles?)


Give it a listen
Most of the lyrics are in Hebrew, some in english. I'll be willing to translate if anyone wants them.