Caravan are one of the fundamental pieces of the so-called Canterbury Sound, and although their style was somewhat different from the experimentations of other great genres such as Soft Machine, if they became the one that perhaps had the best accessibility to the general public, they had However, they never managed to reap the approval of a massive public.
"In The Land of Gray And Pink" is next to "If I Could Do It All Over Again, I'd Do It All Over You" (1970) and "For Girls Who Grow Plump in the Night" (1973), its three best works this magnificent band.
"In The Land ..." is also his most progressive work, where Pye Hastings' voice moves away from its more pastoral side and Richard Sinclair diversifies his keyboards even more, with a great palette of sounds.
An album where some of the band's best songs stand out, such as the epic "Winter Wine" and "In The Land Of Gray And Pink" or the suite "Nine Feet Underground" which entirely occupied the B side of the album with more than 20 minutes duration.
Later bands like Camel have an unpayable debt to Caravan who decisively influenced their successful careers years later.
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