Paladin-"Charge!" (1972)

Paladin are another of those great bands unknown to the general public, originally from the county of Gloucesterhire, in the west of England, it was created by the musicians Peter Solley and Keith Webb, keyboards and drums respectively, and together with guitarist Derek Foley, bassist Peter Beckett and keyboardist Lou Stonebridge made up their lineup for as long as the band existed.
Already in 1971 the Bronze Records publishes their first album and a years later their second album would arrive, this fantastic "Charge!" From here the group reached a lot of popularity in Europe, but the band would not exceed two of its members , Stonebridge and Foley, left their training some time after this last job, for which they decided to separate. The musical life of its members has been intense, some of them collaborating with world-renowned bands and artists (Whitesnake, Eric Clapton, Peter Frampton, Motorhead or Ted Nugent ...).
In the album in question, "Give me your hand" stood out with a style very close to Grand Funk Railroad when they were a quartet, southern rock "Well we might", the instrumental based on a great organ work "Get one together" The epic "Anyway" or "Good Luck" also stands out, where they showed us some good guitar solos. The last two songs on the album, "Mix Your Mind With moonbeams" and "Whatching the world pass by" show us all their influences from hard rock, through their progressive influences with streaks of British folk.