Captain Beyond-Captain Beyond (1972)

One of the most overlooked old-school supergroups was Captain Beyond, formed by former members of four iconic bands. They released three excellent albums: "Captain Beyond" (1972), "Sufficiently Breathless" (1973), and "Dawn Explosion" (1977). Formed in 1971 in Los Angeles by vocalist Rod Evans (ex-Deep Purple), guitarists Larry Rhino and Lee Dorman (ex-Iron Butterfly), and drummer Bobby Caldwell (ex-Johnny Winter Band), they drew inspiration from the styles of their parent bands, delivering hard rock and heavy sounds that permeate every groove of their three albums, albeit with a touch of avant-garde, especially on their second release. On "Raging River Of Fear", from their debut album, the heavy blues riffs stand out, as does the frenetic heavy rock track "Dancing Madly Backwards", which together form a general repertoire of high-octane rock pieces with acoustic and jazz interludes. With their next release, they began to incorporate much more stylistic variety and progressive influences, as demonstrated by the dynamic "Sufficiently Breathless", the jazz-rock with Latin tendencies "Everything A Circle", and the spacey "Starglow Energy". Finally, with their third release, "Dawn Explosion", they return to hard rock, albeit with a more organic and melodic tone, as shown by the captivating tracks "If You Please", "Fantasy", "Breath Of Fire", and "Midnight Memories".