Pavlov´s Dog-Pampered Menial (1975)

Considered a cult band, Pavlov's Dog was founded in the early 1970s in St. Louis, USA, and played a pure progressive rock that combined elements of folk and hard rock. Their debut was the impressive "Pampered Menial" in 1975, which is also undoubtedly their best work, showcasing the talent of the band led by guitarist Steve Scorfina. Along with singer David Surkamp, ​​drummer Mike Safron, bassist Rick Stockton, keyboardists David Hamilton and Doug Rayburn, and violinist Siegfried Carver, the band comprised the lineup. On this first album, the band perfectly combined beautiful compositions with the immense talent of all its members. With a powerful start to the track "Julia", where acoustic and symphonic elements blend sublimely, the band showcases its diverse sounds, such as "Late November", where they display a heavier edge with great guitar riffs, or the apotheotic and rhythmic "Song Dance", which leads us to "Fast Gun", "Natchez Trace", and "Theme from Subway Sue", where we can appreciate the group's eclectic sound. The album concludes with the instrumental "Preludin" and the progressive "Of Once and Future Kings", which becomes the grand finale of one of the great progressive albums of the 70s, as worthy and magnificent as the masterpieces of the genre from that era.