Blackwater Park was a progressive rock band from Berlin, Germany, with an English vocalist.[1] They released only one album, Dirt Box, which included a cover of The Beatles' "For No One". The album was originally released in 1972 and re-released in 1990.[2] The name of the band comes from the name of the gothic mansion setting of Wilkie Collins' The Woman in White.[3]
Blackwater Park | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Berlin, Germany |
| Genres | Progressive rock,[1] hard rock |
| Labels | Second Battle |
| Members | Richard Routledge Michael Fechner Andreas Scholz Norbert Kagelmann |
Mikael Åkerfeldt of Opeth named one of his band's albums after this band.[4]
Line-up
edit- Richard Routledge (vocals, guitar)
- Michael Fechner (guitar)
- Andreas Scholz (bass guitar)
- Norbert Kagelmann (drums)[1]
Discography
editDirt Box (1972)
edit- "Mental Block" – 3:18
- "Roundabout" – 5:27
- "One's Life" – 3:09
- "Indian Summer" – 6:16
- "Dirty Face" – 4:30
- "Rock Song" – 8:46
- "For No One" – 3:29 (Lennon–McCartney)
(All tracks accredited to Blackwater Park unless stated)
Total length: 36:00
References
edit- ^ a b c "Biography by Eduardo Rivadavia". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 June 2010.
- ^ Ari Abramowitz Pockit Rockit Music Finder −2004 Page 70 " BLACKWATER PARK: Overlooked German 70s hard rock band whose one album, with its tight playing, concise writing, & strong vocals, holds its own with the best hard rock of the era. .. Best Album: Dirt Box "
- ^ "Reading Blackwater Park: Gothicism, Narrative, and Ideology in The Woman in White." Studies in the Novel 25.3 (1993):
- ^ "Opeth's Mikael Akerfeldt - Wikipedia: Fact or Fiction?". YouTube. 2014. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021.
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