The Boat Of Thoughts was Octopus debut album - a German band formed in
Frankfurt around 1973 by guitarrist Pit Hensel and bassist Claus D.
Kniemeyer - and nowadays it is often regarded as the best out of the
four studio works produced by the band. Octopus was one of many bands
which belonged to the second wave of progressive rock in general in
Germany, lasting from mid to late 70s. It was a peculiar band not only
for featuring Jennifer Hensel as vocalist but also for setting up a
solid and unique identity already on their debut album, which by the way
was one of the very first SKY Records products, responsable for
sheltering many new progressive bands back then. Highly recommended
especially for symphonic progressive fans.
Tracklist :
1 The First Flight Of The Owl (5:16)
2 Kill Your Murderer (6:14)
3 If You Ask Me (6:14)
4 The Dejelable Rise Of Glib (3:22)
5 We Are Loosing Touch (5:55)
6 The Boat Of Thoughts (9:08)
Line-up:
Pit Hensel - Guitars
Werner Littau - Keyboards
Jennifer Hensel - Vocals
Frank Eule - Drums
Claus D. Kniemeyer - Bass
