One of the
earliest Spanish rock group to have released an album. They did it
because they did not know it was possible, says the booklet, and they
got a good point. Although the Franco was on its last years, the
dictator was still keeping a firm grip on the country, large overtures
were being made for European tourism, to spend its money, the regime was
not as incredibly tight as it once was, which meant that some of those
rebel groups were able to release rock records by squeaking through the
nets. Among the other early groups were SMASH (with Gualberto Garcia of
Gualberto fame), OM (jazz-rock), MUSICA DISPERSA later SISA (folk-rock),
MAQUINA (killer prog RnR) and TAPIMAN (with Max Sunyer, future
ICEBERG). This band is Guillermo Paris's project - these guys are from
the suburbs of Barcelona and had been in part of a folk group Els
Mussols, before changing their names to Aqua De Regaliz, under which
they released some singles and again (along with drummer) just prior to
recording their sole album again to Pan & Regaliz). Group members
loved JETHRO TULL's debut album, This Was and somehow CREAM was not far
from it either. The group has more than one link with cross-town
rivals/friends MAQUINA, playing many gigs together, sharing members and
even at first sharing the same label. But further changes (and bringing
ex-Tapiman members) would soon have the best of P&R. Line-up / Musicians Arturo Domingo/bass Alfonso Bou/guitars Pedro Van Eeckhout/drums Guillermo Paris/vocals,flute,harmonica Discography(Album) I Can Fly 1971
1.One More Day 2.Waiting In The Monsters Garden 3.Dead Of Love 4.Thinking Of Mary 5.A Song For The Friends 6.When You Are So Bringdown 7.Today It Is Raining 8.I Can Fly 9.Magic Colors
