TOMORROW'S GIFT was an early German prog rock band, totally avoiding the Krautrock sound like many of their contemporaries (CAN, AMON DÜÜL II, etc.) and going for an early, rough, unpolished prog rock sound, much like JETHRO TULL. The line up consisted of Ellen Meyer (Vocals) Carlo Karges (guitar, percussion), Manfred Rurup (organ), Wolfgang Trescher (flute), Bernd Kiefer (bass) and Olaf Casalich (drums). Casalich was later replaced by Gerd Paetzke. The self-entitled album from TOMORROW'S GIFT was their debut, and a double album released on a very short lived label called Plus (owned by IKARUS member Jochen Petersen). Here you get early prog, much in the British style, with only the ridiculous accented vocals of Ellen Meyer herself to reveal this isn't British. "Prayin' To Satan" is that prime example, get a load on how she sings the word "Satan"! There's some gems here too like "Breeds There a Man" and "King in a Nook". As expected the production yielded a rough unpolished edge giving the album the typical vintage progressive sound. The album Features an abundance of guitars, organ, flute and drum solos accompanied by Meyer's vocals which have been likened to Janis Joplin. Line-up / Musicians Carlo Karges/guitars,percussion Bernd Kiefer/bass Ellen Meyer/vocals Gerd Paetzke/drums Manfred Rurup/keyboards Wolfgang Trescher/flute Jochen Petersen/saxophone Discography(Album) Tomorrow's Gift 1970
1.Riddle in a swamp 2.Prayin' to Satan 3.One of the narrow-minded thoughts 4.Tenakel Gnag 5.The first seasons after the destruction 6.How you want to live 7.Gray aurora 8.Ants 9.Breads there a man 10.King in a nook 11.Sandy concert 12.Enough to write a song about or two 13.Second song
