The violinĬontinues when this song ends and "Mr. Donīowman was a Country musician and comedian out of Texas. "The Mountain Queen" was released in 1973Īnd features six tracks although that short "Don And Dewey(Theme By Don Bowman)" is an intro to the closer. And we get an organ/piano player along with bass and drums. A six piece with two sax players and one of them plays flute. The symphonic style of "Mountain Queen" should appeal to progsters "Nobody Can Wait Forever" is recommended if you like a more bluesy/funky approach.Īnother strong album from ALQUIN as this followup to "Marks" continues the quality this band from The Netherlands Two live albums as well as six compilation cd's of their material were subsequently released by Polydor and various other record labels. With the release of "Nobody Can Wait Forever" (1975) and "Best Kept Secret" (1976), however, the band went for a more hard rock sound with shorter, more accessible tunes. Their best progressive effort, however, is their second album "Mountain Queen" (1973) which features long instrumental passages with prominent lead guitar, whirling Hammond organ, dual saxophones, electric violin and catchy choruses in a slightly Canterbury style. Quite versatile, it features snippets of calypso, circus music, Dixieland and (of all things!) country music.
"Marks" (1972), their first release, is mostly instrumental with a highly jazzy feel. The band split up in 1977 following line-up changes and differences in musical direction - some of its members went on to form a new wave/punk band called The METEORS. With a mixture of rock, jazz and classical music, they show elements of SOFT MACHINE, CARAVAN, PINK FLOYD, CURVED AIR with tinges of ROXY MUSIC. Founded in Delft, Netherlands in 1971 - Disbanded in 1977 - Reunited in 1995 - Disbanded in 2012ĪLQUIN were an innovative Dutch band who released four studio albums during the early to mid-70's, their first two being of particular interest to progsters.