''High Tide'' is the second album by

High Tide Tides are the rise and fall of sea levels caused by the combined effects of the gravitational forces exerted by the Moon (and to a much lesser extent, the Sun) and are also caused by the Earth and Moon orbiting one another. Tide tables c ...

. The album is slightly less heavy, with folk-influences within the band's sound. Though guitarist Tony Hill would later record with a new band under the High Tide banner, as well as releasing posthumous compilations of demos, this was the last proper album by the original group.

Reception

The

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review by Wilson Neate awarded the album 3 stars stating "The interplay of guitarist Tony Hill and violinist Simon House is still very much at the core of High Tide's distinctive hybrid of psychedelia, prog, and hard rock, but while Hill lays down his characteristically intricate, searing guitar lines, he forgoes the sort of weighty, molten riffage that made ''Sea Shanties'' such a behemoth. Without that overall sonic density, this album fails to engage listeners as readily as its predecessor... alongside ''Sea Shanties'', this unimaginatively titled, three-track, 32-minute album finds High Tide at a disappointing low ebb, as if ideas and energy were already drying up."Neate, W
Allmusic Review
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Track listing

All tracks by

except where noted.

2006 Remaster Bonus Tracks

Personnel

;High Tide *Roger Hadden - drums, piano, pipe organ *Tony Hill - guitar, vocals, acoustic guitar, organ *

Simon House Simon House (born 29 August 1948 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England) is a British composer and classically trained violinist and keyboard player, perhaps best known for his work with space rock band Hawkwind. Career Before his time with Ha ...

- electric violin, organ, piano *Peter Pavli - bass guitar

References

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