''Passage'' is the fifth studio album by the Texas rock band Bloodrock, released in September 1972 through

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. Warren Ham (lead vocals/flute) was added in place of departed original members Jim Rutledge. Lee Pickens (lead guitar) was not replaced, because rhythm guitarist Nick Taylor became an sole guitars. The group abruptly switched from their hard rock style to a more progressive rock style more in the form of Jethro Tull, etc.

Track listing

#"Help Is on the Way" (Rick Cobb/Steve Hill) – 4:35 #"Scottsman" (Nick Taylor/Steve Hill/ Warren Ham) – 3:45 #"Juice" (Hill/Ham) – 3:38 #"The Power" (Mike Pietzsch) – 4:23 #"Life Blood" (Cobb/Hill/Ham)– 5:38 #"Days and Nights" (Hill/Ham)– 7:56 #"Lost Fame" – (Hill/Ham)4:14 #"Thank You Daniel Ellsberg" (Cobb/Hill)– 3:15 #"Fantasy" (Hill/Ham)– 5:18

Personnel

* Warren Ham — lead vocals, flute, saxophone, harmonica * Nick Taylor — guitar, vocals * Steve Hill — keyboards, vocals * Ed Grundy — bass, vocals * Rick Cobb III — drums, percussion

Charts

Notes

*The song "Thank You Daniel Ellsberg" is a tribute to military analyst

Daniel Ellsberg Daniel Ellsberg (April 7, 1931June 16, 2023) was an American political activist, economist, and United States military analyst. While employed by the RAND Corporation, he precipitated a national political controversy in 1971 when he released th ...

References

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