The Outskirts Of Infinity - Song To The Goddess - The Best Of The Outskirts Of Infinity (1993)

The Outskirts Of Infinity are a hard/psychedelic rock trio from the UK, and were one of the earliest bands to release an album on Nick Saloman's Woronzow label. Saloman himself played bass with the band on the first two albums, and their debut record 'Lord Of The Dark Skies' is rated as one of the best on the label, with epic slabs of progressive rock and soaring guitar. The second album 'Scenes From The Dreams Of Angels' is a combination of extremely hallucinogenic space rock, Hendrix-like power trio stuff and psychedelic pop. Their third album 'Stoned Crazy' was recorded live in the studio, featuring a combination of the Outskirts' own songs plus a few cover versions of Hendrix and Cream numbers. This was the first album to feature ex Ozzy Osbourne/Dirty Tricks bassist Terry Horbury, and his Jack Bruce style playing in combination with Ric Gunther's Bonham/Baker-style drumming pushed the trio up a gear in power and creativity in a live setting. The next release was 'The Altar Of The Elements', which showed a distinct improvement over its predecessor, featuring the hard rocking 'Man Of Words' and the strange 'Broken Wings', which is an epic Floyd style track. The title track is a superb heavy prog workout with spectacular guitar playing. Following on from this release came 'Incident At Pilatus', recorded in the middle of a European tour, and three of the tracks were recorded in a studio in Switzerland, while the rest were recorded live at various venues during the tour. If you like classic heavy rock with gritty vocals and screaming guitar solos, all held together by a pulsating rhythm section, then give this 'Best Of...' a listen, and before long you'll be checking out the rest of their discography.  

Track listing

01 Gates To Infinity (from 'Scenes From The Dreams Of Angels' 1989)
02 Gemini Machine (from 'Lord Of The Dark Skies' 1987)
03 Jupiter Jam (from 'Stoned Crazy' 1989)
04 The Altar Of The Elements (from 'The Altar Of The Elements' 1993)
05 Eastern Spell (from 'Lord Of The Dark Skies' 1987)
06 Burning Down (from 'Scenes From The Dreams Of Angels' 1989)
07 Stoned Crazy (from 'Stoned Crazy' 1989)
08 Song To The Goddess (from 'The Altar Of The Elements' 1993)
09 Lord Of The Dark Skies (from 'Lord Of The Dark Skies' 1987)
10 Infinity...Beyond...Beyond (from 'Scenes From The Dreams Of Angels' 1989)