Ekseption's successful debut-album had made them a big name even outside of Holland but Kruisman, Kampen and Leeuwe decided to leave the band in 1970. Dick Remelinck and Dennis Whitebread soon replaced them. The band also included singer Michael van Djik in the new line-up, introducing vocals to their sound. Their second album "Beggar Julia's Time Trip" was an ambitious and continuous concept-album that stands as one of the band's finest moments. The concept told the story of a female beggar who lived in year 900. One day she encounters some kind of a time-machine/space-ship that takes her on a journey through the centuries and up to our time. Musically, the album mixes classical themes with original material written by van der Linden. This includes a very beautiful, medieval-influenced overture, the rocking/jazzy "Pop Giant", the baroque "Feelings" and the vocal-number "Julia". The classical adaptations included Albinoni's "Adagio", Bach's "Italian Concerto" and Tchaikovsky's "Concerto". The latter also includes an uncredited theme from Beethoven's "Patetique". All these pieces are tasty and beautifully arranged in the typical Ekseption-way, dominated by van der Linden's organ, piano, harpsichord, mellotron and the various horns and wind-instruments of Broek and Remelinck. Overall I think that this was maybe Ekseption's most typical progressive album, and that would probably also make it the best starting point for many of you.
Tracklist
01. Ouverture (R. van der Linden) - 3:22
02. Prologue (R. van der Linden, L. van Dijck) - 2:21
03. Julia (R. van der Linden, M. van Dijk) - 2:21
04. Flying power (R. van der Linden) - 0:31
05. Adagio (Tomaso Albinoni, Remo Giazotto) - 3:45
06. Space I (J.S. Bach) - 0:44
07. Italian concerto (J.S. Bach) - 4:59
08. Concerto (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky) - 3:52
09. Space II (R. van der Linden) - 0:26
10. Pop giant (R. van der Linden, M. van Dijk) - 3:54
11. Space III (R. van der Linden) - 0:22
12. Feelings (R. van der Linden) - 3:09
13. Epilogue (R. van der Linden, L. van Dijck) - 0:57
14. Finale (a) Music for mind (b) Theme Julia (R. van der Linden, M. van Dijk) - 3:55
Release: 1970
Label: Philips
Genre: Progressive Rock
Length: 34:39
Producer: Tony Vos
Personnel
Cor Dekker - Bass
Dennis Whitebread - Drums
Rick Van Der Linden - Piano, Spinet, Xylophone, Organ [Hammond], Organ [Pipe], Mellotron, Percussion
Dick Remelink - Saxophone [Tenor], Saxophone [Soprano], Flute
Rein Van Den Broek - Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Michel Van Dijk - Vocals, Percussion
Tony Vos - Saxes, Tonytone, Electronic effects
Linda van Dijck - Voice On "Prologue" & "Epilogue"
Eric van Lier - Trombone, Tuba
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