Satori (album)

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Satori
Studio album by Flower Travellin' Band
Released	1971
Genre	Acid rock Progressive rock
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Ikuzo Orita Speed
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Piero Scaruffi link
Flower Travellin' Band chronology
Anywhere (1970) Satori (1971) Made in Japan (1972)

Satori is the second album by the Japanese rock group Flower Travellin' Band. It was released in 1971 by Atlantic Records in Japan. The album was re-issued to an english audience by Radioactive Records in 2003.

Contents 1 Production 2 Reception 3 Track listing 4 Personnel 4.1 The band 4.2 Technical staff 5 References

[edit] Production

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[edit] Reception

Although the album wasn't released to an english audience until 2003, Satori had critical acclaim on it's re-issue. David Fricke of Rolling Stone stated Satori as his "favorite Japanese rock album of all time".^[1] The All Music Guide gave the album 4½ stars out 5 and made it their pick as the band's top album calling it "a real classic".^[2].

[edit] Track listing

1. "Satori, Pt. 1" - 5:25
2. "Satori, Pt. 2" - 7:06
3. "Satori, Pt. 3" - 10:44
4. "Satori, Pt. 4" - 11:01
5. "Satori, Pt. 5" - 7:58

[edit] Personnel

[edit] The band

• Joe Yamanaka – vocals, harmonica
• Hideki Ishima – guitar
• Jun Kowzuki – bass guitar, guitar
• Joji "George" Wada – drums

[edit] Technical staff

• Ikuzo Orita – producer
• Norio Yoshizawa – mixing
• Flower Travellin' Band - arranger

[edit] References

1. ^ Ask David Fricke: "Fricke's Picks" Columnist and Rolling Stone Senior Editor Answers Your Questions : Rolling Stone.
2. ^ allmusic ((( Satori > Overview ))).