Ranking the Studio Albums: Trapeze

[@MastodonComicsMusic]

Completely agree. Trapeze is criminally underrated and Medusa is an extremely fine collection of music. I think I would rank them the same as you, I Haven't those later albums, but it sounds like we are on the same page anyway.

[@robbryant3588]

You nailed it, Pete. Got to see Trapeze live in '71 opening for, you guessed it, John Lodge and The Moody Blues. Trapeze played their set, went off the stage and the roadies started pulling their equipment off to make way for the Moody's stuff. In just a short while, Trapeze came back out and Glenn announced that Mike Pinder's mellotron wasn't working right and that Trapeze was going to play longer. Some people in the crowd actually booed. They played another short set, the mellotron got fixed and a good time was had by all. The thing I remember was that Glenn was wearing high-top moccasins with the fringe at the top. What a weird thing to remember!

[@johncollier9280]

I saw Trapeze live many times in Texas-the first time they opened for The Moody Blues. Then they returned to perform for smaller crowds where they were the headliners. This was when their material was mostly from Medusa 'n You Are The Music. Glen would always say how much he loved and appreciated the Texas fans.

[@dogchaser8656]

Flag pole hill on NW Hwy

[@carlosdeno]

Awesome band, seen Hughes so many times, unbelievable vocalist and his voice for his years never seems to fade. Met him twice and he is a lovely man.

[@domico5838]

EXTREMELY UNDERRATED! I always had a weakness for You Are The Music , Were Just The Band.

[@abhimenon801]

Pete, you have done justice to this band (the most underrated band of the 1970s ) by ranking their albums, I can not find many videos on their album review except yours. This is like dedicating a video to them. Truly a deserving band. Thank You. My ranking (similar to yours I guess)---> 1) Medusa (1970) 2) You Are the Music...We're Just the Band (1972) 3) Hold On (1979) 4) Trapeze (1975) 5) Hot Wire (1974) 6) Trapeze (1970)

[@davediller]

Pete, it was a pleasant surprise to see your take on Trapeze come up on my youtube feed. You covered them well. I discovered Trapeze during high school 1973-74 by seeing the "You are the Music... We're Just the Band" album cover displayed in the record shop and said to myself "look at that, these guys must be good, and check out the good-looking lady sitting on the railing at the front of the live crowd with the white blouse and the ample bosom. Damn!" I bought the record, took it home, put it on, and was amazed. Have been ever since. Yes, what if Glenn Hughes had stayed with Trapeze, what would have happened? Trapeze was special! One of my favorites. Thanks

[@rudygracia5573]

Whata CD collection!Mine is massive too,cuz I LOVE many genre's,and many can't be found online.

[@gregblair9188]

Great stuff Pete, I saw Trapeze with Captain Beyond way back in '72, I'll never forget it!

[@signsmusic1]

Lucky you... Trapeze with CB opening did like 6 shows together in Texas & Lousiana. Which show did you attend?

[@dogchaser8656]

Was still Bowie County in NETexas but got see them on Flagpole Hill on NW Hwy in Garland

[@jerryfagansr9983]

Saw Trapeze with best friend in 1975 cotton bowl in dDALLAS, Stones, Eagles Trapeze , Montrose. Medusa is the top 5 rock albums all time. BLACK CLOUD came out in Dallas 1974 Medusa is my favorite rock song. All time. 😂😅

[@mikepatrick5909]

Got to see Trapeze on their 76 tour..awesome..

[@elioneal6192]

One of my favorite bands ever

[@LEEFORDJAGG]

Trapeze-The Lost Tapes Vol 1,is coming out very soon. An overview of all Trapeze line ups.,mostly unheard & unreleased songs.It’s coming out of the Metalville label.

[@kevinbrown5146]

Medusa is an incredible record!

[@musclecarfan74]

I've heard every alum at least once, and own You are the Music, We're just Band on vinyl

[@garyjoyce2160]

Great Episode/. I’m a big / big GLEN HUGHES fan. Unreal body of work. He lived with David BOWIE for like a yr in mid 70s/ supposedly stories are insane Lol. Heard he was super UPSET that Bowie asked him to sing on STATION to STATION/ & DEEP PURPLE management “ nixed it Thx PETE/ stay well !

[@richardmcsherry3505]

The album running of trapeze was called running first then it was called hold on and it has a naked girl on the front of the cover

[@thegood9]

Another underrated gem of a band. Love their work!

[@michaelperkins9404]

I’m a massive Trapeze fan and have played these albums all to death. Was surprised with Pete’s rankings as I had Hotwire and Trapeze 1975 as my top 2. These are the only ones I continue to play a lot.

[@randallvaldez7777]

Pete, I agree with your rankings. I rank the Trapeze albums identical to you. I also like the Dead Armadillos/Live in Texas album. The Final Swing is a good U.S. only vinyl compilation which has two previously unreleased tracks. Great band, especially the trio line up.

[@mattyboywalker9094]

I LOVE this band as soon as I discovered Glenn Hughes with deep purple I had to check out these guys medusa is fantastic wow and yes some superb albums their live stuff is great too CRIMINALLY underrated .

[@grimtraveller7923]

*Medusa* was the first Trapeze album I got and until it became commonly available on CD in the mid 2000s, it was the hardest record to find. I got it taped in 1980 then in late '81, tried to find it on vinyl. What a palaver ! It was easier locating Bigfoot !! I couldn't find it in any regular store {trust me, I tried !} because it had been deleted. I criss-crossed London looking for it in 2nd hand stores, with no luck. By pure chance, someone at a market mentioned that there was a guy who had a stall outside Whitechapel station that might have it so I went there one Saturday morning and to my utter joy and shock, picked it up for £2 which, even in 1981, was a snip. By '85 I no longer had it but in '88 started looking for it again and it was even harder to find than it had been in '81. I went to so many 2nd hand stores all over London, north, south, east and west. In fact, I went to stores outside London looking for it and I was frequently disappointed. Funnily enough, I picked up other albums while I was looking for it {for example, that's how I got into Mahogany Rush and found Lone Star's *Firing on all six* again ~ a good heavy album} but it was like Medusa had disappeared from the face of the earth ! It wasn't until mid way through '89, having cycled 10 miles to a record fair and found "Masque" by Kansas {which was also getting rare at the time} that I got chatting to a guy on a stall and he said that there was due to be a fair a couple of days later and that he had a copy of Medusa. I rode to that fair on my way to work {I remember, my chain came off and putting it back on made my hands filthy !} and there were literally hundreds of stalls selling records. I didn't know where to start looking for the guy ! I was worried about being late for work but I was determined to get my hands on Medusa if it was in town. I was actually skeptical as to whether or not the guy I'd seen at the record fair on the Thursday was on the level and had even heard of Trapeze, let alone Medusa, because I didn't know anyone that had heard of the band and the album was deleted and therefore super rare. I thought he just wanted me to turn up so he could persuade me to buy other LPs but when I eventually found his stall, sure enough, he had Medusa. It was in mint condition and it cost me £25 which, at any time in my life is crazy money ! But I shelled out the wads because I wanted that album. I bought 5 other LPs that day, including *You are the music, We're just the band* {the others being by Grand Funk Railroad, Parchment & 2 great ones by a guy called Randy Matthews}. I also endeavoured to buy "Nine to the universe" by Jimi Hendrix {which I'd also been hunting} although I had to wait 5 days before I could collect it. I spent a fortune that day and it contributed towards me being overdrawn for the next 9 months ! But I didn't care. I had Medusa ! That was 31 years ago. I still have and listen to all those albums now so it was worth it !

[@Zizzbiz]

I just recently discovered the Hold On album because I was looking into the career of Pete Goalby because of his stint in UH. I was quite impressed with that album. He's also on the Live in Texas album. Check them out...good stuff that virtually no one knows about.

[@musicmonger]

Live Armadillo.. there was two live albums. (both Texas)

[@PaganSituations]

This was another great band you turned me on to when I watched a video of yours a couple months ago. Now I play along with Medusa all the time. Thanks for all the great work Pete!

[@LuisGarcia-ee2tr]

Absolutely agree. Medusa the best album so far. Hughes is one of the greatest vocalist of all time, with Dio, Plant, Gillan, Dickinson, Ozzy and Halford.

[@markgolde4274]

You are the music is where it’s at.

[@DonHornsby]

Great video. I will now have to investigate some Trapeze albums. And I am thrilled about the upcoming Mellotron list, Rolling Stones, and Monster's Den! Awesome.

[@brenorfs2]

Year ago I preferred Medusa, but I started enjoying more and more "You are the Music...", now it's my favorite! Great band!

[@alanmilne1070]

Love Trapeze. Actually have Medusa on vinyl , it is a classic

[@PedroVonWorzelburger]

One amazing band from Australia 1970's called Buffalo - Volcanic Rock... enough said!

[@carybond7402]

Way to go Pete ,Great Great Great Band& Medusa always reminded me of early PREIST . More people really need to know this band. They had a reunion of sorts playing a tribute to Ray Gillen . Wish I could have seen that...\m/

[@toddschulz2807]

If I had to take 50 albums to an island they would include both Medusa and You are the music. I never get tired of these. Of course there would be Clutch and Led Zepp, Deep Purple, etc. etc.

[@ТеренсМалик-ц7з]

Glenn Hughes - the voice of rock!!!!!Thanks,Pete!!!!

[@axelibrotherus3526]

I think over is one of my favourite songs ever and its from trapeze first album. U just get this really motivational amd warm feeling from it.

[@domico5838]

I am pretty much Dead! on with your pics, Pete.I used to love We Are The Band best...I owned an original first or second US pressing awesome but then I got into Medusa because it was introduced to me by a friend and that was that!!! I just dug it major league!!!🤘😝

[@diannecarpenter7718]

Thank you for ranking Trapeze. I'm not familiar with this band but will give Trapeze a listen.🎤🎸🎵🥁

[@crazymanmichael100]

You Are The Music my favourite top to bottom great album.Good funky heavy rock and mellow tunes. Medusa and Hold On next.

[@LEEFORDJAGG]

Trapeze’s manager Tony Perry said in an interview that he wished Mel,Dave & Glenn had stayed together for “just one more album”. One can only imagine how ‘Hotwire’ might have sounded with Glenn Hughes still on board. The Funk elements remained on ‘Hotwire’, but I had wished they had used more Keyboards, someone with a Jon Lord sound? I like the use of backing singers, there-in.

[@tanaayotte]

Love Trapeze!!! They were awesome. Huge Glenn Hughes fan 🤘🙌

[@ukrocksounds3419]

You are the music my favourite, then medusa, then hold on.

[@tomfisher2103]

Thanks for a great review on a criminally underrated band.

[@SuziPerry100]

My dad managed Trapeze. They were amazing ..... ifs and buts

[@danshowalter2895]

I never heard of this band before watching this show. I can’t wait to get “Medusa “. I just got Sir Lord Baltimore’s which you raved about, it’s cranked ! Love this show!

[@leethomas5830]

Wow haven't heard sir lord Baltimore mentioned long time Very cool band in the day heavy sound

[@Norshammar72]

Pete, what Is your opinion of the new Cherry Red/ Purple Records reissues from last year? Or has someone else any thoughts on theese reissues?

[@gwts1171]

Glenn is maybe my favorite all-out rock vocalist. The top two albums on my list are leaps and bounds ahead of the other four, but I do enjoy Running and the first album. 6) Hot Wire (Other than the opener "Back Street Love" not much here did anything for me.) 5) Trapeze (1975) ("Nothing For Nothing" and "Star Breaker" are cool, but this album sounds like the songs weren't quite ready.) 4) Trapeze (1970) (Much more trippy than the stuff after it. That's not bad, but it almost feels like a different band to me.) 3) Running/Hold On (Pete Goalby's vocals are great here, but he's not Glenn.) 2) You Are the Music...We're Just the Band (I like this almost as much as Medusa. Just a good, funky rock album. The two songs with Rod Argent are probably the stand-outs, but I like this whole thing.) 1) Medusa (It's hard to believe this came out the same year as the debut! In my opinion, this is one of the best rock albums of it's time and ranks up there with Deep Purple's "Burn". The title track is an all-time favorite.) Thanks, Pete. I was hoping for this one for a while (and suggested it a while back). :)

[@planetbarrett6055]

My Real Ranking, No Terrible Albums From This Band! 6. Hold On 5. Trapeze 4. Hotwire 3. Medusa 2. Trapeze 1975 1. You're The Music, We're The Band They All Should Be 1.

[@garycreswell9107]

Great band my favorite is Medusa. Dig that shirt. Glenn is a very talented man.

[@lening9]

1) Medusa 2) You Are the Music...We're Just the Band 3) Hot Wire 4) Hold On 5) Trapeze 1975 6) Trapeze

[@grimtraveller7923]

I seriously love the *Medusa* album. It's been part of my musical consciousness for 40 years. The only weak moment on the album is "Your love is alright" and even that is a wonderful song. I dig it, it's just that the other 6 are stonking great behemoths of such magnitude and brilliance that a grand little piece like "Your love is alright" lags way behind and is ordinary in comparison. I got into heavy rock when I was 16 and at the time I was living in Nigeria. At first, I would borrow LPs or tapes from a friend and his big brother {both of them fancied my sisters ~ one ended up going out with one while the other chased my big sister for years} then I began to buy the albums myself. But in 1980, LPs and tapes were expensive on the little pocket money I used get and I discovered that these guys that sold the albums in their little shacks, for the price of a C90 cassette, would record the albums for you. So for the price of a blank tape, I could acquire 2 albums {or a double album} and believe me, it was a fantastic and cheap way to build up a collection of albums. I had contacts all over town, off the top of my head there were at least 9 or 10 places where I'd turn up, check out what they had and get them to do me some albums. That's how I heard Medusa. Funny thing is, Medusa wasn't even my first choice that day. At the shack I was at, I saw *Led Zep II* and as I was on a serious Zep kick {actually, any heavy albums I saw, I got taped} that was the one I went for. I noticed Medusa and when I saw it was by Trapeze, almost as an afterthought I thought I'd have it for the other side. It was partly because I'd really gotten into Deep Purple's Come Taste The Band and knew of Glenn Hughes. But there was another reason. A year previously, I'd been at the house of this guy from my school {if I remember rightly, he liked my sister too and ironically, they had the same name} and he had a little record player. He stuck on a record and it was then that I discovered that all these songs I'd been hearing randomly on the radio were all by Fleetwood Mac and the album was called *Rumours* {I thought Stevie Nicks was one of the guys and Lindsey Buckingham was one of the women !}. He also had this record that was actually broken. It was in two parts and I was curious to see what happened if it was played so when he went out of the room, I put it on. Obviously it couldn't play properly, you'd get 8 or 9 seconds of sound then the needle would hit the mat and was all scratchy then it would jump onto the vinyl again and play for a few seconds and so on. It was very annoying, especially as the band, which was a 3 piece {and I was literally right at the start of loving the heavy stuff}, looked really interesting. They were called Trapeze and the album was "You are the music, We're just the band." So they were obviously filed away in the back of my mind in '80 when I saw Medusa. Otherwise, I doubt I'd've gone for it. The cover of Medusa certainly gave nothing away. Right from the start I loved Zep II........but I think I dug Medusa more. I used to sing the chorus of "Black Cloud" and I had a mate that used to think I was so negative {before he ended up in jail}. To this day, it's a great, great album with great songs, great guitar playing, great drumming, supportive bass playing, superb songwriting, lovely singing. One of my favourite bits of drumming is on there, the break Dave Holland does before each playing of the riff on "Makes you wanna cry" and the harmonies on that song are to die for. The lead playing is sumptuous throughout but "Jury" and "Touch my life" are Mel Galley highlights for me as is his soloing and riffing on the title track. And don't get me started on the controlled mastery of "Seafull" !! I could big up this album all day and all night ! Simply a landmark in melodic heavy rock {you can hum every tune yet it rocks like an earthquake} and significant that it came out in 1970.

[@alanmilne1070]

Intersting fact . My copy of Medusa is on the Threshold label that belongs to the Moody Blues

[@markrushton1516]

First band I saw, on the Hot Wire tour. I remember black Les Paul's and just loud rocking. I was hooked and it was downhill from there 😀

[@2424-u8d]

Did not know there was a Moody Blues connection. 'Black Cloud' always ,always reminds me of 'All Right Now' from the first time I heard it.

[@karenpato1]

I want that shirt!

[@karenpato1]

You are the man!

[@TerryFlynn-sd1ho]

Trapeze was my first Rock concert in the early 70S, I remember Bloodrock was the opening act.I wore out the Medusa album. To this day I play songs like'Black Cloud ' on my guitar, Great Band'!

[@flyingburritobro68]

Medusa is a fine album and my favorite. The first album is a totally different style almost psychedelic. Not a big fan of it but at least listen to Send Me No More Letters. A great pop song of the period. A good place to start with Trapeze is a compilation called The Final Swing. It’s usually around 15-20 for used vinyl.

[@iangorman6153]

Great review prob fave band

[@Heepster69]

Excellent review. Great albums. Has anybody picked up the new Trapeze compilation Cd from Cherry Red ? Comes with some great liner notes and a bonus live disc of Pete Goalby's first show with the band.

[@John_D67]

Must admit I’ve never heard of these guys or several other bands you’ve talked about and we’re basically the same age. Consider me educated. Enjoying the content. 👍🏻

[@rickedwards7793]

Medusa is my favorite then You are the music we're just the band

[@scottwalker5275]

Medusa #1 for sure. Killer grooves and vocals. Some really good guitar work. Great album!!

[@pcllps]

It's such a hard question to ask, what could Trapeze have become had Glenn never left? That's so difficult cos DP Mk. III is by far my favourite line-up. Trapeze, however, was a very good band! But in the end, there's only one Glenn Hughes.

[@davidgotteri]

You Are The Music would be my #1 for Trapeze. Everything about it just sounds perfect to me.

[@runarsimonsen1526]

Running from Hold On is just simply an awesome track!

[@Scandolo]

thanks for that! one of my all time favorite bands. Do you like the German band Birth Control or the British The Groundhogs? would you like to rank their albums someday? anyway thanks for your videos. i'm a big fan

[@antonioruizgosalvez1041]

next choice is clear LUCIFERS FRIEND with and without John Lawton

[@stephennorris2524]

There was an excellent cd last year Best of/ Live set from 1977

[@sixbladeknife44]

Medusa is amazing, Black Cloud should’ve been a huge radio hit!

[@Carlos-xz3vi]

Nice! Glenn Hughes first band. Early funk rock at its best. I love Glenn Hughes! Such a rock star.

[@jennycooper5364]

glenn played in bands before trapeze i saw him in the 60s playing in the band finders keepers

[@jennycooper5364]

glenn played in finders keeper 68 to 69 i think dave holland was in the band also

[@Carlos-xz3vi]

JENNY COOPER I didn’t know that. Thanks for the info!

[@bmboldt]

There also was Welcome to the Real World: Live at the Borderline from 1998. It was pretty good.

[@carncats07]

Medusa is the only Trapeze album I've heard and I love it. Seafull is killer.

[@LuchaLibertaria]

Fave Album: Medusa, Fave Song: Jury (You can hear where Judas Priest got the inspiration for Dreamer Deceiver when you listen to that song 😂)

[@chriswoosley3883]

I've always said the same thing Lucha, they're very similar,the 1st time I heard Jury,I immediately thought Dreamer Deceiver

[@reinaldoalves9038]

Killer albums !

[@amigofiel63]

Jones and Rowley came from UK pop band The Montanas. After the first Lp they went back to the Montanas.

[@Carlos-xz3vi]

Do you prefer Glenn Hughes in Trapeze or Glenn Hughes in Deep Purple? Just wondering since you are a huge Deep Purple fan.

[@seaoftranquilityprog]

Very tough question. Love him in both obviously, but I think he meant more to those Trapeze albums than he did on those 3 DP albums. Not by much though. I just think you can possibly take him out of the Burn/Stormbringer/Come Taste the Band equation, and it doesn't completely fall apart, but he's the glue on Medusa & We're Just the Music.

[@Carlos-xz3vi]

Sea of Tranquility Thanks for answering. I love Burn and Stormbringer, and mainly because I love Glenn Hughes’ songs. Like “Holy man” has been my jam these last couple of days. But I think your assesment is on point. Thanks again!

[@arminkloppert5701]

My ranking: 1. You are the music,... 2. Medusa 3. Hot wire 4. Trapeze (1976) 5. Hold on 6. Trapeze (1970) The choice for me between number 1 and number 2 was really difficult to make, because both are very strong albums IMHO; I prefer "Hot wire" to "Trapeze", because it's heavier and has more funky moments. The debut album för me is only at Number 6, it's the least accessible and a little bit strange, I think.

[@musicmonger]

The solution to your problem choosing is the unmentioned "The Final Swing" call it your favorite! I did! And now to here "Dat's it" with vocals (Lover) on the Lost Tapes is totally cool

[@henrykuehl9547]

You are the Music is my favorite. I like Hot Wire a lot then Medusa and Trapeze. Haven't listened to the last album and I hated the first album. Doesn't even sound like the same band. Hughes was a great addition to most bands he joined. Saw him with Deep Purple on the Burn tour. Elf with Dio opened for that show. But yeah You are Music is right up there for me.

[@michaelperkins9404]

Finally someone acknowledging how good Hotwire and Trapeze 1975 are

[@russellmorgan5611]

Waiting 'til Trapeze start trending with the 'reaction' set, should be fun.

[@richardmay8153]

I did not know the last album "Hold On" existed. Got the rest of them and your reviews are spot on for me. You talk of Trapeze's influence with funk in rock bands. True. But as Trapeze was doing that so was Funkadelic on the Westbound label. DON'T BE CONFUSED with the later commercial funk of P-Funk (Parliament-Funkadelic) and the producer-leader George Clinton. We are talking Maggot Brain, Cosmic Slop and more pioneering funk-rock psychedelia. (Remember, it has to be from Westbound Records 1970 to '76.) There may be too much soul, gospel and unattractive album covers for some reading this. But do yourself a favor when you need to mellow out: cue up the original studio version of "Maggot Brain" when you have nine minutes and four seconds. Cleveland rock radio has playing that when the bars close for over forty years. Keith Richards, the Talking Heads, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and more brought in Funkadelic alumni to help them for good reason.

[@gabrielheftye973]

My favourite is You Are The Music .. Medusa would be my number two. "Loser" is a great song...."What is a Woman´s Role" too...

[@garycreswell9107]

Yes Mel is way underrated.

[@borispider]

You forgot to mention the live CD mainly from Dallas '72 : "Live Way Back To The Bone"

[@gemini2012100]

He only ranks studio CD's. Not live CD's.

[@borispider]

@@gemini2012100 You should have listened to the whole video; at 9'30 he mentions 2 live album ...

[@timolson2047]

Pete, I'm not a fan of theirs, but are you going to do The Grateful Dead's discography anytime soon? I really like American Beauty but little else.

[@grimtraveller7923]

If Medusa hadn't been released, *You are the music, We're just the band* would be Trapeze's classic contribution to 20th century music. While it is not as heavy overall as its predecessor, it still maintains its heavy rock backbone while showing the tremendous versatility of this 3 piece with some beautiful, if softer and lighter, touches. It's one of those albums that, whenever I listen to it, it takes me pretty much back to the period in which I first heard it and it reminds me of so much of what was going on in my life at the time. It was a period of consolidation turning into transition. I've always loved the title and it's actually a phrase I've used at many junctures in life since I first heard it. It's more than just a beautiful sentiment although it's certainly that too. I really like Glenn Hughes' voice but I have felt for many moons that he's really overrated as a vocalist. Almost everyone that talks about him goes on about what a magnificent voice he has. I dig the Glenn Hughes package, that of a singing bassist, but I have never thought of him as outstanding although he was definitely the right singer for Trapeze. In saying that though, I think this album is his crowning achievement as a singer as he lurches from soft and sensitive to pensive and reflective to loud and wild and some of his bass playing is instrumental in giving the songs their shape and flavour. Dave Holland keeps the fire flowing where it needs to but also shows his sensitive playing on the previous album was no fluke with some neat, deft backing. Mel Galley demonstrates his versatility as a guitar player by impressively stepping to one side at times and letting some of the guest instrumentalists make their impact. But when he's ready to get riffing heavy, he takes no prisoners. The lyrics get more of a spotlight on this album but my favourite lyric {and indeed my favourite vocal of the band per se} is the first verse of "Loser." The way the band swagger their way through that segment is sufficient to put hair on the baldest head you'll find ! And the riff of "Keepin' time" would probably be a heavy rock masterpiece if it wasn't for the wonderful contrast and variety in that song. The debate will always rage as to whether Trapeze would have gone on to become one of the heavyweight bands of the era had Hughes not gone to Purple. I think there are good arguments either way, to be honest. I think they peaked with *Medusa* and were showing more strings to their bow with this one ~ would their direction have brought more heaviness or more diversity ? We'll never know and Glenn Hughes didn't really give many clues in Purple because it was never really his band to call the shots in. Nevertheless, this album showed that there was still a damn fine band in there.

[@sunilponnappa1778]

Agree with your ranking. How about a Top 10 lead singers of all time and s ranking of Santana albums best to worst

[@mdavis2703]

He did Santana albums two or three weeks ago.

[@stewartmack4821]

ranking Glen Hughes solo please

Because you like the album Medusa, try to ear the version on the 2004 movie 《》 Soulfully live in the city of angels ! 😜

Killer show case

[@tatedavis2016]

Medusa is easily my favorite.

[@Rolf2112]

Great band. Unfortunately I only have You are the music on CD, the best for me is obviously Medusa.

[@patrickcrowther9195]

The Trapeze album from 1975 has a very unfortunate airbrushing of the band name on the cover. I’m surprised no one noticed the effect it had before the record was released.

[@tomsuzyinfluencerinfj2712]

Hold On was called Running in Germany, featuring a 'female running naked' cover

[@texasskyliner704]

How about April Wine or The Steve Miller Band?

[@leethomas5830]

Check out Hughes live from l.a. lot of trapeze songs on it

[@chriswoosley3883]

Medusa is their masterpiece ,the others good ,(Hughes stuff that is)but not close to Medusa, got that same shirt ,and one from the 92 reunion too

[@jerryattwooll4864]

You Are The Music etc, possibly the first true Funk "metal" album. Trapeze seldom get the plaudits they deserve 1 Medusa 2 You Are The Music, We're Just The Band 3 Hot Wire 4 Hold On 5 Trapeze 1975 6 Trapeze 1970.

[@captainbeyond7469]

Disagree Pete- Hot Wire is by far there best. A special album for me as a kid.

[@stefaniebuckley5342]

You should listen to moonstone project if you get the chance they are pretty much unknown but their first album features carmine appice, Glenn Hughes, graham bonnet, joe Lynn turner, Ian paice, etc.

[@stefaniebuckley5342]

It’s the time to take a stand album

[@LuisGarcia-ee2tr]

What about ranking The Cult ?

[@delveguy]

We were the music.. they were just the band!! lol

[@dawnthechaldean5377]

I like Medusa best, too....Not sure what would have happened if Deep Purple never recruited Hughes. Best guess is that Trapeze would not have ever gained super stardom. In the end, despite all the drugs and whatnot, Hughes has actually survived and in some ways flourished throughout his career. He's still standing and singing which is hard to believe. His is not among my favorite voices in rock, but I do understand why people like him. He seems like a really cool guy in interviews.