Blog: The Rising Storm

Morning's debut was released by Vault in 1970. Thankfully, Wounded Bird Records has reissued this long lost album for the first time on cd. Morning is full of spectacular performances, making it one of the mandatory LPs in the rural-rock/American roots/country-rock field. While CSNY, Poco , and Band influences are easy to spot this record is by no means derivative. The band had its roots in several interesting 60s pop/garage bands (Wind and Moorpark Intersection) who happened to release a few decent 45s. The debut lineup looks something like this: Barry Brown (guitar/drums/vocals), Jim Hobson (piano/organ/vocals), Jay Lewis [...]

• Moorpark Intersection - I Think I'll Just Go And Find Me A Flower
• Morning - Sleepy Eyes
• Morning - Time