NORTHWIND - Last Day at Lokun (prog rock from Detroit,1972)

Homepage - - My imperfect trying with lyrics - any help is appreciated: Paint faces staring at the mountains .. traces of the golden sun Lights - I can see them in the distance Night will soon be upon us again Pale of darkness .. away the hours Grey morning will take away my soul Love - is it lost forever? Life - is the cost .. .. a fool? 6:49 Distant .. .. the dawn at Lokun Time is coming when we loose our minds Can you tell me where I’ll be tomorrow? Can you give me just a little time? The hour is approaching Why can’t you tell me the story? Will I be loosing my head? Oh, will I be free when I’m dead? * Album: Last Day at Lokun (1972) Buy the Full Digital Album from the band (on their homepage) Members: Roland Ernest - Vocals, guitars, composer Steve White - Drums and percussion Jan Stepka - Keyboards, back vocals Tracklist: 1. Waited Long Enough 2. Green Hills of Earth 3. Autumn’s Song 4. DASC 5. Remember the Rain 6. Last Day at Lokun Albums: Last Day at Lokun (1972) Northwind (Woods of Zandor) (1974) (here: Tom Iacaboni - Drums, Percussion) Distant Shores (1978) You can find their biography at: or: NORTHWIND first formed as far back as 1968. Jan STEPKA(keyboards) and Roland ERNEST(guitars,keyboards,vocals) along with drummer Steve WHITE were influenced by the likes of Procul Harum, The Doors, ELP and King Crimson. These influences give an organic sound to their music with heavy laden guitar riffs, organ and keyboards dominating proceedings. 1970 saw the birth of rock opera ’Looking Back’ and in ’72 the band recorded an untitled demo. Tom IACABONI replaced WHITE on drums and in 1974, the band unofficially released a demo album which for the sake of discography purposes was called ’Woods of Zandor’. In ’78 they competed the project ’Distant Shores’ but only one song - “Just Yesterday“ - ever officially saw the light of day on local radio stations. The band underwent several more line up changes up to 1978 when they disbanded, failing to land a recording contract. Their sound is worth seeking out and can be sampled on their website.