Talk:Mr. Flood's Party

Mr. Flood's Party (musical group)

Mr. Flood's Party Band members - Tom Castagnaro -- (1968-69) - Michael Corbett -- vocals, flute, percussion (1968-69) - Jay Hirsh -- vocals, guitar, keyboards (1968-69) - Rick Mirage -- (1968-69) - Marcel Thomspen -- (1968-69) - Freddy Toscano -- guitar (1968-69)

Originally known as The Now, this little known sextet from Long Island debuted with the 1968 single 'I Want b/w 'Like a Flying Bird' (Embassy catalog 1968). Picked up by Atlantic's newly formed Cotillion subsidiary they quickly released an equally unheralded follow-up single 'Deja Vu' b/w 'A Hard Time' (Cotillion catalog number 44005) before opting to change their name to the curious Mr. Flood's Party.

1969's cleverly-titled "Mr. Flood's Party" offered up a pleasant set which managed to mix lite psychedelia with some progressive moves. With five of the six members contributing material (Jay Hirsh and Michael Corbett responsible for the bulk of the set), selections such as 'Northern Travel', 'Deja Vu' and 'Advice' sounded like a stoned version of The Association suffering from a J.R. Tolken fixation (if you doubt the description check out 'Simon J. Stone'). In hindsight that description probably doesn't sound too attractive ... which isn't fair since the set's actually pretty entertaining. Full of pretty melodies, nice harmonies and unorthodox song structures, highlights include the psychy 'The Liquid Invasion' and the dreamy 'Garden of the Queen'. Elsewhere Cotillion tapped the album for a single: 'Deja Vu' b/w 'Alice Was A Dream' (Cotillion catalog number 44017).

Unfortunately personality conflicts and disagreements over musical direction between Toscano and fellow band members Mike Corbett and Jay Hirsh quickly spelled the end of Mr. Flood.

01:23, 22 June 2011 (UTC)