Correct ! The name comes from Rha (The Greek word for the Volga) and Barbarum (The Barbars being the people who traded it. Rhubarb was used medicinally for over 3,000 years (The dried root) before anyone actually had the idea of eating the stalk. The decline in production in England during and after the War had to do with wartime sugar rationing - ever tried it without sugar ! Over to you Superhoop.
..or is it linked to some specific prog rock dirge? ...only joking, I had Brain Salad Surgery too, until I heard the Feelgoods....
Those dots indicate to my wine and tennis addled mind that we're getting close. Tales from Topographic Oceans. Come on Roller, this is your specialist subject....
No, it's nothing to do with an album by any other band. A clue - the album is called 'Zero Time' by (?)...
From looking on wiki I'm not sure it is. we're not talking the Lamb lies Down on Broadway here.... Stevie Wonder seems more in tune with this, Music of My Mind perhaps? I'm not convinced we are looking for an album title though.....
I've had to look it up now, and I defy anyone to get this without reference to Google. Do you possess the masterwork Sooper? I'm going to listen to a snippet on iTunes... .....hmm sounds exactly like I expected, and nobody in the world has given it a rating. Was it a demo to show off the versatility of the moog? I think Beth got this right.....
I had the original vinyl album in 1972 as I was into Hawkwind, ELP and Yes who were all exploring new sounds...
