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Clear (Album) | align="center" colspan="3"|Clear (album) | Clear, whose relative obscurity is due in large part to its absence of a defining track (as Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus had with "Nature's Way", and The Family That Plays Together with "I Got a Line on You"), has nevertheless garnered, since its 1969 inception, a surprising fellowship among diehard Spirit fans. The endurance of the album has oft been attributed to, among other things, its more mature stylistic approach, consolidating the manifold genres of previous attempts under the umbrella of Spirit-spearheaded progressive rock. What's difficult to dispute is the influence coeval King Crimson and other British upstarts had on Spirit's new sound; what isn't is how constant their impact would be. While maturation would thenceforth be evident in the band's undertakings, the vessel that delivered it, progressive rock, would never again serve as the patron it had. Although "Apple Orchard" would never accomplish what "21st Century Schizoid Man" did―would never attain anthem status for the Prog-rocker―its similarities to the latter are unmistakable. As Spirit had proven before with Spirit's psychedelia and The Family That Plays Together's experimentation, it was a group capable of placing itself at the forefront of the musical world. Clear was no different. The original Ode Records recording of Clear would be later restored by Sony in 1996. The second edition would include the original album alongside bonus tracks as presented remastered on compact disc. Track Listing - "Dark Eyed Woman"
- "Apple Orchard"
- "So Little Time to Fly"
- "Groundhog"
- "Cool Wind"
- "Policeman's Ball"
- "Ice"
- "Give a Life, Take a Life"
- "I'm Truckin'"
- "Clear"
- "Caught"
- "New Dope in Town"
- "1984"*
- "Sweet Stella Baby"*
- "Fuller Brush Man"*
- "Coral"*
*Tracks specific to the 1996 reissue
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