Virus were a psychedelic band from Biefeld in northern Germany.
They released only twhose two albums: "Revelation" at beginning of 1971 and "Thoughts" later in same year. The first is more oriented to space rock and is quite inventive; the second presents a different approach, because is more oriented to hard rock- blues rock.
The only members present in all and two albums are Jorg-Dieter Krahe on keyboards and Wolfgang Rieke on drums
VIRUS- Revelation01- Revelation
02- Endless game
03- Burning candle
04- Hungry looser
05- Nur noch zwei lichtjahre
06- Confession (Bonus track from first Virus 7")
07- Facts of death (Bonus track from first Virus 7")
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VIRUS- Thoughts
01- King heroin
01- King heroin
02- Manking, where do you go
03-Theme
04- Old time movie
05- Butterflies
06- Take your thoughts
07- Sittin and smoking
08- Going on
09- Deeds of the past
10- My strand-eyed girl
Some kraut rock, with a little Heep connection: those two albums are the other 1971 works of band "Virus", whose members were involved, with Ken Hensley, in the Hamburg sessions that end in the album "Weed".
PS: i have also the 1973 live album of Virus, Remember live, issued in 2004. If someone is interested in it, comment please...
1971 was one year very full of work for Mr. Hensley... Not only two unforgettable masterworks with Uriah Heep, but also, after "Salisbury" and before "Look at Yourself", he was member of this strange band, Weed, that involved Ken and guys from German Band Virus. They made one album with the same name, registered during some sessions in the Windrose Studios in Hamburg. Even if all six tracks were officially composed by the concert promoter Bobo Albes, for me the Hensley's hand is present in the songs writing, and every Heep maniac here can judge it listening to this heavy progressive lost gem. Ken Hensley is also the lead singer in this work, and his caratteristic voice give one irresistible early Heep touch to this album. Enjoy
