After a three year hiatus, the group unexpectedly reemerged with 1974's "To Keep from Crying". Signed by Richard Branson's newly formed Virgin Records, the album found the band opting for a more conventional rock/progressive sound. Backed by an array of studio musicians (including electric instrumentation) and cameos from various members of~ Hawkwind and Henry Cow, material such as "Touch Down" and "So Long Supernova" wasn't half bad. Unfortunately, the debut's undercurrent of angst and foreboding was absent. Old fans were unhappy and there simply weren't any new fans. Absent sales, the collection disappeared into cutout bins, followed in short order by the band. "To Keep from Crying" track listing: 1.) Down (Like a Movie Star) 2.) Touch Down 3,) Waves and Caves 4.) Figure In Your Dreams 5.) Children of the Universe 6.) So Long Supernova 7.) Perpetual Motion 8.) Panophany 9.) Get Yourself a Man 10.) To Keep from Crying 11.) After the Dream
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