Pell Mell

Pell Mell was a progressive rock band from Marburg, whose founder and bandleader was the violinist and composer Thomas Schmitt. They often worked with classical themes and were therefore considered the German answer to formations such as The Nice, Emerson, Lake & Palmer and the Dutch classical rock band Ekseption. With a classic‑rock cover version of their best‑known title Moldau (after Die Moldau by Bedřich Smetana), Pell Mell had a single success. The band was a sought‑after live act and played at major festivals and concerts, including with Scorpions, Gentle Giant, Nektar and Kin Ping Meh. They were also invited on a 10‑day tour of Poland. On their debut album, named after their hometown, which the group recorded in 1972 at the Dierks Studios in Stommeln, they produced a sophisticated sound with many classical elements — characteristic of which were the keyboard‑heavy arrangements and the violin parts. Most of the pieces were instrumentals By the time of the third album, recorded in 1975 with a partially changed line‑up, the group’s sound had become fully symphonic, incorporating themes by Liszt and Rachmaninoff.
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Suite 1

Suite 2

Frost Of An Alien Darkness

Moldau

Alone

Rhapsody

From the new World

The Clown and the Queen

Loadie

Marburg

The riot

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