01	Revelation			(nach dem Thema "Paint BacK)			12:11
	02	Endless Game						12:19
	03	Burning Candle						05:30
	04	Hungry Looser						10:32
	05	Nur Noch Zwei Lichtjahre						07:56
	06	Confession			Bonus Track - First Virus single			03:20
	07	Facts Of Death			Bonus Track - First Virus single			03:40

SB 015
Second Battle 1997

VIRUS
Personnel:
JORG-DIETER KRAHE kb
(WERNER MONKA g) A
BERND ROSNER g B
(BERND "MOLLE" HOHMANN v, flt) A
WERNER VOGT b, g, v B
(REINHOLD SPIEGELFELD b) A
JURGEN SCHAFER b, v B
WOLFGANG RIEKE d
AXEL NIELING d B
ALBUMS:
(A)"Revelation" (BASF ORC 15) 1970
(B)"Thoughts" (Pilz 20 21102-9) 1971

NB: 1 re-issued in 1991 on CD by Second Battle (SB 015). 2 re-issued in 1991 on CD by Ohrwaschl.
With Revelation, the young heavy psychedelic rock group Virus produced one of best early progressive albums in Germany - indeed it was a revelation! Their style was strongly influenced by Pink Floyd (David Gilmour) and Deep Purple (Ian Lord). The album had five long tracks. The title track included an instrumental classical adaptation of the Rolling Stones' "Paint It Black". Their instrumental work was even better on the 12 minute "Endless Game". The varied album also had a more hard rocking track named "Burning Candle". Finally "Nur Noch Zwei Lichtjahre" guided the listener into deep space, much like a mellow and matured "Interstellar Overdrive". The album was recorded in Star Studios, Hamburg and produced by none other than Konrad Plank. Virus were Werner Monka, Jorg-Dieter Krahe, Bernd "Molle" Hohmann, Reinhold Spiegelfeld and Wolfgang Rieke. The nickname "Molle" on the sleeve of Revelation was mistakenly connected to Werner Monka.

For Thoughts (1971), both Virus' sound and the band itself had changed considerably. Only Krahe and Rieke were left from the original group. Bernd Hohmann had left for Weed. Gone were the psychedelic space-rock and long instrumental workouts. Virus now played a more mainstream, rough and heavy blues-rock, not at all bad, but clearly inferior to their debut. They also contributed to the great Pilz album Heavy Christmas (1971), before vanishing from the scene...





Virus [Germany]
Updated 2/13/02
Discography
Revelation (71)
Thoughts (71)


Reviews
Heavy underground with organ ala Deep Purple.
Virus' first album Revelation is a brilliant combination of German-Psychedelia mixed with baroque reminiscences and fusion. With a tendency to remind of their German colleagues Mythos the musical ideas are considerably interesting but it is in the album atmosphere where the main essence of this album lies. Furthermore, the band members are highly skilled and the album maintain interest all the way through it. -- Shimry Mesica