Steve Hillage ~ Sea Nature/Ether Ships ~ Green 🍀 (1978)

These two are inseperable really. I've loved Green & Steve Hillage for decades. Glad to see the playlist still getting decent views. Here it is:    • Steve Hillage ~ Green ~ Full Album (Remast...   I am not monetized in any way by YouTube. Please like & subscribe. Small channels are being squashed. Enjoy 💖🎸Lyrics & Some of Liam Mackey's pertinent review of the album below).
I'm walking on the land
But my mind is under the sea
The fish in the sky just swim on by
And the birds in my brain keep on singing
The trees keep growing
And the seeds are sowing beneath the ether
It's time for my soul to go

Swimming inside Nature
Diving through the flowers
Popping out at the bottom of the sea
In minutes that seem like hours

I want you to come with me
Journeying with your mind

We'll learn to feel the Devas
And feed them with our vibes
Hear the music of the spheres
Through the ears of the cauliflowers
And the living grass that breathes

I want you to come with me
Journeying with your mind

So let's dive below the waves of words
And sink beneath the turbulence
And leave the restless images behind us
And touch the secret power of nature
Under the sea

Way down
Way down
Way down below the ocean
We'll be riding our emotion
Way down
Way down below the ocean
We'll be riding our emotion

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"Steve Hillage doubtless believes his message to be as important as his medium, in which case I must confess to missing out on approximately half of the intended impact of this album.
The problem stems from the fact that "Green" focuses uncompromisingly on the arcane powers of things (surprise, surprise) green and natural, effectively alienating a good many people who, like me, are totally non-plussed by talk of leylines, Devas, and the "one vibration behind all vibration", and frankly have difficulty in getting excited at the news that one instrumental "Ether Ships" is based on the alpha brain rhythm of 10.25 cycles per second.
...That, however, is my only major quibble, since the music here, when accepted purely on its own terms, is nothing short of faultless. Hillage's concern for our ecological well-being is matched only by his care and consideration in assembling a body of music which he hopes will do justice to the theme. He succeeds.
...don't be put off by the disconcerting packaging should you spot it in your local shop. The music itself is infinitely more accessible even if it does require some patient listening before offering complete satisfaction. And just as all good things mature with age, you can be assured that Green will still be rewarding you handsomely long after the next musical fad has come and gone."
~~ Liam Mackey (from the inner sleeve notes).