September 1971

To the Highest Bidder
Supersister

  1. A Girl Named You
  2. No Tree Will Grow (On Too High A Mountain)
  3. Energy (Out Of Future)
  4. Higher
To the Highest Bidder is the second studio album by Dutch progressive rock band Supersister. Compared to the excellent debut (link), their sound has become even more their own. No ultra-short songs here, instead three epics ranging from 7 to 15 minutes, and one 3 minutes closer. Their sense of humour is still there, and nowhere more than in the ballad No Tree Will Grow (On Too High a Mountain), a brilliant and effective sixties prog pop pastiche, ending with a collective burst of laughter. Most reviewers rate this album higher than their first, bit I beg to differ. Still great though.

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