The Web were a British jazz/blues
band, with a style simultaneously related to America’s West Coast
groove and UK’s proto-prog movement. Hailing from the British
psychedelic scene, their style is often described as atmospheric, moody,
melancholy, and dark. They were originally fronted by African-American
singer John L. Watson, with whom they released two studio efforts, Fully Interlocking (1968) and Theraposa Blondi (1970). The band increasingly delved into a progressive rock sound with which
Watson's vocal style was incompatible, so they set Watson up with a solo
career and replaced him with keyboardist/vocalist Dave Lawson.
Shortening their name to simply "Web", the band fully embraced their new
jazz-prog sound on their third LP I Spider (1970). Following the
departure of saxophonist/flautist Tom Harris, the band changed names
again, to "Samurai". A final, self-titled album followed in 1971. With
the band losing steam due to financial struggles and lack of
recognition, Lawson accepted an invitation to join Greenslade.
By North Utsire
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