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Spirit was a highly regarded rock band that achieved modest commercial success, charting 11 albums in the U.S. between 1968 and 1977. Founded in Los Angeles in 1967 by musicians who had a mixture of rock, pop, folk, blues, classical, and jazz backgrounds, and who ranged in age from 16 to 44, the group had an eclectic musical style in keeping with the early days of progressive rock; they were as likely to play a folk ballad featuring fingerpicked acoustic guitar, a jazz instrumental full of imaginative improvisation, or a driving rhythm tune dominated by acid rock electric guitar playing. The diverse tastes of the original quintet produced a hybrid style that delighted a core audience of fans but proved too wide-ranging to attract a mass following, and at the same time the musicians'.

tracks- FRESH GARBAGE, UNCLE JACK, MECHANICAL WORLD, TAURUS, GIRL IN YOUR EYE, STRAIGHT ARROW, TOPANGO WINDOWS, GRAMOPHONE MAN, WATER WOMAN, THE GREAT CANYON FIRE IN GENERAL, ELIJAH