Although he did start work on a second album for Columbia in early 1973, it wasn't finished, and Rodier left music a few years later without having released anything else.Īlthough Roger Rodier is Canadian, this rare early-'70s singer/songwriter album sounds almost as if it could have been made in Britain, such is its similarity to folk-rock recordings of the time by the likes of Al Stewart. Despite getting praised in Rolling Stone by Lester Bangs for its 'timeless grace,' Upon Velveatur got little exposure when it was issued in autumn 1972. Prior to the LP, Rodier had issued a couple of singles on the local Montreal label Pax, the first of them sung in French.
It was at least as much indebted to British sounds from that genre as North American ones, however, with its gentle breathy vocals, subdued melancholy, and combination of predominantly acoustic guitars with subtle strings and some female backup vocals. Roger Rodier put out an obscure album on Columbia in 1972, Upon Velveatur, that was very much in line with the folk-rock-oriented singer/songwriter trends of the era. Am I Supposed To Let It By Again (Above The Covers). Roger Rodier - Upon Velveatur (Can 1972 acid folk)īorn: Montreal, QC, Canada Genres: Singer/SongwriterĠ1.
