Everfriend ‎– Shoot To Kill (1983, LP, Usa)

Everfriend – Sphere Of Influence (1981, LP, Usa)

Tracklist:
1. Sonorplasm (4:39)
2. Music Means The World To Me (4:05)
3. Everfriend Overture For Piano And Electronic Orchestra (3:15)
4. Ambience Won (3:36)
5. Given The Time (4:49)
6. Terra Firmus (2:40)
7. On The Fringe (3:01)
8. Theme Of Peace (4:20)

Musicians:
Bill Rhodes / keyboards (Mellotron, Korg Labs Lambda, Prophet V Synthi, Crumar Orchestrator), percussion & vocals, composer, producer
Paul Kozub / bass
MIke Jacoby / drums
Mark Altekruse / acoustic guitar
B. Buntin / bass
B. Buckwalter / drums
M. Hoffman / bass
S. Croll / vocals

A bit more focused on tightly performed keyboard-Prog than the debut, despite entering the 80's for good.Rhodes collaborates with a number of bassists and drummers for this album, which recalls of BONDAR & WISE, STARDRIVE and the likes, it's complex keyboard Progressive with a fair amount of Classical influences, mainly driven by synthesizers and piano, drawing also some influences from Jazz Fusion and Space Rock.You can find either super-dense keyboard arrangements with symphonic overtones and sudden rhythm changes or more ambiental passages with a laid-back atmosphere.Totally out of the trend of the era. (apps79)

Everfriend – Tropicsphere (1980, LP, Usa)

The American progressive rock band Everfriend were the project of keyboardist Bill RHODES (real last name Rupprecht), who was active in the 1970s-80s. The music generated was an eclectic mixture of styles, from space rock to classically influenced keyboard works. The Mellotron dominated the sound as well as a blend of symphonic prog with synth-fronted jazz-fusion. The band consisted of three artists: Bill Rhodes on keyboards, Mike Jacoby on drums, and Paul Kozub on bass. They produced some underground very obscure albums including "Tropicsphere" in 1980, "Sphere of Influence" in 1981, and "Snake With a Hat". Bill Rhodes and Mike Jacoby used to play together in the All Night Flyers band and worked on the Everfriend project which was their focus while they lived in the Metuchen New Jersey area. They picked up bassist Paul Kozub for the albums who also played in the All Night Flyers. The band underwent personnel changes over its short career spanning 1978-1981, and the album "Sphere of Influence" is hailed as a prog classic, albeit one of the most obscure acts in the United States. (Progarchives)