Ursa Major

Ursa Major

Ursa Major is a hard rock and progressive rock group from New York, United States, best known for a self-titled album released in 1972. The band is also associated with hard rock, psychedelic rock and 1970s rock, and is described as a 1960s US heavy psych band connected with guitarist Dick Wagner.

Recording and personnel

The group releases one collectible album, Ursa Major, and two singles are taken from it: “Liberty and Justice” and “Let The Music Play”, both issued in 1972. The band is described as a short-lived project formed by Dick Wagner with former Amboy Dukes bassist Greg Arama.

Style and legacy

Ursa Major is noted for being as well known for its players as for the music itself. Its sound sits between hard rock, progressive rock and heavy psychedelic rock, placing it within the late-1960s and early-1970s American underground rock scene.