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 albums, Fully Interlocking (1968) and Theraposa Blondi (1970).
Shortening their name to simply Web, the band fully embraced their new jazz-prog sound on their third LP, I Spider (1970).
With the band losing steam due to financial struggles and lack of recognition, Lawson accepted an invitation to join Greenslade.