I love this band. The album is sort of a mixture between blues and hard rock. Heavy blues? Maybe. They have pretty good songs, "Be Good And Be Kind" being one of them. I personally enjoy the rhythm in their songs. Enjoy.
Album information:
01 - I Want Your Body 02 - 30 Weight Blues 03 - Be Good And Be Kind 04 - You've Gone Too Far 05 - Silver Star 06 - Personal Gain 07 - Jezebel, Give Me Your Lovin' 08 - Tomorrow 09 - Endamus Finallamus 10 - Lady Of The Silent Opera
A Canadian Hard rock band. This is the only album I have. "Africa" is my favorite in the album. Try it!
Album information:
01.Africa
02.Page 125 - What Would You Do - Help Father Sun
03.And They Danced
04.You Really Got Me
05.Fortunes Umbrella
06.Jane ''J'' James
07.Will They Ever
08.Where Am I
Band information:
Thundermug was formed in London, Ontario, Canada, and existed from 1970 to 1976. They regrouped in 1991 and officially disbanded in 2001. As a result of a signing facilitated by their manager, Wyn Anderson, their principal recordings were released by Axe Records, an independent Canadian label that was distributed by London Records in Canada and various labels in the US and elsewhere. Their music was initially distributed in the United States by the Big Tree and the Epic labels. As of 1975, Ta-Daa!! was distributed in the United States by Mercury Records.
The band was initially composed of Joe de Angelis (guitar and vocals), Bill Durst (keyboards and guitar), James Corbett (bass) and Ed Pranskus (drums). Their first album, Thundermug Strikes, recorded at Toronto Soundstudios in the spring of 1972, was produced by Greg Hambleton, owner of Axe Records, and engineered Terry Brown. The album resulted in a Canadian Top 30 hit, "Africa", based on radio interest in what was originally a non-single album song. The first single from the album had been a version of The Kinks' "You Really Got Me". The album is described by reviewer Richie Unterberger as "...above average, early '70s hard rock... It's a minor entry in the style, but a decent minor entry, moving along with real guts and convincing riffs, but not at the expense of fair melodies, well-done vocal harmonies, and unusual progressions."
In 1973, the band recorded its second album, Orbit, at Toronto's Manta Sound. The title track was a Top 40 Canadian single. The album is described by reviewer Richie Unterberger as "probably the best reflection of their straight-ahead, respectable-but-not-brilliant brand of early-'70s hard rock, muscular but reasonably melodic, with inventive interplay between lead and background vocals, ending with a rather impressive facsimile of Jimi Hendrix's noisiest guitar wiggles."
Selections from the first two albums were released in 1973 in the United States by Epic Records, using the title from the first album, Thundermug Strikes. Review Richie Unterberger regarded the release as "confusing...(but) it did a reasonable job of representing the sound of this Canadian hard rock band, including some of its better-known tracks with 'Africa', 'Orbit', 'Garden Green', 'Jane J James', and a cover of the Kinks' "You Really Got Me."
In 1974, the band returned to Toronto Sound and recorded their third album, Ta-Daa, releasing a cover of The Beatles' "Drive My Car" as the first single. The album was released in the United States on Mercury Records.
Ta-Daa was not as successful as the band's two previous releases. Joe de Angelis quit the band following the release of Ta-Daa, and the band continued through 1975 as a trio. The band released one final single in 1975, "Clap Your Hands and Stomp Your Feet", which was a Top 50 single in Canada. The band did not formally break up, but became inactive, as of 1976. Band members then commenced various solo projects. Bill Durst joined a ZZ Top tribute band called Tres Hombres, and later was a member of The Brains, a band that released one album in 1980, on Falcon Records. Joe de Angelis became involved in production work, acting as assistant engineer on Meat Loaf's 1981 album, Dead Ringer. In 1983, Durst released a solo album, Call Billy, on Passport Records. Joe de Angelis contributed background vocals. In 1989, Durst released a cassette-only second solo album,Father Earth, on the independent Cottage Records.
Heavy blues, or psychedelic rock? Best decide yourself. Somehow reminds me of Cream. You'll find some great riffs and licks, give them a try!
Album information:
01 - White Lace And Strange 02 - I Love A Woman 03 - Country Life 04 - Red House 05 - Moon Child 06 - Dear Dream Maker 07 - King Of The Black Sunrise 08 - Open Up Your Eyes
Some hard rock will do us all good. Includes bonus songs.
Album information:
01 - Butter Queen
02 - Daze
03 - Another Day
04 - One Third of a Lifetime
05 - Nice One
06 - What's My Man
07 - Three Man Army
08 - See What I Took
09 - Midnight
10 - Together
11 - Agent Man (Bonus)
12 - Travellin' (Bonus)
13 - What's Your Name (Single Vers. Bonus)
Band information:
The group was formed by Adrian Gurvitz and Paul Gurvitz, formerly of The Gun. Following the band's dissolution, Adrian played with Buddy Miles and Paul played with Parrish & Gurvitz, then reunited as Three Man Army. Their debut album, A Third of a Lifetime, featured several drummers, including Miles, Carmine Appice (of Vanilla Fudge) and Mike Kellie (from Spooky Tooth).
Tony Newman, who had previously played with Sounds Incorporated and Rod Stewart, joined for the group's next two albums, and a fourth album was planned but never recorded. Newman then left to play with David Bowie, and the Gurvitzes united with Ginger Baker as the Baker Gurvitz Army.
Found this band very early on and still listen to them occasionally. A psychedelic goodie, one of those albums that you'll like every track on. "Chocolate Moose" and "Love Machine" are lovely songs.
Album information:
01-Chocolate Moose 02-Written On The Wind 03-I've Been Waiting Too Long 04-Soul Drippin's 05-Get Some Beads 06-Ain't Nobody 07-Try Me 08-Love Machine 09-Have You Been Sleepin' 10-From A Camels Hump
Finally another band with female vocals! A nice psychedelic rock album. Their cover of "The Times, They Are A-Changin'" is amazing and a favorite of mine.
Album information:
01 - Sanctuary 02 - Good Old Friends 03 - Catch The Wind 04 - If In Swimming 05 - Follow Your Dream's Way 06 - Live And Let Live 07 - City Sidewalks 08 - Let's Get Together 09 - Winter Boy 10 - The Times They Are A-Changin' 11 - Johann Sebastian Cheetah
Another psychedelic pop/rock band that I found early on. Lovely vocals. Try it out!
Album information:
01 - What's A Man 02 - Sorry You Were Born 03 - Cadillac George 04 - Lonely Seabird 05 - So Much Love 06 - Make Love 07 - That's Good 08 - I'm Not Dead 09 - She Understands 10 - Come To Me 11 - You Will Be There 12 - Old Man
American Hard/Psychedelic rock band. They have released a single album, good stuff.
Album information:
01-Gettin’ Together
02-Feel So Lonely
03-Passed By
04-Lost In A Daydream
05-Persecution
06-Comin’ Home
07-Won't Beg Anymore
08-Crystalline Chandelier
09-Like Me Love Me
10-We, You, I
11-Snow
Band information:
Third Power was an American psychedelic hard rock band from Detroit, Michigan, who released one album in 1970.
The group was formed in 1969, and became a prominent local club band before signing to Vanguard Records. Guitarist Drew Abbott and bassist Jem Targal shared singing duties. They released an album, Believe, on the label in 1970. The album made modest sales but the group disbanded in 1971. Abbott later went on to work with Bob Seger, and Targal briefly led his own solo career. Seger lived next door to Targal in Waterford Village, Michigan and met Abbott there.
Garage rock/psychedelia, compilation album of songs recorded in the late 60s.
Album information:
01 - I'm Five Years Ahead Of My Time 02 - Rainbow Life 03 - Dawn Of Tomorrow 04 - Lose Your Mind 05 - Rainbow Life (Alternate) 06 - I Can Understand Your Problem
Band information:
The Third Bardo was an American psychedelic and garage rock band from New York City, New York that was led by singer Jeff Monn. Their name is a reference to the book The Tibetan Book of the Dead.
The group existed for a brief time in the late 1960s. In 1967 they released their only single, "I'm Five Years Ahead of My Time", a song co-written by Rusty Evans (aka Marcus Uzilevsky), a former folk singer and leader of the psychedelic protopunk band The Deep, and Vicky Pike, the wife of the record's arranger and producer Teddy Randazzo. "Five Years" received some radio exposure until it was pulled for its perceived drug references, and only years later was recognized as a 1960s garage rock classic due to its inclusion in compilations such as the critically acclaimed Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era, 1965-1968 box set.
Though short-lived, the band still performed in local Manhattan venues during their existence, including the Arthur's and Ondine. They also appeared on the Cleveland-based television show Upbeat.
The Third Bardo only had one recording session, which yielded six tracks in all, and released one other song as a B-side, "Rainbow Life." Their technique of Eastern melody and distorted guitar made the single distinctive to the rock scene.
The band broke up in 1967, soon after recording, and Monn began a solo career as Chris Moon. He released an album named The Chris Moon Group in 1970.
A compilation album of songs recorded in the late 60s.
Album information:
01-Cowboys And Indians
02-Looking Thru The Mirror
03-Self-Analysis
04-Gold Is The Colour Of Thought
05-Hobbit Symphony
06-Daisy Intermission
07-Fogbound
08-Song Thru Perception
09-Philosophy
10-Umbrella
11-Ritual Gypsy Music Opus 1
12-October Country
13-Odyssey
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The Smoke was an English pop group from York. They consisted of Mick Rowley (lead vocals) (born Michael Rowley, 29 June 1946, Scarborough, Yorkshire), Mal Luker (lead guitar) (born Malcom Luker, 3 March 1946, New Delhi, India), John "Zeke" Lund (bass) (born John Raine Lund, 13 November 1945, York, Yorkshire) and Geoff Gill (drums and compositor) (born Geoffrey Robert Gill, 15 May 1949, York).
The band originally performed around Yorkshire as "The Moonshots", changing their name to "The Shots" when they moved to London. There were two bands playing R & B and other cover versions, one was called Tony Adams and the Viceroys, who included John 'Zeke' Lund on bass; Mal Luker on guitar and Geoff gill on drums. The other band was The Moonshots, who included Mick Rowley on lead vocals and Phil Peacock on guitar. The band then came together as The Shots and made a single for Columbia - 'Keep A Hold Of What You've Got' which flopped. At some point Peacock left the band, who then changed their name to The Smoke.
The Smoke's biggest hit was "My Friend Jack" (German Charts: #2, UK charts: #45); the BBC banned airplay of the song over its alleged drug references. Guitarist Lund later became a sound engineer for Boney M., who recorded a cover version of "My Friend Jack".
Music by young people for the young people, I guess. Lead guitarist Randy Hammon was 16 at the time. A great band for those that enjoy trippy, psychedelic rock. "Tahitian Melody" stuck with me for a while.
13. River Deep Mountain High (unissued rehearsal recording)
Band information:
Founded in 1967, the group was signed to Mercury Records, on which they released their eponymous debut in 1968. Their album was produced by Abe "Voco" Kesh who is famous with his work with the band Blue Cheer andHarvey Mandel. Their sound was close to groups such as Love and the Jimi Hendrix Experience.Singer Bill Harper and bassist Steve Lage quit the band shortly thereafter, leading to the demise of the group. The band continued on touring until late 1968 and then disbanded.
Nick Saloman of The Bevis Frond has cited the Savage Resurrection as one of his biggest influences and, in October 2008, performed a live set with guitarist Randy Hammon. There was some suspicion that Randy Hammon was actually Randy Holden due to some citing that was done in Joe Carducci's book, The Pop Narcotic; this seems to be a misconception.
Post 1968
Bill Harper went on to write and perform, notably appearing on an LP and several singles with The Stepford Husbands in the early '80s. Jeff Myer recorded and toured extensively throughout the '70s and '80s with Van Morrison,Jesse Colin Young, Janis Ian, Tom Fogerty, Terry and The Pirates (with Terry Dolan, John Cipollina, and Greg Douglass), and reggae band The Edge (with the Rowan brothers). Former band member Steve Lage, who was born Stephen Allen Lage on August 15, 1947, died on July 25, 2010 in Oakland, California.
Present day
A version of The Savage Resurrection has been performing since 2007. It features original members Bill Harper, Randy Hammon, and Jeff Myer, joined by Mike Stever on bass and Cliff Moser on guitar.
Met the band rather late, thank you to the dear friend who suggested it to me. Late 60s psychedelic rock/pop.
Album information:
01 - I Don't Like You 02 - You Won't Be Sorry 03 - Catatonic Lover 04 - All Good Things Must Have An End 05 - I'm Not Like Everybody Else 06 - I Take Care 07 - Mean Old World 08 - Lifeline
01 - Tuely's Day 02 - Tuely And Mary 03 - Make You See 04 - Alone 05 - Wellsville 06 - Power Of Love 07 - If I Ever Needed A Woman 08 - Better Be Sure 09 - 40 Days And Nights (Introduction) 10 - 40 Days And Nights 11 - Make It 12 - Anyone At All 13 - I Want To Go Clear 14 - Play The Game
01 Gypsy Wine 02 Sunshine People 03 Way Up High 04 Lady's Man 05 Mr. Mortimer 06 Man Do You 07 Raining 08 I Hide 09 Raven 10 A Day
Band information:
The Paper Garden was an American psychedelic rock band formed in New York City, New York in 1967. After gathering a sizable following in the Northwest, the group recorded their only album, The Paper Garden, in 1968, which promoted several styles ranging from complex orchestration to hard-edged psychedelia. Following its release, the recordings have since become considered one of the more accomplished artistic statements from the psychedelic era.
Formed in 1967, the Paper Garden consisted of members Joe Arduino (bass guitar, vocals), Sandy Napoli (rhythm guitar, keyboards, sitar, vocals), Paul LoGrande (lead guitar, vocals), Jimmy Tirella (drums), and John Reich (keyboards). With varying talents as multi-instrumentalists, three capable singers, and accomplished songwriters in Arduino, Napoli, and LoGrande, the band almost effortlessly was able to expand upon the complex instrumentals found in the Beatles' Revolver and Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. The Paper Garden toured all along the Northeast coast, establishing several pockets of followers in local college campuses. In 1968, the group garnered the interest of record producerGeoff Turner, who was working for Aaron Schroeder's New York-based Musicor Records. Under the assumption that the band would record matetial he heard onstage, Turner signed the Paper Garden to a recording contract, ambitious to produce a group he hoped was on the cutting-edge of psychedelia.
Rather than record the material from their live set, the Paper Garden decided to compose a whole new set of ambitious repertory. The album was much more elaborate and expensive to cut than Turner anticipated; however, he ultimately elected to recording it, complete with string orchestra arrangements, contributions by session trumpeteer, violinist, and trombonist, and intricate vocal harmonies. Music critic Beverly Patterson, writing for It's Psychedelic Baby! magazine voices that The Paper Garden album was "Clearly influenced by the psychedelic hoodoo practiced by the Beatles, trickles of the Idle Race, and the Bee Gees, and even the jolly jugband stylings of the Lovin’ Spoonful, further arise on 'The Paper Garden Presents,' resulting in a record that’s both playful and progressive". Upon release, The Paper Garden was met with positive reviews, but without a single or major record label to support it, the album was a commercial flop.
The Paper Harden disbanded in 1969, and for a while their album was left to lay in obscurity. However, in 2002, Gear-Fab Records released a remastered version of the album. It has since been followed by more reissues on Relics Records in 2012 and Sundazed Records in 2014. The renewed recognition of The Paper Garden has lead to many music critics to conclude the album is a well-executed piece from the psychedelic era.
One of the first bands that I've discovered. With only a single album released, these guys influenced many bands. "Thor the Thunder God", "My Soul and My Will", "Magic Potion" are great songs. Must-listen album for everyone interested in heavy/psychedelic rock.
Album information:
01-Dear Louise
02-Try Another Day
03-I Feel The Same Way Too
04-My Mind Cries
05-Can't You See
06-Thor the Thunder God
07-Horses And Chariots
08-Before My Time
09-Free As The Breeze
10-Girl I'm So Alone
11-Soul And My Will
12-Falling Again
13-Magic Potion [bonus track]
14-Cast A Spell [bonus track]
15-Day And Night [bonus track]
16-Get Out Of My Way [bonus track]
Band information:
The band was formed in the mid 1960s by four musicians from Putney, South London. Initially named The Apaches formed by Tim du Feu, Mike Brancaccio and Philip Fox and their friend Ray Nye. Nye left in 1965 and another friend, Terry Schindler, joined instead. The band became The Drag Set, who released a little-known single in February 1967, "Day and Night" / "Get Out of My Way". Shortly thereafter, they changed their name to The Open Mind and in July 1969 released a self-titled LP which has since become a highly sought-after collectible. The band, however, is best known for its druggy August 1969 single, "Magic Potion", which did not appear on the album.
The Open Mind disbanded in 1973; its members wanted to move into jazz-influenced music, but The Open Mind was too well known as a psychedelic band. The band members (minus Phil Fox) went on to form Armada, which lasted about three years but did not release any recorded material.
Despite their paucity of recorded material, The Open Mind have proven to be influential in the psychedelic rock genre, their single "Magic Potion" having been covered by bands such as The Seers and Sun Dial.
NHB is a very nice hard/prog rock band, with only a single album released, as usual. For a prog rock band tracks are usually short, with the exception of "Rabbits", which is 13 minutes long. "Give It to You Girl" and "I Really Need a Friend" are lovely songs. Recommended!
Album information:
01 - Den Of Iniquity 02 - Finding My Way Home 03 - Everything You See (Mr. Armageddon) 04 - When I Come Down 05 - Bourgeois 06 - Rabbits 07 - Life Is So Unkind 08 - I Really Need A Friend 09 - Daffodil 10 - Autumn Mobile 11 - Elaine 12 - Give It To You Girl 13 - Rabbits (single version)
A Hard/Heavy Psychedelic rock band from Japan. Most of the songs are sung in English. Band's early stuff was more of a Psychedelic pop, this album was a great change. A bunch of people like me dig bands that came out of Japan, so here you go!
Album information:
01 - Iijanaika
02 - Town Where I Was Born
03 - Good Morning, Good Afternoon, Good Night
04 - Nobody Cares
05 - Traces Of Love
06 - To My Sons
07 - No One Knows What They Were
08 - Alone
09 - Untitled
Band information:
The Mops were formed in 1966 by a group of high schoolers: Mikiharu Suzuki (drums), Taro Miyuki (guitar), Masaru Hoshi (or Katu Hoshi) (guitar), and Kaoru Murakami (bass). They began as an instrumental rock group similar to The Ventures, but soon after forming, Mikiharu Suzuki's brother Hiromitsu joined on lead vocals. The group began to play psychedelic rock at the suggestion of their manager, who had brought home recordings of American hippie groups such as Jefferson Airplane from his trip to San Francisco. The group signed toJVC Records, the Japanese wing of Victor Records, and released a single in November 1967 called "Asamade Matenai", which hit No. 38 on the Japanese charts. In April 1968, the full-length debut, Psychedelic Sound in Japan, followed; the album included covers of "White Rabbit" and "Somebody to Love" by Jefferson Airplane, "Light My Fire" by The Doors, as well as "Inside-Looking Out" and "San Franciscan Nights" by The Animals. They received much press for being the "first psychedelic band" in Japan, and performed with elaborate light shows.
Bassist Murakami quit the group in 1969, and guitarist Miyuki moved to bass. The group then signed with Liberty/Toshiba/EMI, moving to a blues rock and Hard Rock sound, and followed with the hits "Tadorituitara Itumo Amefuri" "Gekko Kamen (Moonlight Mask)" and "Goiken Muyo (No Excuse)", both of which charted in 1971. Several albums followed before the group's breakup in May 1974.
After The Mops, Hoshi remained in the music industry, working as an arranger. Hiromitsu Suzuki became a TV personality and actor, and Mikiharu Suzuki embarked on a successful career in artist management. The group achieved a resurgence of cult fandom in America after their "theme song", entitled "I'm Just A Mops", was included on the 1960s rarities compilation Nuggets II.
Coming back with a very heavy album. The Human Instinct hails from New Zealand. These guys made heavy metal in 1970. You could call this anything with a "heavy" prefix. I'll let the tracks speak for themselves, enjoy.
Album information:
01 - Black Sally
02 - Stoned Guitar
03 - Jugg-a-Jug
04 - Midnight Sun
05 - Tomorrow
06 - Railway and Gun
Band information:
The Human Instinct are a New Zealand blues rock band that has been active since the late 1960s. The band currently consists of Maurice Greer (lead vocals and stand-up drummer), Phil Pritchard (guitar), Joel Haines (guitar) and Tony Baird (bass). The band has had more than 25 members and has changed lineups several times since its formation under the leadership of Maurice Greer.
They have released a total of seven albums and thirty singles. Their most recent album, Midnight Sun, was released October 2010.
The band is best known for their single "Black Sally" and their album Stoned Guitar, which features the Jimi Hendrix-inspired guitar work of Billy Te Kahika, professionally known as Billy TK.
I think this album will be appreciated by all kinds of listeners, it's a mix between Hard, Psyche & Prog rock. Lead guitar alone is a reason to gather interest in the album. Sadly there's no Volume Two. Enjoy this great album.
Album information:
01 - Mystic Man 02 - Appearance Is Everything, Style Is A Way Of Living 03 - Brush With The Midnight Butterfly 04 - Maybe Someday 05 - Reality Presented As An Alternative 06 - Naked Breakfast 07 - Circle Of The Night
This Psychedelic rock band is one that I've come across when I was first interested in this genre. It sounded very much similar to the bands I was listening to at the time. The vocals are different on every song, my favorites off the album "What Kind of Life" and "Mister You're A Better Man Than I" are good examples.
Album information:
01-Hard Hard Year 02-Edge Of Time 03-Tomorrow Has Been Cancelled 04-A Boy I Once Knew Well 05-All I Really Want 06-Mister You're A Better Man Than I 07-What Kind Of Life 08-Other Side Of Life 09-I Know A Girl 10-Sit Down I Think I Love You
Somewhat an underrated Progressive rock band. I think The Ghost has a lot to offer for prog lovers, Keys? Plenty. Lead? Plenty. Oh, and there's female vocals in a couple songs! You should not pass over this album. "When You're Dead" and "Too Late To Cry" are very impressive songs.
I'll begin by saying that the guitar-work on this album is amazing! Vocals are usually soft and clean, I love it! Through the Eyes of Love is a Psychedelic/Hard rock album. "It's So Hard" and "Fifteen Hundred Miles" are my favorites. If you enjoy lengthy lead guitar-work, give the Frost a listen.
Album information:
01 - Black As Night 02 - Fifteen Hundred Miles (Through The Eye Of A Beatle) 03 - Through The Eyes Of Love (God Help Us Please) 04 - Maybe Tomorrow 05 - It's So Hard 06 - Long Way From Home 07 - Big Time Spender
