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
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
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
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.
Exkursions could only release this single album. The album is a mixture between Blues and Psychedelia. Very enjoyable 8 songs, "Would You Believe?" being my favorite. Best part of this album for me is that every single song feels like it's been made of a different genre.
Album information: 01 - Picture Woman 02 - Dry Ground 03 - Baby You Lied 04 - What Happened to Me 05 - Third Eye 06 - You & Me 07 - It's Been Set Down 08 - Would You Believe
Blues and Psyche had a baby, they named it Tangerine. This first and last album has 5 tracks, "A.J.F." and "Come and See Me" being the most memorable ones. Give it a try!
Another blues band, but to me they have a much more progressive sound than blues. There are a couple mellow tracks, but the rest is all heavy. "Potato Strut" and "Eulogy" does it for me.
Stray Dog - Fasten Your Seat Belts & While You're Down There
I don't listen to Blues much, but coupled with heavy sound such as Stray Dog, I'm in! I have many favorites from the second album released in '74, cover of "Calamity Jane" introduced me to the band. "Bits & Pieces" is also a noteworthy track.
Album(s) information:
(1973) - Fasten Your Seat Belts
01 - How It Is (The Sacred Mix)
02 - Tramp (Fat 'N' Sassy Mix)
03 - You Know
04 - Crazy ('Bout To Lose My Mind Mix)
05 - The Journey
06 - Drive My Car
07 - Tramp (Live)
08 - Dog's Blues (Live)
(1974) - While You're Down There
01. Calamity Jane
02. Bits & Pieces
03. Pieces
04. I Would
05. Words To Say Goodbye
06. Junkyard Angel
07. Very Well
08. Dreams & Junk
09. Worldwinds
Band information:
The band originally formed in Texas under the name "Aphrodite". They moved to Denver, Colorado, where they became very popular. They were introduced to Neville Chesters, a former Road Manager for Emerson, Lake & Palmer, who convinced the band to go to London where, along with a friend and a former Tour Manager Lorenzio Mazzio, he introducedSnuffy Walden to Greg Lake, who signed them to ELP's label, Manticore Records. Randy Reader was replaced by Leslie Sampson. Lake produced three tracks on the 1973 debut self-titled album, Stray Dog, with the band producing the remainder.
In March 1973, the British music magazine, NME, reported that Stray Dog were to support ELP on their world tour, which was due to commence in Germany at the end of that month.[1]
Stray Dog's follow-up album, While You're Down There (1974), was co-produced by Austin Godsey and the band, which featured new members Tim Dulaine on second guitar and vocals, and keyboardist Luis Cabaza. The additions of Dulaine and Cabaza radically changed the band's sound from blues-based power trio to a more subdued and commercial AOR rock sound.[citation needed] Much of the material on While You're Down There was written and sung by Dulaine, with founder Walden's contributions being reduced. Only two tracks, "I Would" and the instrumental "Worldwinds", retained a sound and stylistic approach reminiscent of their debut.
Some would call this Krautrock, but I prefer not to. Second life is a hard rock/psyche rock band from Germany. Found this band through the song "Hate", which uses the main riff from Chicago's "25 or 6 to 4".
This album is a great mix of blues, psychedelic and progressive rock. One of the bands that I wish had more albums. The band name may be originated from Cream's "N.S.U.". Good vocals, good guitar work. From "bright" songs to "blues", it's all there. Songs "His Town" and "Love Talk" are my favorites. Below you'll listen to the song that gave the album it's name.
Here we are, Frijid Pink; my most loved band in the archive. Sometimes I wish they were known world-wide, and sometimes I wish I was the only one who knew their music. Great fucking music, 3 albums. In my opinion, Frijid Pink made the best "House of the Rising Sun" cover, even better than of The Animals'. I want you to listen to Frijid Pink, and at the same time I don't. Go on.
Album(s) information:
Frijid Pink - 1970
Defrosted - 1970
Earth Omen - 1972
Band information:
Frijid Pink was formed when local Detroit-area band the Detroit Vibrations, which featured Stevers and Harris, were joined by guitarist Gary Ray Thompson and singer Tom Beaudry, who later took the stage name Kelly Green. At some point Thompson convinced Vibrations' manager Clyde Stevers (Richard's father) that he was a better musician than the Vibrations' current guitarist. They spent their first two years touring throughout the Southeast Michigan/Detroit area and eventually signed with Parrot Records. Their first two singles, "Tell Me Why" and "Drivin' Blues" (both released in 1969) failed to attract much attention, but their third 1969 effort, a distorted guitar-driven rendition of "House of the Rising Sun," reached the Top Ten on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in the spring of 1970. This disc sold over one million copies, thereby receiving a gold disc.[1] The track also peaked at No. 4 in the UK Singles Chart.[2] and #3 in the Canadian RPM Magazinecharts. The song was a "filler," using up time at the end of a recording session. The band was so popular in their native Detroit area that a fledgling Led Zeppelin opened for them at Detroit's Grande Ballroom. Frijid Pink often shared billing with the likes of the MC5, the Stooges, the Amboy Dukes, and other local groups of that era.
Frijid Pink's self-titled debut LP followed in 1970, as did their second release Defrosted, with most of the album's writing being provided by duo of Beaudry and Thompson. Subsequent singles including "Sing A Song For Freedom" and a cover of "Heartbreak Hotel" failed to match earlier successes, and after the departure of Beaudry and Thompson, a new lineup was formed featuring David Alexander and later Jon Wearing on vocals, Craig Webb on guitar, and Larry Zelanka on keyboards. This version of the group recorded 1972's Earth Omen. The group would have another lineup in place before re-entering the studio to record 1975's All Pink Inside with Jo Baker on vocals and Larry Popolizio playing the bass.
Psychedelia, progressive, blues; whichever works for you. Felt is one-album band like most of these bands. "The Change" is a song that is 10 minutes long, and is one of my all-time favorite song. The song is actually a compilation of 3 different tracks, all with a different vibe. Try Felt.
Album information:
01 - Look at the Sun
02 - Now She's Gone
03 - Weepin' Mama Blues
04 - World
05 - The Change
06 - Destination
Band information:
Felt was formed in Alabama in the late '60s around the talents of Myke Jackson (guitars), Mike Neel(drums), Tommy Gilstrap (bass), Stan Lee (guitars), and Allan Dalrymple (keyboards). The band's self-titled album, released on the small Nasco label in 1971, contains half-a-dozen original songs written for the most part by Jackson. The mostly blues-styled songs on this album are full of great guitar work and contain fine Beatles-esque harmony vocals. While most of this album has a blues feeling to it, some of the songs hint of progressive rock with swirling keyboards, intense drumming, and blistering guitar solos. The album has recently been discovered for its musical excellence and has become a very rare collectors' item. Guitarist Lee would later go on to become a member of punk band the Dickies in the late '70s. This welcome re-release by Akarma Records features a reproduction of the original foldout album graphics in the mini-LP-styled Akarmapack.
Somewhere in between Blues and Psychedelia. Smooth vocals with Bluesy riffs. Their song titled "Lady in the Dark", kept me listening to them for a long time. I believe they'd be releasing alot more of this if they were interested in Psychedelic rock.
Album information:
1.Gotta Be Free
2.My Baby's Quit Me
3.Pearl
4.Lady In The Dark
5.Hope For The Future
6.Sweet Mother Earth
7.Groovin'
8.Trackin' Shoes
9.I'm Walkin'
10.Gazeebo (Dedicated To Gabor Szabo)
Band Information:
Formed in Milwaukee in the late 1960s as New Blues, the band comprised Dennis Geyer (guitar, vocals), Jim Marcotte (bass guitar), Terry Anderson (drums), and Howard Wales (keyboards).They relocated to San Francisco and changed the band name to A.B. Skhy, building a following with live performances. They were signed by MGM Records and worked with producer Richard Delvy on their self-titled debut album, released in 1969. The album featured contributions from guitarist Russell DaShiell, harmonica player Jim Liban, and flautist Otis Hale and spawned the single "Camel Back", which reached number 100 on the Billboard Hot 100.
The group then split, with Andersen and Wales leaving, the latter going on to play with Harvey Mandel, Jerry Garcia, and The Grateful Dead. Geyer and Marcotte recruited drummer Rick Jaeger and guitarist James "Curley" Cooke (formerly of The Versitones and The Steve Miller Band), and the new lineup recorded a second album, Ramblin' On, in March 1970 with Kim Fowley and Michael Lloyd producing.The album included a mixture of cover versions and original songs by Cooke.
A third album was started but the band split up before it was completed. Cooke went on to play in Cat and the Fiddle and with Boz Scaggs and Ben Sidran (who had played harpsichord on Ramblin' On), and released the solo album Gingerman in 1980. Jaeger joined DaShiell in Crowfoot and recorded with several artists as a session player.
