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.
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.
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.
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
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)
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
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
Tear Gas is for those days you need to just get run over by a truck. Or rather just need some heavy sound. The band is labeled as Prog rock, but I think we need to add the word heavy somewhere in between. "Love Story" is my favorite.
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.
Sir Lord Baltimore - Kingdom Come & Sir Lord Baltimore
Heavy! Sir Lord Baltimore is a hard rock/heavy psyche rock band. Kingdom Come has one of my favorite songs, "Kingdom Come". Another great mention would be "Hard Rain Fallin'" from the same album. Lead guitar work alone is a good reason to try out this band if you have not already.
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".
Not so much a discography, but the only two albums the band has released. First one being selftitled, the second "Black Magician". 19 tracks (two albums combined): hard rock and heavy prog. "Evil Woman" is my favorite song by this band, it is not a cover of the song we all know though.
This album has 20 songs, hard rock, heavy psychedelia, prog, everything you'd want. They surprised me by how heavy and mellow they were on different tracks. So many songs to really list here, but "Fragments", "Black Lily", "Get a Life", "Canyon Woman", "Flowing Robes", all left a surprising impression on me.
A great hard rock band Pulse, with psychedelic influence. Expect clean vocals and lots of lead guitar work. As almost all others, Pulse only has a single album released. "Another Woman", "Too Much Lovin'", "Hypnotized", "Lo-Down" all great songs.
Power of Zeus will always have a special place in my.. ears, and archive. Unfortunately this is the only album they have released. I still remember discovering "In the Night", I could not recover for days and listen to the song over and over again. This album is a mixture between hard rock, funk and psychedelic rock. "The Death Trip" is also a song I'll note here.
Album information:
01. It Couldn't Be Me
02. In The Night
03. Green Grass & Clover
04. I Lost My Love
05. The Death Trip
06. No Time
07. Uncertain Destination
08. Realization
09. Hard Working Man
10. The Sorcerer of Isis (The Ritualof the Mole)
Band information:
Power of Zeus was formed in 1968 by Detroit vocalist / guitarist Joe Periano shortly after his release from the Marine Corps. Joe was joined by bassist/vocalist Bill Jones, drummer Bob Michalski & Hammond organist Dennie Webber. Initially going by the name of Gangrene, the Cream/Zeppelin/Sabbath inspired heavy rock quartet became the unofficial house band at the Wooden Nickel club, where they were eventually spotted by a local manager. Motown psyche-oriented subsidiary Rare Earth signed the band on the condition they find a new name.
Having decided upon Power of Zeus they began work on what would become their sole release, 1970's The Gospel According to Zeus LP. The relationship between band and label was strained, with the former claiming that the latter had no experience of recording a heavy rock act, and that the Motown producers had failed to nail their crunchier live sound on tape. Certainly the LP is pretty far removed from the distorto-trash rock of fellow Detroit rockers The MC5 and The Stooges, but what it lacks in grime it makes up for in Super Heavy Funkiness - hammond, bass & drums are to the fore, with production as fat & full as you would expect from the Motown studios. The LP was pretty much a flop at the time, but has since become a highly sought after item, attaining genuine legendary status amongst record collectors - especially those of a hip-hop / breaks orientation, for whom the incredible 'The Sorcerer of Isis (Ritual Of The Mole)' drum & bass break is like manna from Zeus himself. The definition of The Super Heavy Psychedelic Funk Rock Sound.
Another one-album band, Parish Hall. Mostly hard rock and a bit of heavy psychedelia is how I'd explain this album. "My Eyes Are Getting Heavy" is probably the most known song by them, however my favorite in the album is "How Can You Win". Listen to this album.
Heavy psychedelia? Proto-prog? Plain hard rock? I can not decide. Keyboards and the guitar blend in well together in this album. Sadly there is no information about this band online. Overall, good album for those who like heavy stuff.
