A progressive rock band from Netherlands. These guys are heavy! Their cover of "Drive My Car" is very well done. I enjoy the song "The Prisoner" so much, especially the intro. Give Pugh's Place a chance.
Psycheground (previously Nuova Idea), a band from Italy. This album has my favorite prog song of all time, "Traffic". A mixture between psyche and prog rock. Back then band members had to hide their names, so there isn't much information about the band. Enjoy.
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.
Phluph is a good late 60s psychedelic rock band, with a single album released. Songs in the album are keyboards heavy, with clean vocals. Most of the lyrics are to me, of someone talking about their trip. "Death of a Nation" and "Love Eyes" are two beautiful songs and are a favorite of mine on this album.
Album information:
01- Doctor Mind
02- It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry
One of my favorite bands in the archive. Sadly the Part 2 never happened. There's too much information about this band online, but where ever you read, it might be different. They thought the vocals were of Jim Morrison's for example, and that he faked his death to perform in this side-band. That was of course untrue. Another thing is no one really knows who the Phantom (vocals) is, there are names online (Tom Carson for example) however I'm still skeptical. Talking about the music, this album is all heavy psychedelic rock. There are 9 songs in the album, the lyrics are mostly of a story, such as on "Merlin" and "Tales From A Wizard". Everyone must have this album saved somewhere.
Album information:
01. Tales From A Wizard
02. Devil's Child
03. Calm Before The Storm
04. Half A Life
05. Spiders Will Dance (On Your Face Will You Sleep)
This album will move you! A great heavy psychedelic rock example, in my opinion. It is hard to find too much information about this band, but their song "Sea of Nightmares" is probably known to some. "Angel of Love" is my favorite in the album.
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.
