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
