Catfish Hodge has been called an "American folk blues hero" and has been a mainstay on the American Blues music scene for three decades now! He has twenty four albums to his credit, comprised almost totally of original material. "Catfish Blues" and "Like A Big Dog Barkin’" on the Wildcat label, and "Eyewitness Blues" on Genes CD were released in 1994 and 1995. While growing up in Detroit, Hodge was sneaking into Motown Records Hitsville studio to catch the Four tops and the Supremes and grooving to R&B and Blues . He became a regular opener for Bonnie Raitt and Little Feat, who also started showing up on his recordings. When he formed the Chicken Legs Band in 1981, he was joined by Little Feat’s Paul Barrere, Richie Hayward, Kenny Gradney and Sam Clayton.
Catfish Hodge Paul Barrere Kenny Gradney Sam Clayton Richie Hayward Mitch Collins Dixie C. Balin Pete Ragusa (On Old Folks Boogie) Jimmy Thackery (On Elmo's Blues)
Fragile was an obscure band that played a heavy, twin guitar rock. They choose this name as a tribute to the band Yes, who had released an album by the same name. The music of Fragile is not unlike Cargo or Wishbone Ash. The band saw the light around 1972. They recorded an album in 1974 but it was not released until 1976. After the album was released their rehearsal location, including their equipment, was burnt down. This didn't make them stop performing, but eventually they did disband the band due to lack of income. In 2004 their album was released on cd. . Remastered reissue on CD of the one and only album by Dutch 70's psych/rural band consisting mainly of Mollucans who play guitar like crazy, as we know. On one side long track they expose a tapestry of excellent guitar fuzzing. One of the most wanted albums from Holland, and an absolute ultra rarity, originally made as a private pressing for friends, relatives, etc.(Freak Emporium)
Tracks Listing 01. "Sweet Introspect" 5:17 02. "Caroline Funk" 3:56 03. "Good Evening" 6:49 04. "Back On My Feet Again" 5:07 05. "Face To Face" 5:04 06. "So Sad" 13:01 07. "I Wonder" 4:45
Meanwhile, after his stint in The Neutrons, Will Youatt joined up with his ex-Quicksand partner James Davies to found Alkatraz, a fabulous and all too short-lived band who we'd hoped would carry the welsh rock flag into the eighties. Their one release, Doing A Moonlight, is a really superb example of intelligent and well-executed guitar based rock. Another in a long line of good UK rock LP's released just in time to be summarily ignored with the rise of punk rock. Alkatraz were based in Wales and slapped together by Will Youatt formerly of Man and Neutrons who put out an excellent album in 1975 - 'Tales from the Blue Cocoons' which also featured drummer Steve Halliday and guitarist Jimmy Davies who could previously be heard in the prog band Quicksand. Not sure about bassist Jeff Singer but lasting for just one record, Alkatraz split up while recording the follow-up for reasons unknown but my guess is changing attitudes towards all things young and punky at ye old record company might have been partially to blame. With a heavy looking logo on the back sleeve record buyers were probably inclined to believe the music matched the image but this wasn't the case with Alkatraz. The reality was this was a nice rock album with touches of San Francisco west coast similar in many ways to Man and the later Quicksilver Messenger Service albums with plenty of jamming and a side of pop. The first two tracks are excellent in particular 'Red Lights' which sounds like early Doobie Brothers jamming with Sea Level while 'Nito Bandito' has a fantastic Steely Dan element to it. Elsewhere 'Maybe Monday' combines soft rock with an almost Starcastle-like arrangement and ultimately 'Doing A Moonlight' while not totally original is a pleasant listen and it'd be interesting to hear the tapes from that doomed second album as Alkatraz were definitely a band with potential.
Disc One 01. Nature's Way 02. Same Old Naturally (Radio Man) 03. Chairman Mao (China Doll) 04. Victim Of Society 05. Miami Blues 06. Reeling In The Night 07. Like A Rolling Stone 08. Animal Zoo 09. 1984 10.Miami Jam 11.Prelude/ Nothing To Hide 12.Midnight Train 13.It's All The Same 14.I Got A Line On You
Disc Two 01. Miss This Train 02. All Along The Watchtower 03. Nature's Way 04. Make It Up To You (Hollywood Dream) 05. Hey Joe
Randy California Ed Cassidy John Turlep
Another great concert by Spirit in 1976 ... Enjoy !!!
Named after the 19th Century mariner and novelist, this Glaswegian band made just one privately-pressed LP. Its back cover announces that ‘Captain Marryat is a Scottish band, and have been playing together for just under a year. They already have a sizeable following in the pubs n’ clubs circuit and this, their first LP, is a sample of the music that brought them success’. The line-up was Tommy Hendry (vocals, acoustic guitar), Ian McEleny (lead guitar, acoustic guitar), Allan Bryce (organ, vocals), Hugh Finnegan (bass, vocals) and Jimmy Rorrison (sic) (drums, vocals). They were originally intending to record a single, but the engineer at the Glasgow studio they’d booked told them that there was time enough to make a whole album. They therefore taped five tracks they’d already written (‘Blindness’, ‘It Happened To Me’, ‘A Friend’, ‘Songwriter’s Lament’ and ‘Changes’) and finished the LP with an improvised jam (‘Dance Of Thor’). The result came in a drab flipback sleeve, and according to one dealer is ‘a progressive rock rarity with psych flourishes – doom-laden organ plus acid guitar riffs and strong male vocals’. The 250 copies pressed were sold at gigs, and two that surfaced on eBay in late 2008 went for around £3000 each. (Galacticramble.com)
Fantastic concert by Little Joe with special guests John Cipollina & Paul Butterfield .Enjoy !!! This show is well known as the Butter jam, but actually are Little Joe with John and Paul guesting. This is also the complete show, since a partial version of it is often circulated.
JOHN CIPOLLINA
GREG ELMORE GREG DOUGLASS BOBBY VEGA with special guest PAUL BUTTERFIELD
DISC ONE : 1. HIDEWAY 2. MONA 3. ALL WORTH THE PRICE YOU PAY 4. WHY DO YOU ACT LIKE THAT ? 5. MYSTERY TRAIN 6. MANNISH BOY DISC TWO : 1. DRUMS AND BASS 2. STEPPIN OUT 3. DRUMS 4. DOWN IN THE BOTTOM 5. RIDE IN YOUR AUTOMOBILE 6. DRIFTIN BLUES 7. HE GOT ALL THE MONEY
Mahogany – ever hear of them. Well, if you were in the US they would be unknown, if you were in the UK, they would have been familiar to you blues fanatics, but this recording was never issued in the UK, only in a country that didn't know them – the US. Go figure. The band existed only for a little under two years, and started off as Mahogany Guinness, later shortened to just plain Mahogany. They were a Chicago-styled blues band and fit right in with all the other groups of the era, Savoy Brown, Fleetwood Mac and Ten Years After. They were 'discovered' by Tony Clark (he of Moody Blues fame) who cut this wonderful album for Epic. On this their only Lp, Mahogany proves that original blues material (they composed everything on the album), if played with skill and vitality, can elicit from an audience that pure gut level reaction. Magohany is comprised of four young performers, each of whom has had extensive musical experience prior to joining the group: Stephen Darrington (organ), Joseph Southall (bass guitar), John MacKay (lead guitar, lead vocals) and Paul Hobbs (drums). Although t are only four members of Mahogany, their musical skill is considerable: between three of them they play no less than ten instruments including trumpet, violin and classical guitar.
Organist Stephen Darrington describes his compositions as "innumerable drunken 12-bar blues" filled as they are with wronged lovers, drinking bouts, packing up and parting times-but like the best of blues they're exhilarating, cathartic, and sometimes, even happy.
Tracklisting: 01.Coolin' 02.Best Woman, Best Friend 03.Live Your Love A Lie 04.Easy 05.Two Trains 06.Armchair Woman 07.Sweet Home Chicago 08.For Jane 09.Keepin' 10.Feeling Good
Mahogany: John Mackay (guitar) Joe Southall (bass) Paul Hobbs (drums) Stephen Darrington ( keyboards and harmonica)
Terry & the Pirates were led by guitarist/singer Terry Dolan, a Connecticut native who relocated to San Francisco during the area's notorious Summer of Love in 1967. Dolan played out locally during this time, performing at coffeehouses, clubs, and festivals alongside such renowned national acts as Elvin Bishop, B.B. King, Taj Mahal, and Blue Cheer, among others. (Dolan's merging of both folk and rock tended to confuse some at the time as Dolan refused to be pigeonholed solely to either of the styles.) He befriended another local outfit, Country Weather, from which he would often borrow members for his own recordings and performances throughout the years (while their guitarist, Greg Douglass, would eventually leave the group to permanently focus on working with Dolan). Country Weather backed Dolan for demos he laid down in the summer of 1970, which were aired on local radio stations KSAN and KMPX. Two years later, the aforementioned demos led to a recording contract with Warner Bros., which included an all-star supporting cast that included John Cipollina, Douglass, David Weber, Spencer Dryden, Lonnie Turner, Neal Schon, Prairie Prince, Kathi McDonald, Mic Gillette, and the Pointer Sisters, plus featured a side produced by longtime Rolling Stones associate Nicky Hopkins. But for reasons unknown, the album was shelved. Although understandably disappointed, Dolan carried on, forming Terry & the Pirates in the summer of 1973. The group saw Dolan joined by various other musicians who would come and go throughout the years, although both Cipollina and Douglass remained alongside Dolan through it all. The group issued several recordings from the late '70s through the early '80s, including such titles as Too Close for Comfort (1979), The Doubtful Handshake (1980), Wind Dancer (1981), and Rising of the Moon (1982). Terry & the Pirates remained together until 1989, until the death of Cipollina spelled the end of the group for a while. But a few years later, in 1994, Dolan resurrected Terry & the Pirates with a whole new lineup, resulting in the 1998 release Still a Pirate. 2001 saw the release of Comanche Boots (a self-described "vaults compilation"), as well as a reissue of Too Close for Comfort with an expanded track listing. In 2007, a reissue of Return to Silverado, plus a bonus disc of rare, live, and previously unreleased material, came out.
Tracklist 01 "Traveling Like A Gypsy" (6.15) 02 "Love Knows Everything" (3.08) 03 "Mister Music Maker" (4.27) 04 "Catch That Beat" (3.48) 05 "Take You Into My Home" (3.11) 06 "Gospel Truth" (5.03) 07 "Rain" (5.10) 08 "Smokin’ To The Big M" (9.53)
Credits Junior Hanson - Guitar and Vocals (all tracks), Bass (track 7) Conrad Isidore - Drums (all tracks except 2) Clive Chaman - Bass (all tracks except 2 and 7) Jean Roussel - Keyboards (all tracks except 2) Bob Tench - Guitar (track 4), Backing Vocals (tracks 2, 6 and 7) Godfrey McLean - Drums (track 2), Percussion (track 2), Backing Vocals (track 2) Delisle Harper - Bass (track 2) Jimmy Thomas - Superstring (track 7), Backing Vocals (tracks 5, 6 and 7) Chris Wood - Flute (track 3) Ken Cumberbatch - Piano (track 4) Rebop Kwaku Baah - Percussion (track 7)
1974- Magic Dragon
Tracklist
01 "Rocking Horseman"
02 "Modern Day Religion"
03 "Down into the Magic"
04 "Rock Me Baby"
05 "Love Yer Need You"
06 "Boy Meets Girl"
07 "American Beauty Rose"
08 "Looking at Tin Soldiers"
09 "Magic Dragon"
Credits
Junior Hanson - guitar and vocals
Glen LeFleur - drums
Neil Murray - bass
Brother James - percussion
Marlo Henderson - guitar
Andre Lewis - keyboards
The band HANSON was formed in 1973 by Donald Hanson Marvin Kerr (Junior Kerr, Junior Hanson, Junior Marvin), best known as the enigmatic and dynamic lead guitarist of Bob Marley And The Wailers.
Born in Jamaica, Junior moved to London as a child, where his love of both acting and music was nurtured. He appeared in the Beatles film Help (1965), which was followed by a number of other television appearances. Meanwhile, Junior served his musical apprenticeship in America, playing with the likes of blues legend T-Bone Walker and Ike & Tina Turner. He quickly earned a reputation as an innovative and expressive blues/rock guitarist. Back in England, he played with bands such as Herbie Goins & The Nighttimers, Blue Ace Unit and White Rabbit.
In 1970 Junior landed a role in the critically acclaimed cult stage musical Hair at the Shaftsbury Theatre in London's West End - he can be heard on the Original London Cast recording, released in 1972. After contributing to albums by Gerry Lockran and Rebop Kwaku Baah, Junior was invited to join the Keef Hartley Band, who were pioneers of the burgeoning British blues/rock scene. Junior made a significant contribution as a writer, singer and lead guitarist to their acclaimed Seventy Second Brave album, and also appeared on the follow-up release, Lancashire Hustler.
In early 1973 Junior assembled the band HANSON, and they were swiftly signed to Emerson, Lake & Palmer's Manticore label by Mario "The Big M" Medious. Their debut album, Now Hear This, featured a veritable who's who of musicians from the genre, and they served up a potent fusion of funky psych-tinged blues-rock. The rich blend of talents and influences was expertly engineered by the legendary John Burns, whose previous clientele had included Jethro Tull, Genesis, Humble Pie, Spooky Tooth, King Crimson, Traffic, Mott The Hoople, Fairport Convention, Deep Purple and Marc Bolan. At the beginning of 1974 Junior disbanded the existing line-up of Hanson and assembled an entirely different group of top musicians. The result was the album Magic Dragon, an uncompromising slice of kick-ass funk-rock, which was again released on Manticore and engineered by Burns. After a short American club tour the band split up, and Junior undertook session work for the likes of Island artists Stomu Yamashta, Sandy Denny and Steve Winwood, and reggae stars Bob Marley & The Wailers, Delroy Washington, Toots & The Maytals and Rico Rodriguez. On Valentine’s Day 1977, Junior was invited to join Bob Marley & The Wailers as a full-time member, becoming an integral part of the band's international success, and thus their unparalleled, unique socio-musical legacy. His rich guitar licks, borne of so many influences and such a diverse career experience, adorn the albums Exodus, which was selected by Time magazine as their ‘Best Album Of The 20th Century, Kaya, Babylon By Bus, Survival, Uprising, Confrontation and numerous compilations. For many years after Bob's passing in 1981, Junior continued at the helm of The Wailers, writing new material and contributing lead vocals and lead guitar. During this period the band embarked upon numerous world tours and released a quartet of highly acclaimed albums; ID, Majestic Warriors, Jah Message and My Friends (Live). Junior has also remained a much-in-demand session player, working with the likes of Burning Spear, Alpha Blondy, Bunny Wailer, Israel Vibration, Culture, The Meditations, Beres Hammond, The Congos and O.A.R. Junior is currently putting the finishing touches to his long-awaited solo album Wailin' For Love, which will be released shortly.
The Hanson albums Now Hear This and Magic Dragon were criminally overlooked at the time of their release, and neither has ever appeared on CD. Junior is very keen to rectify this situation, and is currently looking to secure a deal to enable them to be heard again by the music buying public...(By Vvche)
John Cipollina (Quicksilver Messenger Service) and Nick Gravenites (Electric Flag) join forces on this release of blues and rock. Recorded in 1982, this reissue features the bonus tracks "Born In Chicago" and "Small Walk-In Box." The music of the Gravenites-Cippolina Band was unlike any other. It can't be compared to Quicksilver Messenger Service...which band was the apple and which the orange? The Gravenites-Cipollina Band created unique blues rock. It picks up where Mike Bloomfield left off.This is a very rare release of what the band was doing at the time...at their best.(By traveling wilbury)
Tracklist 01- Blues in the Bottle(4:03) 02- Six Weeks in Reno (4:29) 03- I'll Pull the Trigger (3:32) 04- Trust Me (3:48) 05- Buried Alive in the Blues (5:13) 06- Born in Chicago (4:12) 07- Bad Luck Baby (7:31) 08- Signs of Life (3:49) 09- Pride of Man (3:51) 10- Hot Rods and Cool Women (3:34) 11- Small Walk-In Box (7:47)
Personnel: John Cipollina - Guitar Nick Gravenites - Guitar, Vocals Al Staehely - Bass, Vocals Marcus David - Drums
Fantastic concert with the keyboards sorcerer Mr Stu Blank and guitars on fire by John Cipollina & Barry Melton , it's one of my favourite concert with JC ...
A guitarist, singer, and young instrumental genius from Memphis who cut his first record at the tender age of twelve, Travis Wammack is one of the great unheralded guitarists of rock & roll. A contemporary of Lonnie Mack, Wammack was simply the fastest guitar player in a town bursting at the seams with great guitarists. By the time he was 17, he appeared on the national charts with "Scratchy," a speed-burner instrumental featuring incredible distortion and dazzling technique. Several incredible singles followed, but none charted. By the late '60s, Wammack had moved into session work at the FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, AL, playing on countless hits. He continues recording and touring to the present day (recently working as musical director for Little Richard), his hot and speedy guitar chops intact. ~ Cub Koda, All Music Guide
1972 - Travis Wammack
Tracklist 01- So Good 02- How Can I Tell You 03- Put On Your Shoes And Walk 04- You Better Move On 05- Funk #49 06- You Are My Sunshine 07- Whatever Turns You On 08- Darling You're All That I Had 09- Slip Away 10- I Don't Really Want You
Guitars : Travis Wammack, Ken Bell, Jerry Bridges Bass: Bob Wray, Jesse Boyce, Jerry Bridges Drums : Fred Prouty, Tarp Tarrant, Don Cartee Keyboards : Clayton Ivey, Tim Hensen, James H.Brown Jr. Steel Guitar : Leo LaBlanc Baritone Sax : Ronnie Eades Tenor Sax : Harvey Thompson Trumpet : Ben Cauley, Harrison Calloway Jr. Background Vocals : George Soule, Ronnie Eades
1976 - Not For Sale
Tracklist 01- Cookin´On The Front Burner 02- A Lover´s Wuestion 03- Shotgun Woman 04- I Forgot To Remember To Forget 05- Looking For A Fox 06- Xou´ve Got Your Troubles 07- (Sho-Do-Pa -Poo-Poop) Love Being Your Foll 08- Easy Evil 09- Love Rustler 10- Greenwood, Mississippi
Guitar, Percussion, Harmonica, Backing Vocals – Travis Wammack Guitar – Pete Carr Guitar, Backing Vocals – Leon Sherrill Bass – Joe Hamilton, Lenny LeBlanc Drums – Roger Clark Drums, Percussion – Don Carter, Jimmy Evans Keyboards – Barry Becker, Randy McCormick, Ronnie Oldham Horn – Stacy Goss Percussion, Backing Vocals – Rick Hall Producer – Rick Hall
The title of Chicken Bones' album Hardrock In Concert (1976) says it all! There are six "very hard rocking tracks" included therein, performed in the good old tradition of the early seventies heavy progressive scene. Most of the album is instrumental, and offers Rainer Geuecke plenty of opportunities to reveal his musical skills. The two longest tracks are the highlights: "Water" with the whisper of the sea and some beautiful acoustic guitar and "Factory Girl" which was in a more typical hard rock vein. This album has an excellent and well-balanced sound for a private release. The recordings were done in only one week live in the studio - or more probably a barn! These were an obscure heavy progressive, who almost certainly had their roots in the late-1960's, and were definitely inspired by Jimi Hendrix and early British bands, like Back Sabbath, Tractor, et al., but were notably much more free and improvised. Despite the title of their album, Chicken Bones were not at all mundane hard rock, but were highly creative and often moved very close to May Blitz, early UFO or Cargo, but with lots of nice moves and flowery guitar work-outs. Basic, and gutsy admittedly, Chicken Bones were a lot better than the reputation that preceded them, and their album became quite a sought after obscurity. Chicken Bones existed in various forms for around a decade, afterwards ending up as the vastly inferior more metal oriented Revanche, then eventually disbanding in the 1980's.
Blues rocker Bob "Catfish" Hodge was born and raised in Detroit, and as a teen frequently snuck into Motown Records' Hitsville studio to catch sessions featuring the Four Tops, the Supremes and others. At the end of the 1960s he formed the band Catfish, debuting in 1970 with Get Down; after issuing Live Catfish a year later, Hodge mounted a solo career with 1973's Boogie Man I Gonna Get Ya, relocating to Washington D.C. and becoming a regular opening act for artists including Bonnie Raitt and Little Feat. After a series of solo LPs including 1974's Dinosaurs and Alleycats, 1975's Soap Operas and 1979's Eyewitness Blues, he toured with the Chicken Legs Band during the early 1980s, relocating to California in 1982 and later forming the Bluesbusters with onetime Little Feat guitarist Paul Barrere. After a long absence from the studio, Hodge returned to action in 1994 with Catfish Blues; Like a Big Dog Barkin' followed a year later, and in 1996 he resurfaced with Adventures at Catfish Pond. (By Jason Ankeny)
Juicy Groove was a short-lived supergroup of sorts, featuring former members of Steppenwolf (guitarist Mars Bonfire, a.k.a. Dennis Edmonton) and Captain Beefheart's Magic Band (guitarist Mercury Flyer, a.k.a. Elliot Ingber, and bassist Gary "Magic" Marker). There were numerous drummers involved; the drums are credited to Thundercloud, a nickname for Mike Cassidy, son of Spirit drummer Ed Cassidy. The elder Cassidy is not credited, but Ed reportedly drummed on some of the songs, and Iron Butterfly's Ron Bushy drummed on one. Their lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist was a character named Michael "Rainbow" Neal, an associate of Sky Saxon who was involved in some of Saxon's post-Seeds activities. On their 1978 album, Juicy Groove played unashamed '60's-style garage psychedelia as if the previous decade had never ended. Juicy Groove's only album was titled First Taste. It was a picture disc released on a label called Payola. It's a hilariously anachronistic set of acid-fried hippie-rock tunes, recorded with a relatively lo-fi quality for a late-'70's album. There are no songwriting credits on the disc, but at least three songs ("Starry Ride", "Drums Guitars Stars", "Tired Of Bein' Poor") were co-written by Seeds leader Sky Saxon. The uninhibited frontman "Rainbow" Neal alternately moans like a stoner and howls like a lunatic. The trippy "Starry Ride" feels like just that. "Drums Guitars Stars" is a Jefferson Airplane-like anthem (complete with a Grace Slick soundalike named Victoria Reid) about rocking and rolling your way to fame. The similar-minded "Concert Fever" (which features Iron Butterfly drummer Ron Bushy) is filled with obviously dubbed sounds of audience applause. The album's carefree drug-soaked party vibe results in infectious, delirious enjoyment. Fans of Rhino's Nuggets box sets may want to dig this record up, because they'll probably dig it.
01. Secret Lover 02. Juicy Groove 03. Late Last Night 04. Drums Guitars Stars 05. Tired Of Bein' Poor 06. Concert Fever 07. Two Shy 08. Starry Ride 09. Spread Love 10. Havin' Fun
Rainbow Neal: Rhythm Guitar, Lead Vocals Magic Marker: (Captain Beefheart): Bass Mars Bonfire (Steppenwolf): Guitar Elliot Ingber:(Captain Beefheart): Guitar Ron Bushy (Iron Butterfly): Drums Mike Cassidy (Thundercloud): Drums Victoria Reid: Vocals
This performance captures Steppenwolf at a pivotal time, early in their career, as the band was experiencing their first tastes of commercial success from the single off their debut album: the blazing biker anthem "Born To Be Wild." They had recorded but not yet released their second album (which contained the single "Magic Carpet Ride"), and were beginning to perform the more adventurous and experimental material to be included on that album, in addition to staples from their debut LP.This is an excellent performance that grabs you and doesn't let go.
01. Your Wall's Too High
02. Hoochie Coochie Man
05. Born To Be Wild
06. Desperation
07. The Ostrich
08. Tighten Up Your Wig
09. Disappointment Number (Unknown)
10. Lost And Found By Trial And Error
11. Hodge Podge, Strained Through A Leslie
12. Resurrection
13. Baby Please Don't Go
14. The Pusher
John Kay - Vocals, Guitar, Harp
Michael Monarch - Guitar
Goldy McJohn - Keyboards
Rushton Moreve (aka John Russell Morgan) - Bass, Vocals
Much like their American counterparts Mc5, Third World War were a heavily politicized band from England who made their mark playing heavy rock songs with an overtly left-wing political agenda. They were well known amongst the London Underground scene, playing free concerts with the likes of Arthur Brown, the Pink Fairies, and the wonderfully eccentric Viv Stanshall (before he formed the infamous Bonzo Dog Band). Their songs focus on the poor, disenfranchised, the uneducated; on rebels, Hells Angels, and semi-skilled laborers fighting for their freedom. The music could at moments be sensitive, but was more often than not a raw, "punk" sound. This lp, their 2nd (and last), dates from 1972, and musically is a more complete album than their self-titled debut. There are some excellent bluesy numbers, mainly "Coshing Old Lady," (their tribute to Hells Angels), mellow ones such as "Factory Canteen Mews," which offers excellent guitar work by Terry Stamp. Mainly, the lp is heavy rock numbers, such as "Yoko," "Urban Rock," "Rat Crawl," and their classic numbers- "I'd Rather Cut Cane for Castro," and the brilliant "Hammersmith Guerrilla," with very political lyrics such as:
"Get yer arse down to Hammersmith town; Join the urban guerrillas Take up arms against the crown; Don't talk about wrong and right, Get out and fight!" Pretty heady stuff. Their 2 lps are wonderful listening, and fans of the "Kick Out the Jams" era Mc5 will find Third World War (the name says it all) as kindred spirits- and even more political! An exceptional cd well worth getting!(By Sean M. Kelly)
Tracks Listing 1. Yobo 2. Urban Rock 3. Coshing Old Lady Blues 4. Rat Crawl 5. Id Rather Cut Cane For Castro 6. Factory Canteen News 7. Hammersmith Guerrilla
Credits
Terry Stamp - Guitar, Vocals Mick Lieber - Guitar Peter Martin - Guitar Tony Ashton - Keyboards Jim Avery - Bass Fred Smith - Drums Bobby Keys - Saxophone Jim Price - Horn Wingy -Harmonica Neemoi Acquaye - Percussion
The follow-up to the first volume of THE UNRELEASED ERIC BURDON flips the ratio of that release by including six studio tracks--mostly alternate takes and extended versions of tracks previously released on Burdon's more recent solo albums--and only four live cuts. The highlights are a powerful, lengthy version of "House of the Rising Sun" recorded at the Whiskey A-Go-Go (or at least that's what Burdon says at one point; the liner notes don't divulge recording dates or locations) and a hypnotic, storming 14-minute live take on the John D. Loudermilk classic "Tobacco Road." Subtitled "The Unreleased Eric Burdon, Volume 2," the performances on this disc date back to the early 1970s and extend up to the early '80s, a prime creative period for the singer. Kicking off with a solid minor-key treatment of Muddy Waters' title track, this disc features six studio and four live tracks that are seeing their first U.S. release, and two of the tracks (the unedited long version of "Tobacco Road" and "Yes, Indeed, Yeah") are previously unreleased items. Burdon is in strong vocal shape throughout, and this makes a nice bookend to the first volume and an excellent addition to his later recordings. ~ Cub Koda, Rovi
Tracks List 01. I'm Ready (3:42) 02. I'm A Wicked Man (5:01) 03. We Gotta Get Out Of This Place (9:31) 04. Stop What You're Doing (4:59) 05. House Of The Rising Sun (6:11) 06. Got The Funky Fever (2:58) 07. Sweet Blood Call (4:55) 08. Yes, Indeed, Yeah (6:08) 09. Tobacco Road (13:28) 10. Take It Easy (4:48) All tracks previously unreleased in USA. Track #9 previously unreleased anywhere in its entirety. Track #10 previously unreleased anywhere. Tracks 1 and 10 "studio". Track 2 "studio alternate slow version". Tracks 4 and 6 "studio alternate verison". Tracks 3, 5, 7 and 9 "live". Track 8 "out take".
Personnel: Aalon Butler, Pat Couchois, John Sterling , W.G. Snuffy Walden (guitar) Ronnie Baron, Andy Chapin, Terry Ryan, Mike Ruff (keyboards) George Suranovich, Alvin Taylor, Jaybird Mitthaver, Billy Ray Morris, Chris Couchois, Jaybird Mitthauer, Tony Braunagel (drums) Nippy Noya (percussion) Kim Kesterson, Terry Wilson, Howard Messer, Mark Leonard, Randy Rice (Bass) Producers include: John Sterling, Snuffy Walden
