This is the only release by the English band Fuzzy Duck. Released in 1971 on the MAM label, which was looking to break into the hard rock market given the success of bands like Led Zeppelin (they were better known for artists such as Englebert Humperdink). MAM did not really …
How can one go wrong with a band named “The Brimstone Solar Radiation Band”? Add in instruments like the bouzouki & the sitar, that they come from Norway and they released a song called Norwaii Five-O. This was more than enough quirk for me to look into them. This is …
I heard that sea shanties had gone viral on TikTok. Let’s throw a spaniard in the works (nod to Mr. Lennon) and get a very different spin on sea shanties going: here’s High Tide’s first album, Sea Shanties, from 1969. This album is loud, real loud, and certainly won’t be …
It’s interesting that the larger musical world has uniques sounds or categories based on musicians gathering in specific geographies, examples being the San Francisco sound of the mid/late ’60’s, Detroit’s Motown, the Merseybeat of 60’s Liverpool, the Southern Rock of Lynyrd Skynyrd, Allman Brothers et al. One of these I …
This one is a gem of hard prog rock. Given the members’ pedigrees (Rod Evans, vocals, formerly of Deep Purple Mark 1 of “Hush” fame; Bobby Caldwell, drums, formerly of Johnny Winter band; Larry “Rhino” Reinhardt, guitars and Lee Dorman, bass, both formerly of Iron Butterfly) it is no surprise …
Released in November 1974, this was Supertramp’s third album and their commercial breakthrough. The production on this album is excellent. The sound through our stereos at high volume was amazing! It also came through loud & clear on our car stereos. How “School” built up was a great start to …
Quinn the Eskimo takes a spin around the solar system in a Moog fuelled spaceship, insured by Progressive. This is a prog rock gem from 1973. Mann does a wonderful job with a variety of keyboard instruments. Mick Rogers comes in with a lot of killer guitar work & vocals. …
This is Babe Ruth’s first (and best in my opinion) album, released in 1972. I purchased this in the mid ’70’s, based on the album cover (my arcane purchasing method is discussed here). I had not heard of this band, but I thought the cover was cool, and having been …
I wanted to keep the general atmospheric mood in play that resulted in Tangerine Dream (corresponding post here), so I kept that in mind as I re-scrolled through the Album View. I hit Pink Floyd, and “Welcome to the Machine” fit the bill! Wish You Were Here was the …
Another one for the guitar lovers! And for lovers of a well constructed album. And for lovers of iconic album covers! An all round very good, very tight band creating a great album. Andy Powell’s & Ted Turner’s guitar playing is excellent – strong soloing, harmonization & synchronization (especially on …
