sexta-feira, 26 de outubro de 2012

Aardvark - Aardvark (1970 UK Hard Rock Progressive Japan remastered)



NO ELECTRIC GUITAR!! KEYBOARDS RIFFS!!!!!
QUE BELO VENENO!! SOM PODEROSO E MUITO LEGAL!! O CURIOSO DESTE DISCO É QUE O GRUPO NÃO USA GUITARRA ELÉTRICA E MESMO ASSIM FAZ UM ROCK PROGRESSIVO DE PRIMEIRA LINHA, VISTO QUE O ORGAN HAMMOND SIMULA O TRABALHO DE UMA GUITARRA DISTORCIDA!!! OUTRO DESTAQUE DA BANDA É QUE, ORIGINALMENTE, TORNARAM-SE CONHECIDOS PRINCIPALMENTE PORQUE O TECLADO QUE CORRE SOLTO FICA POR CONTA DO TECLADISTA STEVE MILLINER QUE JÁ TOCOU NAS BANDAS BLACK CAT BONES, LEAF HOUND, ODDISSEY E FREE!!! BANDA PORRADA E INOVADORA NO SENTIDO DE NÃO USAR GUITARRA ELÉTRICA!!! VENENO ALTAMENTE RECOMENDADO!!!

A prog act without a guitar player? That's exactly what this early 70's British foursome is. Originally, they became known mainly because Paul Kossof and Simon Kirke played in the band before leaving to form legendary band FREE. From then on, AARDVARK were mostly a studio act and by the time they recorded their only album, the line-up consisted of Stan Aldous (bass), Frank Clark (drums), Steve Milliner (keyboards, recorder, vibraphone) and Dave Skillin (vocals).

Comparisons are not easy but one could probably say their music has the power of EMERSON, LAKE & POWELL mixed in with a little R&B à la PROCOL HARUM and early MOODY BLUES. Shades of GRYPHON, GREENSLADE and PINK FLOYD are also present.As is to be expected, AARDVARK's material is highly keyboard oriented, the brunt of the music being carried by the fuzzed-up Hammond organ which more or less simulates the job of a distorted guitar. The soaring vocals by Skillin are pleasant and the music, although not highly original and somewhat lacking in variety, is quite melodic - nice 60's sounding melodies.

The album contains some ear-friendly piano/keyboard interplay as well as some good R&B guitar riffs and harmonic choruses. The low points: following the fashion of the early 70's, many tracks drag on far too long. Also, possibly because the dominant Hammond did not stand the test of time, the album unfortunately sounds quite outdated. Finally, the cuts that work best tend to be the less progressive ones.
Overall, AARDVARK is an honest musical effort for the times, an interesting early art rock experiment with a slight progressive edge.Recommended strictly for collectors of early 70's, heavy organ-dominated prog. Fans of SPRING, CRESSIDA or FIELDS should also give them a try.


Stan Aldous: Bass
Frank Clark: Drums
Steve Milliner: Keyboards, recorder, vibraphone
Dave Skillin: Vocals

1. Copper Sunset (3:17)
2. Very Nice Of You To Call (3:39)
3. Many Things To Do (4:22)
4. Greencap (6:04)
5. I Can't Stop (5:28)
6. Outing (9:50)
7. Once Upon A Hill (3:03)
8. Put That In Your Pipe (7:13)


GLORY - A Meat Music Sampler & On The Air (1969-1970 US Blues Psych & Hard Blues Rock)


DOIS ALBUNS DE BANDAS COM O MESMO NOME MAS QUE TINHAM INTEGRANTES E SONORIDADES DIFERENTES!! O PRIMEIRO DE 1969 É BLUES PSICODÉLICO E INSANO EM CERTOS MOMENTOS!! O DE 1970 É MUITO BOM HARD BLUES COM UMA PEGADA BEM LEGAL MESMO!! PRA MIM É O MELHOR E FOI POSTADO EM HOMENAGEM AO MEU AMIGO JACKSON MAURER!! GLORIA AOS VENENOS!!

BANDS WITH THE SAME NAME BUT WITH DIFFERENT MEMBERS and sounds! The ALBUM OF 1969's psychedelic blues MOMENTS AND SOME INSANE! The ALBUM HARD BLUES 1970 is VERY GOOD! TO ME IS THE BEST! GLORIA TO POISONS!

Glory - A Meat Music Sampler 1969


Um projeto de estúdio criado em 1969 pelo produtor, vocalista e percussionista Linden Hudson. O álbum é o resultado de longas jam sessions. A guitarra ácida de Ted Hawley dá uma vibe blues que lembra o Billy Gibbons do período da Moving Sidewalks. O album inclui intensos momentos acústicos com gaita e percussão.

A studio project created in 1969 by producer, vocalist, and percussionist Linden Hudson. The album, released on Texas Revolution Records that same year, is the result of long jam sessions. The acid guitar of Ted Hawley gives a blues vibe that reminds one of the Billy Gibbons of the Moving Sidewalk period. Including intense acoustic moments with harmonica and percussion. One of the best kept secrets of the great ’70s rock tradition.

01. Pin Me A Rag  
02. Wish Ta Heck  
03. Slow Rock'n'roll  
04. Mer-cun Boy  
05. Prayer  
06. Studio Blues Jam  

Glory - On the Air (1970)


Banda formada em San Diego, California. Este registro foi gravado em uma rádio local em junho de 1970, lançado apenas em 2002. É um rock n' roll bem cru e despretensioso, mas executado com firmeza e com bom instrumental, com ótimos vocais e solos de guitarra matadores. Soa como um Demian mais inflamado, remetendo aos melhores momentos da Alex Harvey Band, em um tom garageiro de jam-sessions na pegada do Sweet Smoke, acrescido de uma boa dose extra de veneno. (tEXTO hARD rOCK 70)

01 - Mornin' Ride
02 - Who Do You Love
03 - Slow Back
04 - Another Man Done Gone
05 - It Really Doesn't Matter
06 - Come On Down
07 - Cantaloupe Moon
08 - Bird Run
09 - Little Queenie

Mike Millsap (vocais)
Jack Butler (baixo)
Jack Pinney (bateria)
Jerry Raney (guitarra)
Jeff Jones (guitarra)


segunda-feira, 22 de outubro de 2012

Q65 - Revival (1969 Holanda Garage Rock Psych)



Q65 FOI FORMADA EM 1965 QUANDO "JOOP ROELOFS" E "FRANK NUYENS" DECIDEM MONTAR UMA BANDA RYTHM BLUES COM O CANTOR "WILLEM BIELER"!! POSTERIORMENTE, DEVIDO A PROBLEMAS COM DROGAS DE WILLEN, A BANDA SE SEPAROU TEMPORARIAMENTE EM 1968 PRA DEPOIS VOLTAR REFORMADA EM 1969,!! ESTE ÓTIMO QUINTETO HOLANDES TINHA NA SUA FORMAÇÃO GRANDES MUSICOS COMO "FRANK NUYENS", EX-CUBY & THE BLIZZARDS E RAINMAN E "JAY BAAR", EX-CUBY & THE BLIZZARDS!! ESSE ALBUM É COMPOSTO POR SINGLES E O ULTIMO MATERIAL LANÇADO PELA BANDA!! MELLOTRON E GUITARRA TRIPPY COM UMA SONORIDADE COMPARÁVEL A BANDA PRETTY THINGS!! É PURA GARAGEM COM RHYTHM BLUES E PITADAS PSICODÉLICAS!! AMIGOS CONSUMIDORES ESTE É UM VENENO MUITO BOM E DE DIFÍCIL AQUISIÇÃO!! COISA RARA!! DA LATA!!

Q65 was formed in early 1965 when guitarists Joop Roelofs and Frank Nuyens (Ex-Cuby &The Blizzards e Rainman) decide to start a band with singer Willem Bieler. The line-up is completed by bass player Peter Vink and drummer Jay Baar (Ex-Cuby & The Blizzards). The band is inspired by Rhythm and Blues traditionals and the songs of Robert Johnson and Willie Dixon as well as The Kinks, The Animals and The Rolling Stones. Q65 started their performances in the Spring of 1965. During a concert at skating rink De Eenhoorn, they met producer Peter Koelewijn. Very impressed by their show, he invited them to an audition at the Phonogram studio, where they record two of their own songs: And Your Kind and You're The Victor. Koelewijn decided to release them on vinyl. In January 1966, their debut single You're The Victor was released and later peaked at #11 on the Dutch Top 40. Then Hans van Hemert replaced Koelewijn. Two other chart toppers reached the Dutch charts the same year: The Life I Live (#5) and I Despise You (#19). Under Van Hemert's guidance their first album entitled Revolution was recorded and released by Decca Records. In 1967, they topped the charts once again with the singles From Above (#13) and World of birds (#8). Due to drug problems and military service duties of singer Wim Bieler, Q65 disbanded in 1968. Q 65 reformed in 1970 with Beer Klaasse on drums, and signed to Negram Records, staying together for one year and two LPs, Afghanistan and We Are Gonna Make It, which had a slightly more psychedelic orientation. The Q 65's line-up changed during the early 1970s as Nuyens exited to join Baar in a band called Rainman, while Q 65 continued with a new line-up, featuring John Frederikz on vocals and Joop van Nimwegan on guitar.


Willem Bieler - Vocals
Frank Nuyens - Guitar
Joop Roelofs - Electric & Acoustic Guitars
Peter Vink - Bass Guitar, Contra-Bass, Harmonium
Jay Baar - Drums, Percussion, Vocals (track 9)

Guest Appearance:
Hans Van Hemert - Vocals (track 8)
Marco Klein - Piano, Orgel (tracks 7, 8 & 10)
Paul Natte - Mellotron (tracks 10)

01. Cry In The Night 2:16
02. No Place To Go 3:10
03. It Came To Me 2:36
04. I Was Young 2:37
05. World Of Birds 3:29
06. So High I've Been, So Down I Must Fall 3:12
07. Sundance 4:40
08. Voluntary Peacemake 5:03
09. Ridin' On A Slow Train 4:14
10. Fairy Tales Of Truth 5:52
11. And Your Kind (Bonus) 3:12
12. I Despice You (Bonus) 2:26
13. Where Is The Key (Bonus) 2:21
14. Ain't That Loving You Baby (Bonus) 2:21
15. Ramblin' On My Mind (Bonus) 4:50
16. 80% O (Bonus) 2:47
17. Mother Mutha's Great Sundance (Bonus) 4:23
18. Hidden Bonus Cut 0:57


domingo, 21 de outubro de 2012

Rainman - Rainman (1971 Holland Electric Folk Psych)



ESSE RARÍSSIMO E ÓTIMO ALBUM FOI LANÇADO APENAS NA HOLANDA E TRATA-SE DE UM DISCO SOLO DE FRANK NUYENS QUE USA AQUI O PSEUDONIMO DE RAINMAN!! O CARA JÁ FOI MEMBRO DAS BANDAS "CIRCUS", "CUBBY & THE BLIZZARDS" E "Q65"!! TAMBÉM PARTICIPAM DO DISCO "JAY BAAR" DA Q65 E AINDA "DICK BEEKMAN" DA CUBBY & THE BLIZZARDS E MUITOS OUTROS GRANDES MUSICOS HOLANDESES NA FLAUTA, VIBRAFONE, CONGAS E OUTROS MUITOS INSTRUMENTOS!! O SOM DOS CARAS É BASICAMENTE FOLK PSICODÉLICO WEST COAST TINGIDO DE ÁCIDO COM BELAS HARMONIAS VOCAIS E INSTRUMENTAIS!! VALE A PENA DAR UM TÉKINHO NESSE VENENO E VER O QUE ESSES GRANDES MÚSICOS HOLANDESES APRONTARAM AQUI COM ESSE BELÍSSIMO VENENO FOLK PSYCH RECHEADO DE BELAS CANÇÕES TRANQUILAS E PRAZEROSAS!! PELA CAPA DO DISCO JÁ SE VÊ QUE O CARA GRAVOU ESSE DISCO NO CLIMA DO CAMPO!! PRA VIAJAR TRANQUILO!!

Originally released only in Holland, this is the first CD reissue of the superb 1970 solo LP from Frank Nuyens aka Rainman -- the lead guitarist of legendary Dutch blues/psych-rockers, Q65 and Cubby & The BlizzHe released this solo debut in Holland on Negram in 1971 in between stints in Q65. The title track is a saucer-eyed headnodder with excellent CSNY harmonies, and congas, flute and piano add a psychedelic Bee Gees vibe to "Natural Man", suggesting Nuyens kept his ear to the undergound UK radio of the day. "Don't" is soothing, acoustic Tull, and the rest of the album beams with laidback folk with psychedelic flourishes, like the Lennonesque "You Will Be Freed By Me" and the dreamy melancholia of "Get You To Come Through. Elsewhere, "They Didn't Feel" is a marvellous blend of Neil Young and The James Gang with a touch of "No Expectations" tossed in for good measure, and there's a rockabilly twang to "The Joy That Is Inside." The package completes with the chirpy pop of the non-LP single, "The Bird." So, while fans of Q65's heavy blues may be disappointed, Nuyens has expanded his palette enough to attract a wider audience, not just fans of cult, Dutch psychedelic r&b.-- Jeff Penczak


01. Rainman
02. Natural Man
03. Don't
04. Vicious Circle
05. Don't Make Promises
06. You Will Be Freed By Me
07. Money Means Nothing At All
08. Get You To Come Through
09. She Told Me So
10. They Did't Feel
11. The Joy That Is Inside
12. The Bird (Bonus)


The Beginning - This Is (1998 UK Psych Acid Bluesy Rock)



AQUI ESTAMOS DIANTE DE UM DOS GRANDES GRUPOS PERDIDOS DO ROCK!! ESSE É O ÚNICO REGISTRO DOS CARAS COM UMA SONORIDADE QUE É UMA COMBINAÇÃO PSYCHEDELIC ROCK, ACID ROCK, STONER, BLUES E PASSAGENS TRIPPY COM DUAS GUITARRAS!! ALGUMA SEMELHANÇA COM PINK FLOYD PODE SER VERIFICADA, BEM COMO QUICKSILVER MESSENGER SERVICE, GRATEFUL DEAD E LED ZEPPELIN!! ELES SE REUNIRAM EM 1998 E GRAVARAM ESSA JÓIA RARA QUE TEM UMA SONORIDADE DESCARADAMENTE RETRÔ ANOS 60, UM TÍPICO PSYCH FUZZ ROCK DE SAN FRANCISCO!! O ALBUM FICOU ADORMECIDO POR UMA DÉCADA ATÉ QUE FOI DESCOBERTO PELA GRAVADORA MOLTEN RECORDS E LANÇADO, PORÉM, LOGO ESGOTADO!! HOJE ESTÁ DISPONÍVEL SOMENTE PELA GRAVADORA ALEMà"ELEKTROHASCH"!! VENENO RARO E RECOMENDADO!!

This one and only album from The beginning was released 7 years after its recording, in 2005.  It is a combination of psychedelic rock, with a rather stoner and bluesy trippy-ness. It is nice to hear is how just sporadically psychedelic ideas from the previous heritage of rock sips through, like a small bass line of the inspired “Interstellar Overdrive” (Pink Floyd), or ways of psychrock improvisation, but not too much distracts from the acid trip. 


Mat Bethancourt - Guitar and Vocal
Louis Wiggett - Guitar and Vocal
Sam Aversano - Bass
Paolo Aversano - Percussion and Vocal
Kris Payne - Drums

01 - Soul Revolution - 6.22
02 - The Ju Ju Man - 4.09
03 - Blue Honey - 8.49
04 - Baby´s Takin´ Me For A Ride - 13.17
05 - The Golden Whisper - 8.00

terça-feira, 16 de outubro de 2012

Tamalone - New Acres (1979 Dutch Prog Folk Rock)



VENENO RARÍSSIMO!!
VERY RARE ALBUM!!

ALBUM RARO DE UMA BANDA HOLANDESA QUE FAZIA UM ROCK PROGRESSIVO NITIDAMENTE INFLUENCIADO POR JETHRO TULL POR CAUSA DA VOZ, VIOLÃO E FLAUTA EM ALGUMAS CANÇÕES!! A BANDA MISTURA GUITARRA ELÉTRICA DO PROGRESSIVO SETENTISTA E PASSAGENS ACUSTICAS DO FOLK!! O VOCALISTA "CEES VAN AANHOLT" SOA COMO IAN ANDERSON, TANTO NO VOCAL E NA MANEIRA COMO CANTA, BEM COMO NO TIPO DE FLAUTA, EMBORA A FLAUTA AQUI É BEM MENOS FREQUENTE DO QUE SE ESPERA DE UM DISCO DO JETHRO!! O USO DE VOCAIS FEMININOS EM ALGUMAS CANÇÕES ADICIONA ALGUMA ORIGINALIDADE A BANDA E FICA BEM BACANA!! ÚNICO ALBUM DA TAMALONE  E TRATA-SE DE UMA AUDIÇÃO NO GERAL AGRADÁVEL E QUE OS FÃS DOS SONS MAIS LEVES E SIMPLES DO JETHRO TULL VÃO GOSTAR!!

Dutch mixture between GRAVY TRAIN and JETHRO TULL.Male female vocals, flute, electric guitar intervals,acoustic passages.  It kindly mixes some folk acoustic sounds with the electric components of 70’s progressive melodic music.


Rob Van Belkom (Drums, Percussion, Voice)
Ad Van De Staak (Bass, Guitar)
Jan Van Hout (Guitar)
Paul Pijman (Monotone Guitar, Bass, Percussion, Voice)
Cees Van Aanholt (Flute, Guitar, Vocals)
Esther Van Der Hoorn (Voice, Flute)

01. New Acres [5:13]
02. Good Earth's Wine [3:11]
03. Moment Of Grief [4:32]
04. Interpreter [2:59]
05. Triangle Tune [2:25]
06. London Town [3:59]
07. Song For Ophillus [5:50]
08. Homage To Life [2:41]
09. Answers [4:40]
10. Epilogue [1:47]


quarta-feira, 10 de outubro de 2012

Resan - Resan (1973 Sweden Progressive Psych Rock)



VENENO EXTREMAMENTE RARO!!
VERY RARE ALBUM!!

ESTAMOS DIANTE DE UMA DAS MAIORES RARIDADES SUECA DOS ANOS 70 LANÇADO POR UMA GRANDE GRAVADORA!! A BANDA NA VERDADE É CONSIDERADA A CONTINUAÇÃO DA BANDA "LIFE", INCLUSIVE COM TODOS OS SEUS EX-MEMBROS QUE VIVIAM NUMA COMUNIDADE HIPPIE NAS CERCANIAS DE ESTOCOLMO!! ALGUNS DE SEUS COMPONENTES AINDA COLABORARAM COM OUTROS BONS MÚSICOS SUECOS COMO "BO HANSON", BALTIK E OUTROS!! O ALBUM É MUITO INCOMUM NA SUA DISTRIBUIÇÃO MUSICAL, POIS INICIA NUM TERRENO SEMELHANTE AO WHITE ALBUM DOS BEATLES DEPOIS SEGUE COM UMA MELODIA A BASE DE FLAUTA FOLK BEM AO ESTILO DE BANDAS COMO "TRAD" E "GRAS OCH STENAR"!! DEPOIS A FESTA VERDADEIRAMENTE COMEÇA ALGUMAS ENERGÉTICAS ACID DRIVEN GUITAR, ALGUNS PEDAÇOS DE PERCUSSÃO FREAKY, TOQUES COSMICOS, FOLKS E PSICODÉLICOS!! BEM ECLÉTICO É A SONORIDADE DOS CARAS!! VENENO RARÍSSIMO E RECOMENDADO PRA QUEM GOSTA DO ESTILO E DE CONHECER BANDAS OBSCURAS!!



Anders Nordh (guitar, keyboards, vocals)
Hasse Jonsson (guitar, vocals)
Lasse Finberg (guitar)
Marion Noel (flute, vocals)
Benny Svensson (keyboards)
Paul Sundlin (bass, keyboards, vocals)
Stefan Höglund (bass)
Pelle Holm (drums, percussion, vocals)
Tomas Rydberg (drums, percussion)

01. Skrattet (0:29)
02. Tankar (1:28)
03. Hunger Och Svält (4:20)
04. Vakuum (4:08)
06. Solens Vän (3:55)
07. Sagan I Sätra (3:49)
08. Annorlunda (2:23)
09. 05.00 (8:21)
10. Life (3:20)
11. Slutet (0:53)


segunda-feira, 1 de outubro de 2012

The Seeds - Fallin' Off The Edge (1965-67 US Garage Psych Rock)



UM DOS LPs MAIS RAROS DA BANDA E QUE NOS APRESENTA UMA COMPILAÇÃO DE RARIDADES, TAKES ALTERNATIVOS DE MUSICAS MAIS CONHECIDAS EM VERSÕES SUPERFICIALMENTE DIFERENTES DAS ORIGINAIS!! A SONORIDADE AQUI É GARAGEM BLUESY PSYCH DE PRIMEIRA LINHA!! ESSE FOI UM DOS PRIMEIROS LPs QUE ADQUIRI DA BANDA E O MESMO AINDA NÃO FOI REEDITADO EM CD!! VENENO ALTAMENTE RECOMENDADO PRA QUEM GOSTA DA BANDA E DO ESTILO!!

This is GNP Crescendo '77. collection of outakes and non-LP singles trax recorded circa 66/67. The title track to this collection of rarities and alternate takes, "Fallin' off the Edge (Of My Mind)," is, improbably enough, a psychedelic hoe-down. Literally. Sure, the lyrics are suitably mind-bending, but Jan Savage's guitar playing is pure country. It works in spite of itself, but is hardly representative of the rest of the material (it's the only song co-written by Kim Fowley). It also proves that, contrary to popular belief, the Seeds did have other musical interests beyond psych, garage, and blues. "Daisy Mae," the B-side to "Can't Seem to Make You Mine," is another oddity. In it, Sky Saxon (b. Richard Marsh) wraps his wavery, sandpaper-edged tenor around an R&B number that sounds like a cross between Buddy Holly and Little Richard. The other numbers adhere to a more traditional psych standard. They include alternate versions of "Wind Blows Your Hair" (plus a reprise), "Nobody Spoil My Fun," and "Pushin' Too Hard," their signature hit. Although there's no topping their first two releases, Seeds and Web of Sound, fans are sure to find Fallin' off the Edge of interest.


*Rick Andridge (drums),
*Daryl Hooper (keyboards),
*Jan Savage (guitar),
*Sky Saxon (vocals, bass).

01. Wind Blows Your Hair 2:30 Saxon
02. Other Place 2:22 Saxon
03. She's Wrong 2:12 Saxon
04. Nobody Spoil My Fun 3:50 Saxon
05. Fallin' off the Edge (Of My Mind) 2:50 Fowley
06. Pretty Girl 2:03 Johnson
07. Tripmaker 2:45 Hooper, Tybalt
08. Chocolate River 3:10 Hooper, Saxon
09. Daisy Mae 1:50 Saxon
10.Wind Blows Your Hair (Reprise) 3:08 Saxon
11.Pushin' Too Hard 2:35 Saxon