Detroit With Mitch Ryder (1971 US Great Heavy Rock With Outstanding Vocals - Wave)

Detroit was a latter-day incarnation of Mitch Ryder's Detroit Wheels; formed in 1970 after the singer returned to the Motor City following a stint in Memphis recording with Booker T. and the MGs, the new group reunited Ryder with his former Wheels drummer John Badanjek, and also featured guitarists Steve Hunter and Brett Tuggle, bassist W.R. Cooke and organist Harry Phillips. An energetic, R&B-influenced outfit firmly in the tradition of Ryder's past projects, Detroit issued their lone self-titled LP on Paramount in 1971, scoring a major radio hit with a gritty rendition of Lou Reed's "Rock and Roll" which so pleased its writer that he later recruited guitarist Hunter to join his own backing band. As throat problems began plaguing Ryder more and more, he was forced to quit singing in 1972, and his relocation to the Denver area a year later dashed any hopes of a second Detroit album; local singer Rusty Day (Amboy Dukes & Cactus) then assumed control of the group, guiding the unit until its 1974 break-up.(By Jason Ankeny From All Music)  

Tracklist
01. Long Neck Goose  
02. Is It You (Or Is It Me)  
03. Box of Old Roses  
04. It Ain't Easy  
05. Rock & Roll  
06. Let It Rock  
07. Drink  
08. Gimme Shelter  
09. I Found a Love 

Credits
Mitch Ryder - Vocals
John "Johnny B" Badanjek - Drums, Vocals
Steve Hunter - Guitar  
W.R. Cooke - Bass, Vocals 
Mark Manko - Guitar  
Harry Phillips - Keyboards
John Sauter - Bass 
Brett Tuggle - Guitar 
Dirty Ed - Congas & Tambourine

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Prodigal Sons - Emerge From the Void (1972 Us Great Heavy Rock - Wave)

An extremeley consistent blend of heavy metal style, power-trio hard rock, and some boogie blues driven hard rock, featuring some good wah-wah guitar. This is a great party album, leading one to believe they must have been a truly excellent live act. They were from Ohio.(By Tymeshifter)
Nice hard rockin' release. If you like Wildfire, Tin House and early BTO you will dig this! There's even some British influence (John's Tune, Saga Of Yeti) here.(From RYM) 
Heavy hard Southern tinged rock from circa 1972. Killer cuts like "Water Song" and "Song of Yeti"..This is a killer throughout and unknown heretofore. Sounds great and cool cover completes package....
Sounds like a mix of Bolder Damn and Allman Brothers, with maybe a little Feather Da Gamba. Lost music from a lost time. 'Water Song,' 'Right On.' New." "The mystery and music of The Prodigal Sons continues to thrill and mesmerize listeners to this day. Who are they? Where are they? The answers my friend lay in the vault of the Void. One thing is for certain... they know how to play kickass rock 'n' roll early '70s style before all the head bangin' mumbo jumbo. Listen on, as many have already... to the power and the glory that is and was... The Prodigal Sons as they Emerge From The Void."

01 Water Song   
02 Right On   
03 Lightning Strikes Twice   
04 Gollem   
05 Two Thousand Miles   
06 Movin' On   
07 John's Tune   
08 Saga of Yeti   
09 Goin' Home   

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Mark Doyle & The Maniacs - Live At Bear Bones - September 19th 2009 & Live At Shifty's - September 20th 2009

Recorded live on Sept. 19 & 20, 2009, these records captures The Maniacs in top form performing songs from the Shake ‘Em On Down disc as well as killer versions of The Train Kept A’Rollin’ (Yardbirds), Let Me Love You (Jeff Beck Group) and Oh Well (Fleetwood Mac). 
Also features Louisiana Blues and It Hurts Me Too (Savoy Brown), Ain’t Done Wrong (Yardbirds), and a short excerpt of Coming Your Way (Fleetwood Mac). Also dynamite live versions of Shake ‘Em On Down and Needle & Spoon. 

Mark Doyle - lead guitar
Phil Broikos - guitar/harp/keys/trombone and vocals
Joel Kane - bass/guitar and vocals
Frank DeFonda - drums/percussion

Tracklist
Disc 01 (Live At Shifty's)
01- Dave Frisina Intro - 1:03
02- Train Kept a Rollin' - 4:10
03- I'm Not Talkin' - 3:00
04- Shake 'Em On Down - 4:37
05- Messin' The blues - 9:27
06- Smokestack Lightning - 6:38
07- Let Me Love You - 4:43
08- Mystic Eyes - 6:48
09- Sandy Mary - 5:56
10- Oh Well - 4:21
11- Needle & Spoon - 8:58

Disc 02 (Live At Bear Bones September 19 2009)
01- Louisiana Blues (Part 01) - 6:02
02- Louisiana Blues (Part 02) - 1:46
03- Coming Our Way (Excerpt) 1:41
04- Ain't Done Wrong - 3:53
05- Shake 'Em On Down - 4:46
06- Needle & Spoon - 10:48
07- It Hurts Me Too - 5:02

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Stan Webb's Chicken Shack - Stan The Man' Live (1995 Outstanding Uk Rock Blues - Wave)

This album is a true representation of Stan Webb's Chicken Shack live set even today, I have seen them as recently as June 2003 and the set still contains some of this material. This is one of the best live recordings I have come across and is a mix of true blues, and rock / blues. The guitar work from both Stan the man and Gary Davis is a pleasure to hear, supported by a strong bass and drum section that is rock solid all the way through.
This album is well worth buying as an introduction to a very sadly overlooked guiter hero who's explosive and soulful style equals most of the top guitar names, also this is a live act well worth seeing for pure power blues at its best.(By David Rea)

Tracklist
01. Going Up Going Down
02. The Thrill Has Gone
03. Love Her With A Feeling
04. Look Out
05. Lost The Best Friend I Ever Had
06. C.S. Opera
07. Broken Hearted Melody
08. (I) Poor Boy (II) Oh Well (III) Poor Boy
09. (I) Dr. Brown (II) Reconsider Baby

Credits
Stan Webb - Guitar, Vocals
Gary Davis - Guitar
James Morgan - Bass Guitar
Bev Smith - Drums

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Mark Doyle and The Maniacs @ The Redhouse - Messin' The Blues

Spirit - El Mocambo - Toronto - Canada - February 11th 1975 (Flac)

Credits
Randy California : Guitar, Vocals
Ed Cassidy : Drums
Barry Keene : Bass, Vocals

Tracks Listing

Disc 01
1. Maybe You'll Find
2. Veruska
3. Nature's way
4. Like a rolling stone
5. Joker on the run
6. All along the watchtower
7. Guide Me
8. Nature's way
9. Sunrise

Disc 02
1. On The Road Again
2. Happy
3. It's All the same
4. I Got A Line On You
5. Victim of society
6. The Other Song
7. Old Blue
8. Monkey Bite
9. My Imagination

Good Audience, thanks to Fabio (Aka 38f) the original seeder ....

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Love - Reel to Real (1974 Us Psychedelic Rock Mixed With Soul, Funk And Rhythm & Blues - Vinyl Rip - Wave)

This was quite a surprise. Love had made a lot of twists and turns during their career, from folk-rock to psychedelia to heavy rock. But I still wasn't expecting to hear funk and soul music. Not that Love completely immerse themselves in soul music here - there are plenty of characteristic moments. And, overall, Reel To Real is a truly excellent album, proving that Lee and crew couldn't make a bad record 

even under lousy circumstances (by 1974, lets face it, noone was paying any attention to Love and the budget here is obviously quite streamlined). Despite the bad reviews often hurtled at this album, it's still an extremely worthwhile work and more than worthy of the Love name. 

Too bad the band wouldn't make another studio album for 18 years.(By burritobroth) 

Tracklist

Time Is Like A River 3:00  

Stop The Music 3:02  

Who Are You ? 3:05  

Good Old Fashion Dream 2:50  

Which Witch Is Which 2:00  

With A Little Energy 2:54  

Singing Cowboy 2:55  

Be Thankful For What You Got 4:22  

You Said You Would 3:02  

Busted Feet 2:50  

Everybody's Gotta Live 3:18 

Credits

Arthur Lee : Vocals, Electric & Acoustic Rhythm Guitar,Harmonica

Joey Blocker : Drums

Sherwood Akuna : Bass

Robert Rozelle : Bass 

Melvan Whittington : Rhythm & Lead Guitar

John Sterling : Slide & Rhythm Guitar

Herman McCormick : Congas

"Buzzy" Feiten : Lead Guitar on "Who Are You"

Art Fox : Acoustic Guitar

Harvey Mandel : Lead Guitar on "Which Witch Is Which"

Joey Deaguero : Vibes 

Bobby Lyle : Organ,Clavinet,Piano

Gary Bell : ARP synthesizer

Venetta Fields,Carlina Williams,Jesse Smith : Background Vocals

Clifford Solomon,John Clauder,Fred Carter,Wilber Brown,Alan De Ville,Billy Sprague : Horns

Miles Grayson & Arthur Lee : Horn Arrangements  

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Abraxas Pool - Coach House - San Diego - CA - June 2nd 1996 - Wave

Waiting Here for You

Going Home

Batuka / Nobody to Depend On

As the Years Go Passing By

Guajirona

Baila Mi Cha Cha

Szabo

Black Magic Woman

Oye Como Va

Boom Ba Ya Ya

Toussaint L'ouverture

Gregg Rolie - Keyboards - Lead Vocals

Neal Schon - Guitar

Mike Shrieve - Drums

José "Chepito" Areas - Timbales

Alphonso Johnson - Bass

Mike Carabello - Congas

If you are familiar with Abraxas Pool, then you know that the group contained many of the former members of Santana. The group released only one studio album in 1997. Unfortunately, the cd went out of print and is difficult to find. This is the only live Abraxas Pool known , the concert is fantastic with a really good sound.

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Abraxas Pool - Abraxas pool (1997 - Ex Santana Members - Wave)

01- Boom Ba Ya Ya (Carabello, Rolie, Schon)

02- A Million Miles Away (Rolie, Schon, Shrieve)

03- Baila Mi Cha-Cha (Areas)

04- Waiting for You (Rolie, Shrieve)

05- Going Home (Rolie)

06- Szabo (Schon, Shrieve)

07- Guajirona (Areas)

08- Cruzin' (Rolie)

09- Don't Give Up (Rolie, Schon, Shrieve)

10- Ya Llego (Areas, Carabello)

11- Jingo (Olatunji)

Gregg Rolie - Keyboards - Lead Vocals

Neal Schon - Guitar

Mike Shrieve - Drums

José "Chepito" Areas - Timbales

Alphonso Johnson - Bass

Mike Carabello - Congas

This record SHOULD have been huge, but alas that was not to be. With four members of 1969 Santana Band: Greg Rolie, Michael Shrieve, Jose "Chepito" Areas and Michael Carabello, Joined together with Santana's most famous 'Second' Guitarist and founding member (With Greg Rolie) of Journey, Neal Schon and later-day Santana bassist Alphonso Johnson. All the elements are here, with the powerful percussion force of Shrieve/Areas & Carabello and those smooth vocals and keyboards of Greg, the stellar guitar of Neal Schon, This CD is something special. The fact that only a few of us would hear this amazing music is quite a shame.

That said "Abraxas Pool" is a CD that BELONGS in any music collection. With the BIG drum sound of the opening number "Boom Ba Ya Ya" it is clear to all that this train has not lost any steam, to Describe the sound of these musicians is like describing being charged by a runaway elephant in some steamy jungle. The second tune: "A Million Miles Away" would have sounded real good on the radio. Also of note are the great tunes: "Going Home" and "Don't Give Up" that are as good as anything from The 1969 -1971 period that these musicians remember with great fondness. Mr. Neal Schon get's a showcase number on the wonderful: "Szabo" that has the pure emotion of the best of The Santana Band. But "Abraxas Pool" is not locked in the past, this music is new & fresh and the production is top-notch. Just one listen to the new version of "Jingo" will prove that to your ears.

Except for a short tour of the west coast and this stunning CD, Abraxas Pool is no more. Pick this up whilst it is still available.(By Philip S Wolf)

Enjoy !!!

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Lightning - Lightning (1968-1974 Us Hard Rock - Wave)

Arf! Arf! Records presents a taste of Lightning, a Minnesota-based rock band that grew out of White Lightning, a "power trio" consisting of ex-Litter guitarist Zippy Caplan, bass guitarist Woody Woodrich, and drummer Mick Stanhope. Woodrich is said to have pioneered the use of redline compression on his instrument, before such compressors were generally available to the public. The music heard here was performed by this trio and a quintet formed by the addition of second guitarist Ronn Roberts and percussionist Bernie Pershey, who can be heard operating a xylophone on "When a Man Could Be Free." Technically, at least, Lightning was the name usually applied to the five-piece band. They engaged in such colorful crowd-pleasing routines as an electrified rendering of Gioacchino Rossini's "William Tell Overture" (first performed in this version at the New City Opera House during the autumn of 1968), and a freaky take (à la Jeff Beck's "Bolero") on "Ghost Riders in the Sky" that featured Stanhope singing through a Moog synthesizer. "Of Paupers and Poets" was first released as a 45 rpm single on the Hexagon record label and made it to number five on the Top 40 in Minneapolis/St. Paul in January 1969. "They've Got the Time" was composed on September 18, 1970 in response to the death of Jimi Hendrix and was also dedicated to Janis Joplin and Brian Jones. Lightning was well received at rock festivals throughout the Middle West. They opened for (and reportedly upstaged) Grand Funk Railroad on December 31, 1970 at a concert in Des Moines, IA. One source claims that White Lightning (named after a notoriously potent brand of lysergic acid) existed in five distinct combinations between the years 1968-1974, and that six different Lightnings came and went between 1969 and 1990. None of these Lightnings are to be confused with Detroit's short-lived post-Guardian Angel five-piece unit that went by the name of Lightnin'.(By arwulf arwulf)

Tracklist

01 Prelude to Opus IV
02 Hideaway
03 When a Man Could Be Free
04 Madame Sunrise
05 1930
06 Freedom (Is Life with Living)
07 They've Got the Time
08 (Ghost) Riders in the Sky
09 William
10 Of Paupers and Poets
11 (Under the Screaming Double) Eagle
12 What Have I Now
13 Rat
14 Hideaway
15 Freedom
16 William Tell Overture (The Lone Ranger Theme)

Credits
Tom "Zippy" Caplan - Guitar
Ronn Roberts - Guitar, Vocals
Woody Woodrich - Bass Guitar
Herb Pilhofer - ARP Synthesizer, String Arrangements
Mickey Stanhope - Drums, Vocals
Bernie Pershey - Drums
Jerry McGee - Keyboards
Gus Gustafson - Horn Section
Rick O'Dell - Horn Section 

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The Del Lords - Bottom Line - New York, NY - May 1st 1988 - Fm (Wave)

Credits
Scott "Top Ten" Kempner : guitar, lead vocals 
Eric "Roscoe" Ambel : guitar , vocals 
Frank "Choo-choo" Funaro : drums 
M. "Manuelo" Caiati : bass , vocals 

Disc One:
01.Get Tough
02.River Of Justice
03.Crawl In Bed
04.Shame On You
05.Cheyenne
06.Johnny 99
07.Poem Of The River
08.Judas Kiss

Disc Two:
01.True Love
02.I Don't Wanna Be Your Friend
03.I'm Gonna Be Around
04.DJ
05.Heaven
06.Jumpin' In The Night
07.DJ
08.Tallahassee Lassie
09.DJ 

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The Del Lords - Howlin' At The Halloween Moon (1988 Great US Power Rock'n'roll Live - Wave)

This budget-priced live CD has its heart in the right place, and although it's the best...Lords since Frontier Days, it still represents a holding pattern more than a return to past glories. The overall sound is pretty hot: Eric Ambel's slide raunch cuts a swath through Scott Kempner's scratchy (and underrecorded) rhythm guitar (Scott guitar is on left channel; Eric guitar is on right channel), while Frank Funaro and Manny Caiati bash'n'crash like a runaway train. The set list is strong (good cover of The Flamin' Groovies' "Jumpin' in the Night"), despite the fact that much of it was taken from their last two so-so records. But, to their credit, "True Love" and "Judas Kiss" have never sounded better...

Tracklist
01- True love 
02- Jumpin' in the night 
03- Wastin' time talkin' 
04- The cool 'n' the crazy 
05- Judas kiss 
06- I play the drums 
07- Tallahassee Lassie .

Credits
Scott "Top Ten" Kempner : guitar, lead vocals 
Eric "Roscoe" Ambel : guitar , vocals 
Frankie "Choo-choo" Funaro : drums 
Manny "Manuelo" Caiati : bass , vocals 

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The Del Lords - Based On a True Story (1988 Great Us Power Rock'n'roll - Wave)

Formed in the early ‘80s by ex-Dictators guitarist Scott Kempner, the Del Lords combined elements of ‘60s garage rock with country, blues, and folk influences to become one of the initial progenitors of roots rock. Kempner recruited former Joan Jett guitarist Eric “Roscoe” Ambel, bassist Manny Caiati, and drummer Frank Funaro, and the Del Lords released their first disc, Frontier Days, on Enigma/EMI in 1984. The album was noted for its guts, street smarts, and twangy guitars, a balanced blend of Springsteen meets Johnny Thunders. Their follow-up Enigma/EMI release, Johnny Comes Marching Home, found Pat Benatar producer Neil Geraldo at the helm. While the band had became tighter, Geraldo applied a poppy gloss that seemingly toned down the grittier aspects of their debut. All the right elements fell into place by the time their album Based On a True Story was released in 1988, with Geraldo commendably pulling back his slicker production technique, allowing the louder aspects of the band to break through. The album is also notable for the support of guest vocalists Pat Benatar, Syd Straw, Kim Shattuck, and Mojo Nixon.

The Del-Lords’ debut album, Frontier Days, sounded too sparse and didn’t kick hard enough, and the follow-up, Johnny Comes Marching Home, sounded too slick and was weighed down with clichéd 1980s drum and guitar sounds. In the grand tradition of Goldilocks, the band’s third LP, Based on a True Story, was where they finally got the proportions just right. While Neil Geraldo returned as producer after Johnny Comes Marching Home, he applies a much lighter hand on Based on a True Story, and Frank Funaro’s drums sound a lot more natural and have regained their natural hard-swinging grace on this set. A number of guest musicians were brought in for Based on a True Story, but this time they add new textures rather than cluttering the arrangements, and Johnny Powers’ wailing harp on “River of Justice”, Lenny Castro’s beatnik bongos on “The Cool and the Crazy,” and the uncredited but wildly honking sax on “Whole Lotta Nothin’ Goin’ On” are welcome additions that help the songs come alive. Mojo Nixon’s addled preaching on “River of Justice” is both hilarious and kicks up the song’s righteous energy, and if Geraldo pushes Pat Benatar’s backing vocals too high up in the mix, hey, they were married and she was probably working for free. And though Scott Kempner was always a fine songwriter, Based on a True Story is the most solid and consistent set of tunes he ever crafted for the Del-Lords, and whether he’s wistful (“Cheyenne”), righteously pissed-off (“Crawl in Bed”), taking a stand (“I’m Gonna Be Around”), or just getting goofy (“Whole Lotta Nothin’ Goin’ On”), he brings his A game. Hard touring had turned the Del-Lords into a tight, impressively powerful band, and they rarely sounded better than they did on Based on a True Story, with Kempner and Eric Ambel’s guitars roaring like a fine-tuned machine, and Funaro and bassist Manny Caiati laying down the rhythm with fury and precision. If they never made an album that quite captured the glory of their live shows, the Del-Lords never had a finer hour in the studio than on Based on a True Story, and it tells their story remarkably well. 

Tracklist
01. Crawl in Bed
02. Judas Kiss         
03. Ashes to Ashes         
04. I’m Gonna Be Around         
05. Poem of the River     
06. The Cool and the Crazy 
07. Cheyenne         
08. A Lover’s Prayer         
09. Whole Lotta Nothin’ Goin’ On 
10. River of Justice

Personnel:
Eric Ambel - Guitar, Vocals, Keyboards
Manny Caiati - Bass, Vocals
Frank Funaro - Drums, Vocals
Scott Kempner - Guitar, Lead Vocals

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The Smithereens - Green Thoughts (1988 Us great power classic rock - Wave)

The Smithereens' second album release, Green Thoughts, is another great album and ranks just a shade below their debut Especially for You as their best. Pat DiNizio constructs another batch of songs with memorable melodies and personal lyrics. Green Thoughts doesn't rock as hard as Especially for You or their next album, 11, but the craftsmanship is still there. "Only A Memory" would be a huge hit on college radio and even crossover to the lower reaches of the pop charts while the energetic "House We Used to Live In" and the melancholy "Drown in My Own Tears" are two gems that would get some airplay as well. Like their first album did with "A Lonely Place", Green Thoughts has a stylistic detour, this time in the jazzy and beautiful love song "Especially for You". The atmospheric "Deep Black" and the sunny "Elaine" are reminiscent of the Byrds with their jangly guitars while the melodies of "If The Sun Doesn't Shine" and "Something New" also bring back a `60s feel without sounding like a blatant ripoff. Other strong tracks include the mid-tempo rocker "The World We Know" and the title song. All told, Green Thoughts is another excellent album from the very underrated rock n' roll band that this is the Smithereens.(By John Alapick)  
The Smithereens were one of the top forgotten band of the 1980s & Green Thoughts was a top notch album.
Spearheaded by the top 40 hit Only A Memory there were no weak tracks on this collection. AOR favorites House We Used To Live In, World We Know & Drown In My Own Tears made this a must have for fans of the band. Toss in concert favorites Something New, Deep Black & the title song & you have one of the most underrated albums of that entire decade!
Recommended for fans & for those who want to explore a really great album.(John Crotty)

Track listing
01 "Only a Memory" – 3:42
02 "House We Used to Live In" – 4:00
03 "Something New" – 1:55
04 "The World We Know" – 3:47
05 "Especially for You" – 3:09
06 "Drown in My Own Tears" – 3:09
07 "Deep Black" – 2:55
08 "Elaine" – 2:31
09 "Spellbound" – 4:09
10 "If the Sun Doesn't Shine" – 3:31
11 "Green Thoughts" – 2:28

Personnel
Pat DiNizio – vocals, guitar
Jim Babjak – guitar, vocals
Dennis Diken – drums, vocals
Mike Mesaros – bass

Additional personnel
Steve Berlin – saxophone on 5
Don Dixon – guitar, piano, vocals
Marti Jones – vocal on 1
Kenny Margolis – piano on 2, 5, 9, harpsichord on 10, accordion on 3
Del Shannon – vocals on 4

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Stepson - Stepson (Great Us Heavy Detroit Styled Blues-Rock - Flac)

An excellent hard/blues album, with Jeff Simmons on one track. Most of the songs were written by the group and the vocals and guitar parts are especially interesting (Rude Attitude, I Apologize, Burnin' Hurt). Arthur Lee of Love and Chris Hillman od The Byrds get "special thanks" on the cover. 
Hawks, Newman and Gallucci had all previously been in Don and the Goodtimes and later with Hauser in Touch.
After the demise of TOUCH, 3 (of the 5) members went on and resurfaced in 1974 with this hard drivin' slab of attitude, swagger, fuzz and hammond. Jeff Simmons appears on one of the tracks and a heavy Detroit-vibe hangs in the air throughout.

Personnel:

Jeff Hawks : Lead Vocals 

Joey Newman : Guitar, Vocals 

Bruce Hauser : Bass, Vocals

Len Fagan : Drums 

Don Gallucci : Piano 

Jimmy Greenspoon : Organ  

Jeff Simmons : Harp 

Tracks List

01. Rule In The Book - 3.20

02. Lil´ Bit - 3.59

03. Rude Attitude - 3.26

04. It´s My Life - 3.03

05. I Apologize - 5.34

06. Suffer - 4.45

07. Back To Bama - 2.35

08. Man, I´m A Fool - 4.34

09. Turnpike - 2.42

10. Burnin´ Hurt - 4.36

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Southern Cross - Southern Cross (1976 australian hard & heavy rock with ex-Buffalo members - Wave)

Southern Cross was an Austalian heavy rock band formed by ex-Buffalo members Alan Milano and John Baxter. 
Milano was co-vocalist on Dead Forever while John Baxter was responsible for Buffalo's heavy rock guitar sound. By the time this recording came about Baxter had left to be replaced by Bruce Cumming.
Alongside the likes of Finch, The Angels, Kevin Borich Express, Rose Tattoo, and Chariot, Southern Cross swiftly became one of the most popular hard rock bands on the Sydney scene. 
They were signed to the independent Living Sound/Laser label where they issued their debut single towards the end of 1976, followed by their self-titled debut album in early 1977. 
The album features melodic, raunchy hard rock in the vein of Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs and UK band Bad Company. It mixed flat out riff-rockers with moody rock ballads. 
The album scored only minimal sales, despite its strong content and by 1978 they had broken up with Cumming and Brouet moving on to The Press, another Sydney based band with a punk edged heavy metal sound.
Southern Cross - You Need It:

Tracks listing:
01. Money Maker (04':31")
02. You Need It (05':10")
03. Jessie (05':12")
04. What Am I Waiting For? (05':19")
05. Harris Street (04':42")
06. Story Teller (05':12")
07. Games (08':58")
08. Stormy Lady (04':51")

Southern Cross:
*Bruce Cumming - guitars
*Jeff Beacham - drums
*Michel Brouet - bass, vocals
*Alan Milano - vocals

Rip and Scans by NELWIZARD

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Kak - Kak Ola (1969 great us psychedelic rock - wave)

Although formed in Davis, California, Kak were based in San Francisco for a good part of 1968, when they recorded their only album. Lead singer, guitarist, and primary songwriter Gary Lee Yoder and lead guitarist Dehner Patten had been in the Oxford Circle, an obscure early Northern Californian psychedelic band that had cut one garage/psych single ("Foolish Woman"/"Mind Destruction") and played some shows on the San Francisco psychedelic circuit, while bassist Joe-Dave Damrell had been on a 1965 single on Scorpio Records with Group "B".
The self-titled Kak LP was minor-league San Francisco psychedelic rock colored by a lot of influence from bigger Bay Area bands, particularly Moby Grape; the vocal harmonies and curling guitar work on tracks like 'Disbelievin'" and "Everything's Changing" in particular sounded like a more pedestrian Moby Grape. There were also more distant echoes of Quicksilver Messenger Service (in the guitar work) and the Grateful Dead (in faint traces of country-blues-rock). Kak were best, and least derivative, at their quietest, as on the gentle country-tinged rocker "I've Got Time, " the good-time wistful psych-folk-rock of "Lemonade Kid, " and the harpsichord-decorated ballad "Flowing By, " which was as derivative of Donovan as much of their other songs were of Moby Grape.
Kak's album was barely promoted and sold little. It didn't help that the band played less than a dozen shows before breaking up in early 1969, Damrell having already quit prior to the split. Yoder did a single for Epic and and then joined Blue Cheer. The Kak album eventually became a pricey collector item, and was reissued on CD by Big Beat (with the new title Kak-ola) in 1999 with plenty of bonus cuts, including previously unreleased acoustic demos and Yoder solo tracks from the late sixties. ~ by Richie Unterberger.

Personnel:
- Joseph Damrell (bass, sitar, tambourine, vocals),
- Gary Lee Yoder (lead vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar),
- Dehner E. Patten (lead guitar, vocals),
- Chris Lockheed (drums, tabla, harpsichord, maracas, vocals)

Tracks:
01. HCO 97658
02. Everything's Changing
03. Electric Sailor
04. Disbelievin'
05. I've Got Time
06. Flowing By
07. Bryte 'N' Clear Day
08. Trieulogy
09. Lemonaide Kid
10. Rain (Bonus Track)
11. Everything's Changing(Acaustic Demo) (Bonus Track)
12. I've Got Time(Previously unrelease) (Bonus Track)
13. Medley:Bye Bye/Easy Jack(Previously unrelease) (Bonus Track)
14. Bryte 'N' Clear Day(Previously unrelease) (Bonus Track)
15. Medley:Mirage/Rain(Previously unrelease) (Bonus Track)
16. When Love Comes In(Previously unrelease) (Bonus Track)
17. I Miss You(Previously unrelease) (Bonus Track)
18. Lonely People Blues(Previously unrelease) (Bonus Track)
19. Flight From The East(Bonus Track)
20. Good Time Music(Bonus Track)

Tracks 1 to 15:
*Dehner C. Patten - lead guitar, vocals
*Gary L. Yoder - acoustic guitar, rhythm guitar, vocals
*Joseph D. Damrell - bass guitar, sitar, tambourine, vocals
*Christopher A. Lockheed - drums, tabla, harpsichord, maraccas, vocals

Tracks 16, 17 and 18:
*Gary L. Yoder - guitar, vocals
*Bruce Stephens - guitar
*Paul Whaley - drums
*Richard Berger - flute
*Ralph Kellogg - keyboards, bass
*Jim Keylor - bass

Tracks 19 and 20:
* Gary L. Yoder - guitar, vocals
*Pete Sears - keyboards
*Bryn Haworth - guitar
*Paul Whaley - drums
*Jim Keylor - bass
*Billie Barnum - backing vocals

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