The James Gang / Yer' Album (1969)

USA

Hard Rock, Blues Rock, Rock

This is the band that made the name of Joe Walsh, whom we know from the Eagles, be heard. Listen, it's one of those albums that never ends. Gang, whom we have known for a long time, could not love and we embraced with a flood of love because we forgot our obsessions somewhere, Gang signed successful albums. When we find time, as the pleasure increases, we will examine their other albums. Enjoy while listening...

Members

Glenn Schwartz (guitar, 1967-69), Joe Walsh (guitar, vocals, 1969-71), Tom Kriss (bass, vocals, 1967-70), Jim Fox (drums, vocals), Dale Peters (bass, vocals, 1970-76), Domenic Troiano (guitar, vocals, 1971-73), Roy Kenner (vocals, 1971-74), Tommy Bolin (guitar, 1973-74), Richard Shack (guitar, 1975-76), Bubba Keith (vocals, guitar, 1975-76), David Briggs (keyboards, 1974), Bob Webb (vocals, guitar, 1976), Phil Giallomardo (keyboards, vocals, 1976), Nelson "Flaco" Padrón (percussion, 1976)

Track Listing

01 - Tunning Part One

02 - Take A Look Around

03 - Funk No.48

04 - Bluebird

05 - Lost Woman

06 - Stone Rap

07 - Collage

08 - I Don't Have The Time

09 - (a) Wrapcity In English, (b) Fred

10 - Stop

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Canned Heat / Canned Heat (1967)

USA

Blue, Blues Rock, Electric Blues

The American band Canned Heat, which was founded in the second half of the 60s when the understanding of group music began to change, and reflects the classical blues music as it is without any unnecessary modernization efforts, is a band that has succeeded in creating the most successful examples of the genre. Founded by Bob “The Bear” Hite and Alan “Blind Owl” Wilson, the group is still active today.

Hite, nicknamed The Bear, due to his appearance, and Alan Wilson, nicknamed Blind Owl, or Blind Owl, due to his severe visual impairment. They became a well-known popular band with their debut album Canned Heat, which was released shortly after they played at the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967, which is defined as legendary in rock culture.

Taking their name from the Canned Heat Blues piece recorded by Tommy Johnson in 1928, when the band had two blues-addicted founders, the works they created naturally became very satisfying and prominent works for the blues.

In the album, which started with the very lively Rollin' and Tumblin', this first piece stands out with its harmonic structure as well as its melodic nature. Bullfrog Blues, which followed immediately, has a similar structure, but it makes a name for itself with its clean guitar melody, reared by the bass guitar.

Evil is Going On, which ranked third, is a song about bad situations, as the name suggests, and deserves to be one of the best of the album with its classical blues understanding, guitars and inspiring harmonica, as in many similar songs.

Catfish Blues, which follows Going Down Slow with its heavy rhythm that takes the listener from blues to blues (depression), draws attention with its intro blended with the blues of the 20s and 30s, and then turns into group music.

Big Road Blues, which doesn't draw my attention personally, followed by the average Dust My Broom and the only song Alan Wilson sang in the album, Help Me, and listens to itself with its melodic structure, rhythmic drums and Hite's occasionally fierce vocals, is also the best part of the album. is among the best.

Story Of My Life, which is one of the best examples of guitar-vocal union, and The Road Song, which draws attention with its bass, and Rich Woman, which you can perceive as a tribute to Rock'n Roll, are the last 3 tracks in the album.

Members

Alan Wilson (guitar, harmonica, vocals, 1965-70), Bob Hite (vocals, 1965-81), Michael Perlowin (guitar, 1965), Keith Sawyer (drums, 1965), Kenny Edwards (guitar, 1965), Ron Holmes (drums, 1965), Henry Vestine (guitar, 1966-69, 1970-75, 1980-81, 1985-87, 1992-97), Stuart Brotman (bass, 1966-67), Frank Cook (drums, 1966-67), Larry Taylor (bass, 1967-70, 1978-80, 1987-92, 1996-97, 2010-present), Adolfo de la Parra (drums, 1967-present), Harvey Mandel (guitar, 1969-70, 1990-92, 2010-14), Joel Hill (guitar, 1970-75), Antonio de la Barreda (bass, 1970-73), Richard Hite (bass, 1972-77), James Shane (guitar, 1972-74), Ed Beyer (keyboards, 1973-74), Gene Taylor (keyboards, 1974-76), Chris Morgan (guitar, 1974-77), Mark Skyer (guitar, 1976-77), Richard Exley (bass, 1977-78), Mike "Hollywood Fats" Mann (guitar, 1978-80), Ronnie Barron (piano, 1978, 1987-88), Jay Spell (piano, 1978-80), Mike Halby (guitar, 1980-84), Jon Lamb (bass, 1979-80), Ernie Rodriguez (bass, 1980-85), Walter Trout (guitar, 1981-85), Richard Kellogg (vocals, harmonica, 1981-85), Skip Jones (bass guitar, 1985-86), James Thornbury (guitar, 1985-95), Junior Watson (guitar, 1987-90, 1992-95), Ron Shumake (bass, 1990-96), Becky Barksdale (guitar, 1992), Smokey Hormel (guitar, 1992), Robert Lucas (guitar, harmonica, vocals, 1995-2000, 2005-08), Tim "Bird" Pigeon (double bass, 1996), Greg Kage (bass, vocals, 1996-2010), Paul Bryant (guitar, 1997-2000), Stanley "The Baron" Behrens (saxophone, flute, 2000-05), Dallas Hodge (vocals, guitar, 2000-05), Barry Levenson (guitar, 2006-10), Dale Spalding (guitar, harmonica, vocals, 2008-present), John Paulus (guitar, 2012-present)

Track Listing

1. Rollin' and Tumblin' (3:05)

2. Bullfrog Blues (2:15)

3. Evil Is Going On (2:20)

4. Goin' Down Slow (3:44)

5. Catfish Blues (6:42)

6. Dust My Broom (3:14)

7. Help Me (3:10)

8. Big Road Blues (3:09)

9. The Story of My Life (3:36)

10. The Road Song (3:09)

11. Rich Woman (2:50)

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Crystals / Crystals (1973)

Italy

Hard Rock

Now imagine a group but a “supergroup”. On top of that, let this group be Italian. In addition, its members should consist of Alphataurus, Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso, Premiata Forneria Marconi (PFM) and Raccomandata Ricevuta Ritorno. Another…?

Oh, but this group shouldn't be able to record and release a lot of albums in 1973, when it was founded! It would be a big disappointment. It's true though, they didn't really pull it out at that time. The album was prepared for 1974, but it could not be released because the group disbanded, but it was released as a CD in 1992.

By the way, Crystals is a hard rock album apart from the progressive, symphonic and sometimes folk-influenced bands we mentioned above. Of course, it naturally contains progressive effects, but its foundation is very solid.

You realize what you are up against when you hear the introduction of Wrought Iron, the opening track of the album. There are no vocals in the piece, which continues non-stop, with a running pace, it is purely instrumental. The next Time Out comes to the fore with the basses in the intro and the vocals of Carlo Degani. While listening to the intermediate track, one's mind goes to Budgie. The attention to the guitar solo and vocal intro in the middle of Time Out is really impressive.

Feeling is the heavy tone track of the album. A heartwarming vocal on a classical guitar melody and plenty of slide guitar. If She's Still Mine, which comes after it, similarly starts as if it were a slow tempo, and after a while it literally chirps and turns into a "guitar ballad". Towards the end, the control is completely lost and they finish the piece as they started with a sudden turn.

As the name suggests, Sad Story, while telling a painful story, starts with a hurtful structure at the entrance and takes on a harder structure after the vocal. While the 6th track Persian Carpet develops with a flat vocal technique but a rhythmic melody, our delightful substance, Crystals, comes to an end with the intricately structured Policeman, which I personally don't include on the playlist, and the instrumental piece Woman Under Water, which turns the album's ending into a very beginning.

Members

Carlo Degani (vocals, percussion), Nanni Civitenga (guitar), Marcello Todaro (guitar), Giorgio Piazza (bass), Giorgio Santandrea (drums)

Track Listing

1. Wrought Iron (4:00)

2. Time Out (3:14)

3. Feeling (5:00)

4. If She's Still Mine (3:56)

5. Sad Story (5:42)

6. Persian Carpet (3:53)

7. Policeman (4:31)

8. Women Under Water (4:13)

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Electric Sandwich / Electric Sandwich (1972)

Germany

Krautrock, Progressive Rock, Psychedelic Rock

It was founded in late 1969 by a group of German students from Bonn. The band originally consisted of four musicians, all of whom had played with other bands: bassist Klaus Lormann was playing with the "Chaotic Trust"; lead guitarist Jorg Ohlert used to be with "Slaves of Fire"; founder of the band, drummer Wolf Fabian, was performing with a band called "Muli and the Misfits" and singer Jochen "Archie" Carthaus was performing with "Flashbacks". His own materials were recorded at the legendary Dieter Dirks Studio in Stommeln. The album, which includes strange improvisations, lots of jazz-rock and folk touches with mellotron, is now a collectible.

Members

Jochen Carthaus (vocals, saxophone, harp, 1969-75, 2001-04), Jörg Ohlert (guitar, organ, Mellotron), Klaus Lormann (bass, vocals), Wolfgang Fabian (drums), Ralf Kroczek (keyboards, 1973-?), Dody (lead guitar, 2006-present), Niggy Lehmann (lead vocals, keyboards, 2006-present), Gerd Weber (lead guitar, vocals), Wolfgang Sallmon (bass, lead vocals, 2017-present)

Track Listing

1. China 8:03

2. Devil's Dream 6:15

3. Nervous Creek 5:00

4. It's No Use to Run 4:00

5. I Want You 5:24

6. Archie's Blues 4:40

7. Material Darkness 5:02

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Aaron Space / Aaron Space (1972)

Canada

Blues Rock, Progressive Rock

Sudbury, Ontario-based band Aaron Space was formed in the late 1960s by guitarists Jake Thomas, Dave Moulaison, Gene Falbo, and Bob DiSalle.

While playing as a cover band, as was the custom at that time, they gradually began to write their own materials and send them to radio playlists. By 1970 they had settled in Toronto to take advantage of the larger crowd. Shortly after, Warner Brothers representative John Pozer met the band and signed a deal.

"Keep On Movin", released in the fall of 1971 with Lisa Garber as the backing vocals, received good reviews. The song peaked at number 83 on the Toronto radio list, where it stayed for 3 weeks. Their debut album, recorded in Toronto on Eastern Sound, was released early the following year.

Despite the successful advertising campaign, the album was not a huge commercial success, but many critics still praised the album as a whole. Moulaison's lead vocals and heavy riffs and fuzz guitars in "Silly Ceilings", "North Country Rock'n Roll" and "Man In A Yellow Car" laid the foundations of acid rock.

After a series of short tours in central Canada, plans were made for a second album, some songs were written and some time was spent in the studios. However, with Warner's deals on the verge of ending, the group disbanded and everyone moved on to individual projects. Falbo joined Jackson Hawke a few years later.

Members

Dave Moulaison (lead vocals, guitar), Jake Thomas (guitar), Gene Falbo (bass, backing vocals), Bob Disalle (drums, backing vocals)

Track Listing

01. Keep On Moving 3:15

02. Silly Ceilings 5:01

03. When She Smiles 3:02

04. Man in a Yellow Car 4:21

05. Marsha 1:58

06. North Country Rock 'n' Roll 3:39

07. It Might Be You 3:05

08. The Loser 2:43

09. Fair Child 3:23

10. Rainbow Ride 5:05

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Sahara / For All The Clowns (1975)

Germany

Progressive Rock, Krautrock

Very below Sunrise. Flying dancer opens the album in a very bad way but, fortunately, The source raises the level with very good instrumental passages. For all the clowns oscillates between very ordinary passages (especially the sung passages) and more interesting passages (especially the instrumental passages) and ends the A side of this album in a very uncertain way as to its final direction. Alas, the key piece of the B side, The mountain king, is completely missed in its first part and not really better in its second part... Dream queen is anecdotal.

Members

Hennes Hering (keyboards), Michael Hofmann (flute, woodwinds, Moog, Mellotron, vocals), Alex Pittwohn (harmonica, tenor saxophone, vocals), Harry Rosenkind (drums, percussion), Stefan Wissnet (bass, vocals), Nick Woodland (guitar), Holger Brandt (drums), Günther Moll (guitar, vocals, bass)

Track Listing

01. Flying Dancer 3:23

02. The Source part I & part II 7:10

03. For all the Clowns 10:59

04. Prelude 1:05

05. The Mountain King Part I & Part II 13:20

06. Dream Queen 5:05

07. Fool the fortune 1:19

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Sahara / Sunrise (1974)

Germany

Progressive Rock, Krautrock

Founded in 1966 in Munich, Germany as The Subjects, it disbanded in 1977. The group started to make music again after 2005.

Sahara was a band that produced two albums in the mid-'70s. But Subject Esq. He also recorded and released another album under the name. The band's music is a proto-prog band, reminiscent of Jethro Tull, who rose to prominence in the early '70s, early Yes, and Van Der Graaf Generator, known for their occasional saxophone riff. There are also some space and symphonic parts in Sahara music that remind of Nectar, Genesis and perhaps early Eloy. With the arrival of Hennes Henring, a former member of Out Of Focus, on the keyboards, the band started using the name Sahara with their first album. Long and epic Sunrise, which completely covered the B-side of Long Play, became a minor classic in its own right. Their second album "For All The Clowns" has an overdose of progressive influences, especially Focus, Yes and Caravan.

Members

Hennes Hering (keyboards), Michael Hofmann (flute, woodwinds, Moog, Mellotron, vocals), Alex Pittwohn (harmonica, tenor saxophone, vocals), Harry Rosenkind (drums, percussion), Stefan Wissnet (bass, vocals), Nick Woodland (guitar), Holger Brandt (drums), Günther Moll (guitar, vocals, bass)

Track Listing

01. Marie Celeste 7:35

02. Circles 4:38

03. Rainbow Rider 7:40

04. Sunrise 27:20

Part 1

a. Sunrise

b. The Divinity of Being

c. Perception Including Devils Tune

d. Paramount Confluence

Part 2

a. Aspiration

b. Creativity

c. Realisation

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