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1969 saw the first rumblings of heavy metal with debut releases from bands like Black Sabbath and Grand Funk Railroad. Bloodrock, a Texas-based quintet, also released their debut during this time (and like Grand Funk Railroad, they were managed and produced by Terry Knight). Bloodrock may not be as well remembered today as the aforementioned groups, but their first release remains a cult favorite amongst fans of hard rock. Their sound is reminiscent to Deep Purple, with electric guitar and organ dueling over a throbbing beat. However, Jim Rutledge's gruff, whisky-throated vocals lend a rural tinge to the group's music that sets them apart. As expected for a heavy metal band, the songwriting themes tend to be pretty ominous: "Double Cross" is a gleeful hymn to revenge, and "Timepiece" recounts the final thoughts of a death row prisoner about to be sent to the gallows. The band doesn't always know when to edit their jams ("Timepiece"), and some of the songs feel more like a collection of riffs than fully thought out compositions ("Wicked Truth"), but the group's powerful attack helps smooth over the rough spots to make an engaging slab of proto-metal. The album's highlights are the final two songs: "Fantastic Piece of Architecture" uses an a combination of Doors-like funereal organ and piano to create a creepy atmosphere, and "Melvin Laid an Egg" blends pile-driving riffs with gentle bridges of piano and harmony vocals to bring its surreal lyric about a freak show dwelling capitalist to life. Overall, Bloodrock lacks the crossover appeal to win fans outside of its cult reputation, but it remains an interesting listen for those interested in the development of heavy metal. ~ Donald Guarisco Bloodrock Songs | 1. | Gotta Find a Way |
| 2. | Castle of Thoughts |
| 3. | Fatback |
| 4. | Double Cross |
| 5. | Timepiece |
| 6. | Wicked Truth |
| 7. | Gimme Your Head |
| 8. | Fantastic Piece of Architecture |
| 9. | Melvin Laid an Egg |
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Bloodrock Music Review Average Rating: (5 out of 5 stars)  maybe had to be there
early 70's heavy music at its best, this is not black sabbath heavy, this is
texas heavy music, DOA freeked me out in basic traing in '71, Lee Pickens on guitar, Oh my, man that guy kills, where is he now, I've got'em all on vinyl. to think this stuff is over thirty yrs old and some cuts still sound like today and better...
Submitted by skerp_5 (Live Oak, CA)
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Bloodrock came out of Ft. Worth, Tx. in the late 60's and early 70's. Jim Rutledge and co-horts did many of the Texas club circuit when they were known as the group "Texas". This self-titled first lp would be the only time to be a 5-piece combo with Rutledge drumming and singing. Afterwards he came out to front the band, replaced by Rick Cobb on double bass drum kit.
If your looking for something completely different I highly suggest this and their following 5 cd's, Bloodrock's 1, 2, 3, "Bloodrock USA", and the live cd "Bloodrock Live From The Chicago Amphitheater". The personnel on these cd's were the same band. Enjoy.
Submitted by Cody (Okieland, USA)
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Recorded between 1963 and 1968. Includes liner notes and song annotations by Cub Koda.
With two discs, 52 songs and a 52-page book, this is a wonderful roller coaster ride through the vitally important Yardbirds catalog. Not only did guitarists Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, and Jimmy Page emerge from their ranks, but the group spearheaded a unique meld of blues and ferocious rock & roll. Formed in the era of British blues bands, the Yardbirds released a series of singles that gave them Top 40 clout. Though this hastened the exit of Clapton, who decried their abandonment of a purer strain of blues, it created some incendiary, forward-looking material anchored in one of the era's underrated rhythm sections.
Flush with the experimentation that was fueling the era, there are countless treasures to be heard here. "I Can't Make Your Way" is a mix of skiffle, cowboy swagger, and infectious riffing. ...
| | Kinks Ultimate Collection CDs (2002)
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Although generally not as highly regarded by the critics as the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, or the Who, the Kinks may well have influenced far more musicians. The three-chord sledgehammer proto-metal burst of teenage lust called "You Really Got Me," the Kinks' third single and first hit, touched off a garage band explosion, which in turn influenced the rise of punk a decade later. Blessed with an astute songwriter in Ray Davies, the Kinks followed the template of "You Really Got Me" for a couple years, racking up hits with "All Day and All of the Night," "Tired of Waiting for You," and "Till the End of the Day." But Davies had more than one card in his pocket, and he blossomed into a sharp social satirist ("Dedicated Follower of Fashion"). By the time the album The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society was released in 1968, Davies had become a master of elegiac studies in English suburbia. The gender-bending "Lola" was a big hit in 1970 and the Kinks entered the video era in 1983 with "Come ...
| | Motorhead Stone Deaf Forever! CDs (2003) Box Set
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Includes 60-page booklet with rare photos, extensive discographies and full-length essay by Mick Wall.
Recorded between 1975 & 2002. Includes liner notes by Mike Wall.
The liner notes that Mick Wall wrote for Stone Deaf Forever are full of interesting anecdotes, but the most interesting of all has to do with a 1979 show that found Motörhead and the Damned appearing on the same bill. According to Lemmy Kilmister, a lot of bottles were thrown that night. Motörhead fans threw bottles at the Damned, and Damned fans threw bottles at Motörhead. These days, Motörhead and the Damned seem like a perfectly logical combination, but back in the late '70s, there was still a great deal of animosity between headbangers and punks. However, they became the best of friends in the '80s, and Motörhead deserve much of the credit for that alliance. Arguably, Motörhead were the first thrash metal band; they were the first band to combine metal's heaviness with punk's ...
| | Bloodrock 2 CD (1970)
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This 1970s outing by the U.S. hard-rock group Bloodrock includes "Lucky in the Morning," "Fallin'," and "Fancy Space Odyssey."
On their second outing, Bloodrock became a hitmaking proposition thanks to the success of "D.O.A." Despite the morbid nature of this hit, the album is not another spooky epic like their debut. This time out, the group keeps the music fairly heavy but ...
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| | Idle Race Back To The Story CDs (1996)
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Before making history together with the Move and then ELO, Roy Wood and Jeff Lynne both did time in the British psych-rock oddity the Idle Race. Though they were only in the band together briefly, the Race proved to be a testing ground for many of the ideas the two would bring to fruition--both together and separately--with their many subsequent projects. BACK TO THE STORY, originally released in 1996 and reissued over a decade later, collects the band's three studio albums, as well as alternate takes, demos, and rarities. It's a must-have for fans of Wood and Lynne, yet is also a key piece for those attempting to complete the vast and complicated puzzle that is British rock in the 1960s and '70s.
The Idle Race are a beloved band of British psychedelia collectors, because the music was rare, because the band was Jeff Lynne's first significant group, and because the music was, by and large, very good. There is a bit of a relative judgment there -- this is not music that stands among the very best of British pop-psych of the '60s, since it's not as innovative or consistent ...
| | Keiko Matsui Collection CD (1997)
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Collection is a rather unusual CD sampler in that the dozen selections by keyboardist Keiko Matsui are drawn from just two releases: Northern Lights and No Borders. As it turned out, those were Matsui's only MCA sets, and they led to her becoming a major star in the pop/jazz world. The musicianship is excellent on this CD, and the electronics have not dated too much. ~ Scott Yanow
Collection is a rather unusual CD sampler in that the dozen selections by keyboardist Keiko Matsui are drawn from just two releases: Northern Lights and No Borders. As it turned out, those were Matsui's only MCA sets, and they led to her becoming a major star in the pop/jazz world. Music-wise, the tunes on this CD are generally quite lightweight. Matsui's dense keyboards make the better selections seem quite haunting, but much of the playing does not rise above the level of mood music, as if the oversized rhythm section were waiting for the main soloist to show up. The musicianship is excellent on this CD, and the electronics have not dated too much, but overall, this can just be classified as superior background music. ~ Scott Yanow
Recorded at Mad Hatter Studios and Producers Workshop, Los Angeles, California; Aire L.A. Studios and Milagro Sound Recorders, Glendale, California; Studio Sound Recorders, N. Hollywood, California.
Personnel: Keiko Matsui (vocals, piano, keyboards, ...
| | 24 Of The Grooviest Hits Of All Time! The 60S Ultimate Collection Vol. 2 CDs (1999)
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| | Recollections: The Very Best Of Rick Wakeman (1973-1979) CD (2000)
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With all of his lengthy suites and unified concept albums, Rick Wakeman's solo work would appear to be very difficult to anthologize. As the first Wakeman compilation available domestically in the U.S., that's what Recollections: The Very Best of Rick Wakeman (1973-1979) sets out to do. The two tracks from Journey to the Centre of the Earth are edited excerpts, but otherwise all the material is present in its original, full-length form. Most of the other pieces (14 in all) are from The Six Wives of Henry VIII, The Myths & Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, White Rock, and Rick Wakeman's Criminal Record -- most of them cohesive concept works that devoted fans will already have. By its very nature, Recollections can't be anything other than a sampler for casual fans, but in that respect it functions very well. ~ Steve Huey
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Le Grand Magistery Records re-released Always' classic indie pop disc Looking for Mr. Wright in 2003. Originally released on Suburbs of Hell Records in 1990, the follow-up to Thames Valley Leather Club features Kevin Wright setting the standard for sophisticated indie pop vocals. Later reinventing himself as Mr. Wright, he ...
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