Tony Joe White’s The Train I’m On is one of those records that are just too damn good to be kept a secret. Keeping it oh so real and raw on what may be his finest moment, the LP […]
Category: Rising Storm
Zabriskie Point :: Original Soundtrack
All three major American counterculture movies of the late sixties benefited from the new vogue for rock soundtracks. The Strawberry Statement mixed purpose-written orchestral themes with mostly familiar numbers by Crosby, Still & Nash and Neil Young, plus […]
Os Mutantes :: Mutantes
Any Mutantes record is a mind-blower and this one makes an unforgettable introduction. The music and voice of Os Mutantes transcends any language barrier such that even the most literary of music enthusiasts can still […]
Vernon Wray :: Wasted
Born at Fort Bragg, NC in ‘24, Vernon “Lucky” Wray is the much lesser known but no less talented older brother of the original Shawnee rocker Link Wray of “Rumble” fame. Having learned to play guitar by the age of […]
The Human Beinz :: Evolutions
This Youngstown, Ohio band hit pay dirt in 1967 with their version of the Isley Brothers’ classic “Nobody But Me.” The group featured Mel Pachuta (bass guitar), Ting Markulin (rhythm guitar), Mike Tatman (drummer) and […]
Shuggie Otis :: Freedom Flight
The oldest cliché in rock is the casualty list. There are the high-profile heroes of misadventure: Buddy Holly, Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughan. There are those that couldn’t handle success and took the ultimate way out: […]
The United States of America :: S/T
The United States of America album is the product of Joseph Byrd , former FLUXUS member, artist and UCLA instructor who managed to combine experimental art and early synthesizer technology with psychedelic rock. Employing percussion instruments, electric violin […]
Michael Chapman :: Fully Qualified Survivor
Michael Chapman , apart from being a prolific English songwriter whose revered work spans four decades, is probably the best guitar smith you have never heard. While his skills are best evidenced on this album’s predecessor, Rainmaker, […]
The Monkees :: Head (Soundtrack)
Head isn’t the best Monkees album; in fact it contains just six pieces of music, only one of which is a copper-bottomed classic. But it does best symbolize the wonderful set of contradictions that […]
The Flame
One of Carl Wilson’s inspired contributions to the Beach Boys, lead singer Blondie Chaplin and percussionist Ricky Fataar form the core of this under recognized group. The album was recorded for the Beach Boys’ own Brother Records in 1970. […]
Swamp Dogg :: Total Destruction To Your Mind
One of the best underground/unsung soul albums I know of. Prior to Total Destruction To Your Mind , Swamp Dogg had been recording music and releasing 45s since the 50s, under the name Jerry Williams (or Little Jerry Williams). Frustrated by the […]
Gene Parsons :: Kindling
Sometimes it’s the less visible members of a great band who turn out to be the most interesting. Gene Parsons was the drummer with the Byrds from 1968 to 1972. If you’ve ever even heard his name, […]
Ted Lucas :: The Om Album
Ted Lucas got his start playing in a Detroit folk revival band called The Spike-Drivers, eventually leaving to form other groups The Misty Wizards, Horny Toads, and the Boogie Disease. While he was a respected figure in […]
Don Covay :: The House of Blue Lights
Released in 1969, The House of Blue Lights was Don Covay’s bold, adventurous attempt to reach an underground audience. Here Covay is backed by the white-hot Jefferson Lemon Blues Band, credited on the album jacket. […]
Relatively Clean Rivers
This album comes out of the mind of Phil Pearlman; a veteran of the American 60’s rock scene and the brains behind such epic psych albums Beat of the Earth and the great Electronic Hole. […]