Brown Acid


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2019 - The Eighth Trip (EZRDR-106), 1969 - 1977 wv
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The hard stuff saga continues with Brown Acid – The Eighth Trip! Yet again, we’ve searched high and low to bring you ten tracks of straight blue flame fire from the golden age of heaviness. As usual, these rare tracks have been carefully curated, analogically sourced, and fully licensed so you can listen guilt- free and save a lot of time and money tracking down the original copies.

This Trip comes straight at ya with an all out attack, quite literally. The residents of St. Clair Shores should consider themselves lucky to have been so close to the greatness of Attack! “School Daze” kicks out the jams Detroit-style, but has enough flair and style to have our main man Jimi rolling over in his grave. Another prime example of why Detroit is known as Rock City!

Speaking of rock, White Rock will knock your stank-ass socks off with their 1972 burner “Please Don’t Run Away”. This 45 was privately released by this Houston-based band that reportedly played shows with Josefus, Stone Axe, and Purple Sun. And it was basically unknown until it surfaced at the Austin Record Convention in 2018! The fact that there are still completely unknown records out there to be discovered never ceases to amaze us.

They don’t say “Don’t Mess With Texas” for nothin’! Riverside called Austin home way before anyone was worried about keeping it weird. This two-sider from 1974 rips from front to back. It’s also exclusively available here and is virtually unknown. Go ahead, try to look for it anywhere. Currently, there’s no proof anywhere online that it exists.

Creed


Creed, 1978

Creed

Formed
Members
Steve Ingle (vocals, guitar), Hal Butler (vocals, keyboards), Luther Maben (guitar), James Flynn (bass), Chip Thomas (drums)
Related Artists
Also Known As
Southern Creed
Genres
Nice southern rock by Creed from Tennessee. Southern boogie with some melodic rock influences. Impressive lead guitars. Synthesizer. A mix of Point Blank, Molly Hatchet, Nantucket, Hurricane Express and Rockets.
(3,36/5,00)

Cain


Cain
2009 - A Pound of Flesh (Bonus Tracks), 1975

One of those 70's rarities that leaves you scratching your head, "why weren't these guys picked up by a major?" A Pound of Flesh delivers on all fronts, foremost the quality of the songs and skill of the performers, Jiggs Lee possessing a tremendous vocal range, 
guitarist Lloyd Forsberg wringing his Strat with finesse and power, the rhythm section
locked in. Cain are mostly straight-shootin', bell bottoms 'n' brewskies hard rock of the 
era, with elements of pomp (see the roller rink romancer "Katy" and proggy-epic 
"All My Life") evident in their shattering backing vocals. Every tune cooks in it's own way, but special accolades must go to the kinetic cyclone "Queen of the Night," Starz-ish strut of "South Side Queen," and "Heed the Call," which shoulda been covered by 
Dio-era Rainbow. Rockadrome's 2009 re-reissue adds four high-quality 
demo cuts recorded for an unreleased 3rd album - a bit tamer than the 
Flesh material but proof this band still had something to offer.

First State Bank


First State Bank
201x - First State Bank (1970-76)

First State Bank was a band from Texas. This compilation includes recordings from the first half of the seventies. Good bluesy and psychy hard rock, with a vague southern feel on some songs. Occasional keyboards.