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Shangai Featuring Mick Green - Shangai & Fallen Heroes - (1974-1975 uk
classic rock blended soul & Rock'n'roll - Vinyl rip - Wave audio format)
Posted: 06 Feb 2013 09:57 AM PST
http://silveradoraremusic.blogspot.com/2013/02/shangai-fallen-heroes-1974-1975-uk.html
These two albums that are totally different from the rest of the career of
guitarist Mick Green that was exceptional.
The first appeared in 1975 is a blend of soul music and various other
influences that are far from the basics of rock'n'roll by Mick. This is in
fact due to the musicians that surround Mick, especially the singer Chuck
Bedford (Great soul singer), which is the main composer with Mick Green. An
album full of fine superb compositions with bright guitars and vocals!!!
The kind of album that should have been a total success!!!
The second see an almost complete change of personnel with the addition of
fantastic singer Clif Bennett (Toe Fat) and guitarist Brian Alterman (Great
slide guitarist). There are only Mick and Pete Kircher from the first
album. The music is different, more focused rock'n'roll with the voice of
Cliff (This proves the importance of the singers in these 2 discs) ...
There is the classic "Shakin All Over" very successful but also more
adventurous compositions as Let's Get The Hell or Nobody's Fool ... In
short two gems never reissued on cd (Which is a shame when you see the
number of bad reissued discs!!!)
Shangai
01- Hear It
02- Keep The Faith
03- Darling Come To me
04- Weekend Madness
05- Joy Joy Joy
06- Hobo
07- Sparks Of Time
08- If You Can't Live
09- Magic Lady
10- Loose As A Goose
Mick Green - Guitars
Chuck Bedford - Vocals Harmonica
Mike Demain - Bass, Keyboards
Pete Kircher - Drums, Vocals
Babara Bedford - Backing Vocals
Fallen Heroes
11- Fallen Heroes
12- Shakin' All Over
13- Lets Get The Hell Off This Highway
14- Nobodys Fool
15- Candy Eyes
16- Over The Wall
17- Solaris
18- Fallen Heroes Theme
Mick Green - Guitars
Cliff Benett - Vocals
Brian Alterman - Guitars
Speedy King - Bass
Pete Kircher - Drums, Vocals
Here
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Snafu - All Funked Up (1975 uk heavy classic rock blended funk & country -
wave)
Posted: 06 Feb 2013 08:10 AM PST
http://silveradoraremusic.blogspot.com/2013/02/snafu-all-funked-up-1975-uk-heavy.html
Solley left the band to join Procol Harum. Brian Chatton and Tim Hinkley
was recruited to complete the lineup that would record the band’s third
album.
As the title suggests, the overall sound is very funky rock with an evident
blues debt. Micky Moody’s overdriven slide adds a touch of Southern boogie
to the mixture. The laidback country-rock groove sustained throughout has
held up remarkably well in the quarter-century since its release.
Shortly after the release of the album, the general feeling of
disillusionment and loss of direction which dominated the established
British rock scene in the mid-seventies finally caught up with Snafu as
well. During a tour of Germany, Micky Moody was invited to join David
Coverdale (for the band which would become Whitesnake) and he accepted.
Snafu was no more.
Tracklist:
01. Don’t Keep Me Wondering – 5:21
02. Bloodhound – 5:25
03. Lock And Key – 2:56
04. Hard to Handle – 3:22
05. Every Little Bit Hurts – 4:41
06. Turn Around – 4:23
07. Deep Water – 5:27
08. Keep on Running – 3:24
09. Barroom Tan – 3:48
10. Dancing Feet – 5:51
11. Are You Sure (Bonus Track) - 3:43
Line-up:
Bobby Harrison - vocals
Micky Moody - guitar
Colin Gibson - bass
Brian Chatton - keyboards
Tim Hinkley - piano, organ
Terry Popple - drums, percussion
Mel Collins - saxophone
Liza Strike, Viola Wills - background vocals
Here
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Snafu - Situation Normal (1974 Uk Great Classic Rock - 1993 Reissue - Wave)
Posted: 06 Feb 2013 06:23 AM PST
http://silveradoraremusic.blogspot.com/2013/02/snafu-situation-normal-1974-uk-great.html
On the second LP, “Situation Normal”, Pete Solley had taken over much of
the control of the band. There is a strong country-rock influence on this
album, which makes you either hate or love it.
Solley’s keyboard/fiddle playing is wonderful throughout the album. At the
same time, Micky Moody was exploring music by the likes of Ry Cooder and
getting more and more into playing slide guitar. Harrison’s vocal work is
sublime and the rhythm section is both tight and soulful.
Surprisingly, it was not as well reviewed as its predecessor. The band
toured America as a support act for Emerson Lake and Palmer but wasn’t
happy with the results of having to play to a completely different audience.
Tracklist
01. No More – 6:19
02. No Bitter Taste – 3:24
03. Brown Eyed Beauty & The Blue Assed Fly – 3:25
04. Lock And Key – 2:49
05. Big Dog Lusty – 3:41
06. Playboy Blues – 8:16
07. Jessie Lee – 4:37
08. Ragtime Roll – 5:05
Credits
Bobby Harrison / vocals, congas
Micky Moody / guitar, mandolin, harmonica
Colin Gibson / bass
Terry Popple / drums, washboard
Pete Solley / keyboards, fiddle, ARP synthesizer
Mel Collins/ Alto & Tenor Saxophones (Track 08)
Steve Gregory/ Tenor Saxophone (Track 08)
Bud Beadle/ Baritone Saxophone (Track 08)
Here
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Thundermother - No Red Rowan (1970-1971 uk heavy hard rock and acid psych
hard blues fuzzed - Wave)
Posted: 06 Feb 2013 03:51 AM PST
http://silveradoraremusic.blogspot.com/2012/04/thundermother-no-red-rowan-1970-1971-uk.html
Well, if you found your way to this page you must be a real fan of early
70's heavy psych rock as this one's been out of print (as a standalone)
since 1995 but most of the album is available as side 2 of a double album
released in 2003 which is still available here Works V.4. I'm surprised
this is the first review of this lost classic.
No Red Rowan is a hard, heavy, blues-psych acid rock album released in 1971
out of the UK. Supposedly some kind of studio-musician supergroup and boy
do they sound super!! Plays well as an album front to back, good stuff!
If you are a fan of the early 70's sound, this is a very worthwhile
addition to your 'obscure gems' collection. (By Tuco)
There is no reliable information about the history of this band. Apparently
this album was recorded in Wakefield between 1970-1971, England, engineered
and produced by Mike Levon.It collects Their Contributions to Astral
Navigations, Gagalactyca, Loose Routes I and II. "David J. Smith (formerly
of David John and the Mood) co-produced and sang on some tracks of an" ad
hoc "group (ie They Were the studio creation) called Thundermother During
1969.This one band shared with lp Light years Away called "Astral
Navigations" (Holyground 1971). Thundermother's Contribution was recorded
over one weekend.Acid guitars, Hard Acid rock, heavy Acid Psych, Heavy Acid
Prog, Acid Blues !! Progressive/hard rock featuring a lot of fuzzed guitar!!
Tracks List:01.Someday 13:4102.Country Lines 1:0503.Boogie Music
4:4804.Woman 3:1705.Lady (Lay By Me) 3:3906.The People Show 3:5507.Come on
Home 4:5308.Woman in My Life 4:1709.Rock Me Babe 6:0310.Boogie Music (Coke
Version) 4:5311.Duce Blues 1:1412.Watch Your Step 3:3013.You Know Me Babe
1:2614.Come on Home (Space Version) 7:31
Thundermother:David John - lead vocals, percussionDave "Ginner" Millen -
lead vocals, lead guitar, bassFrank Newbould - guitar, bass, vocalsFred
Kelly - drums, percussionDave Wilkinson - pianoDave Smith "Daz" -
bassJerusalem Smith - Drums On "Woman"
Here
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Snafu - Snafu (1973 Uk Great Classic Rock - 1993 Reissue - Wave)
Posted: 06 Feb 2013 12:33 AM PST
http://silveradoraremusic.blogspot.com/2013/02/snafu-snafu-1973-uk-great-classic-rock.html
When Paladin folded in 1973 I noted that their keyboard player/violinist
Pete Solley had joined Snafu. This was a progressive rock band formed by
Bobby Harrison (ex Procol Harum) and Mick Moody (guitarist ex Juicy Lucy -
check the latter out too!) which produced 3 albums. A year or two later I
picked up a vinyl copy of Snafu's second album "Situation Normal". This was
influenced by Pete Solley and was an OK country-rock based album. Having
read that this first album had been re-released on CD and was reputed to be
better and more rock than country I bought it.
It's all round a better album to me, more rock with excellent slide guitar,
some mandolin on one track and violin included on a couple of others. The
album opens with a rocking "Long Gone", some great vocals by Harrison on
the track and nice guitar from Moody. "Said he the Judge" reminds me of a
slow rock song in the Lynyrd Skynyrd mold. "Monday morning" features the
mandolin and violin and has a country hoe-down theme. The next
track, "Drowning in the sea of love" has a soulful/rock feel with backing
wah-wah guitar work. "Country nest" is another laidback country-style song
which has what sounds like a steel-pedal guitar rather than slide. "Funky
friend" is what it says, a funky rocking track with some violin work
again. "Goodbye USA" is another slow rock song with synthesiser work by
Solley. The final track "That's the song" is back to rock with plenty of
guitar and Hammond organ.
The CD comes in a cardboard gatefold sleeve which replicates the original
vinyl copy. The front cover includes a Roger Dean design and when opened
there's a photo of the group and their names/roles on the left side, track
listing and other production credits on the right hand side. Enclosed in
one sleeve is a pull-out sheet of excellent extensive notes on Snafu and
the individual musicians put together by Chris Welch with input from Micky
Moody. The latter also gives fairly detailed notes on each track.
I liked this CD at the first hearing and the package, whilst only cardboard
is far superior because of its original-design finish and the included
notes than many bland, noteless plastic-cased CD's. I understand that their
last album, "All funked up" is another good funky rock album with no
country influence as Solley had left by this time. Must seek that out next.
A short-lived act, like Paladin, but one that I never had the opportunity
to see live unfortunately. And the name Snafu? From the American TV series,
Sergeant Bilko, it was short for "situation normal, all fouled up" but not
applicable to the group or this album! (By J. Bodicoat "Digger")
Tracklist01- Long Gone 02- Said The Judge 03- Monday Morning 04-
Drowning In The Sea Of Love 05- Country Nest 06- Funky Friend 07-
Goodbye U.S.A. 08- That's The Song 09- Dixie Queen 10- Sad Sunday
CreditsLead Vocals, Percussion – Bobby HarrisonGuitar, Mandolin, Backing
Vocals – Micky MoodyBass Guitar – Colin GibsonDrums – Terry
PoppleKeyboards, Backing Vocals – Pete Solley
Here
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Shangai Featuring Mick Green - Shangai & Fallen Heroes - (1974-1975 uk
classic rock blended soul & Rock'n'roll - Vinyl rip - Wave audio format)
Posted: 06 Feb 2013 09:57 AM PST
http://silveradoraremusic.blogspot.com/2013/02/shangai-fallen-heroes-1974-1975-uk.html
These two albums that are totally different from the rest of the career of
guitarist Mick Green that was exceptional.
The first appeared in 1975 is a blend of soul music and various other
influences that are far from the basics of rock'n'roll by Mick. This is in
fact due to the musicians that surround Mick, especially the singer Chuck
Bedford (Great soul singer), which is the main composer with Mick Green. An
album full of fine superb compositions with bright guitars and vocals!!!
The kind of album that should have been a total success!!!
The second see an almost complete change of personnel with the addition of
fantastic singer Clif Bennett (Toe Fat) and guitarist Brian Alterman (Great
slide guitarist). There are only Mick and Pete Kircher from the first
album. The music is different, more focused rock'n'roll with the voice of
Cliff (This proves the importance of the singers in these 2 discs) ...
There is the classic "Shakin All Over" very successful but also more
adventurous compositions as Let's Get The Hell or Nobody's Fool ... In
short two gems never reissued on cd (Which is a shame when you see the
number of bad reissued discs!!!)
Shangai
01- Hear It
02- Keep The Faith
03- Darling Come To me
04- Weekend Madness
05- Joy Joy Joy
06- Hobo
07- Sparks Of Time
08- If You Can't Live
09- Magic Lady
10- Loose As A Goose
Mick Green - Guitars
Chuck Bedford - Vocals Harmonica
Mike Demain - Bass, Keyboards
Pete Kircher - Drums, Vocals
Babara Bedford - Backing Vocals
Fallen Heroes
11- Fallen Heroes
12- Shakin' All Over
13- Lets Get The Hell Off This Highway
14- Nobodys Fool
15- Candy Eyes
16- Over The Wall
17- Solaris
18- Fallen Heroes Theme
Mick Green - Guitars
Cliff Benett - Vocals
Brian Alterman - Guitars
Speedy King - Bass
Pete Kircher - Drums, Vocals
Here
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Snafu - All Funked Up (1975 uk heavy classic rock blended funk & country -
wave)
Posted: 06 Feb 2013 08:10 AM PST
http://silveradoraremusic.blogspot.com/2013/02/snafu-all-funked-up-1975-uk-heavy.html
Solley left the band to join Procol Harum. Brian Chatton and Tim Hinkley
was recruited to complete the lineup that would record the band’s third
album.
As the title suggests, the overall sound is very funky rock with an evident
blues debt. Micky Moody’s overdriven slide adds a touch of Southern boogie
to the mixture. The laidback country-rock groove sustained throughout has
held up remarkably well in the quarter-century since its release.
Shortly after the release of the album, the general feeling of
disillusionment and loss of direction which dominated the established
British rock scene in the mid-seventies finally caught up with Snafu as
well. During a tour of Germany, Micky Moody was invited to join David
Coverdale (for the band which would become Whitesnake) and he accepted.
Snafu was no more.
Tracklist:
01. Don’t Keep Me Wondering – 5:21
02. Bloodhound – 5:25
03. Lock And Key – 2:56
04. Hard to Handle – 3:22
05. Every Little Bit Hurts – 4:41
06. Turn Around – 4:23
07. Deep Water – 5:27
08. Keep on Running – 3:24
09. Barroom Tan – 3:48
10. Dancing Feet – 5:51
11. Are You Sure (Bonus Track) - 3:43
Line-up:
Bobby Harrison - vocals
Micky Moody - guitar
Colin Gibson - bass
Brian Chatton - keyboards
Tim Hinkley - piano, organ
Terry Popple - drums, percussion
Mel Collins - saxophone
Liza Strike, Viola Wills - background vocals
Here
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Snafu - Situation Normal (1974 Uk Great Classic Rock - 1993 Reissue - Wave)
Posted: 06 Feb 2013 06:23 AM PST
http://silveradoraremusic.blogspot.com/2013/02/snafu-situation-normal-1974-uk-great.html
On the second LP, “Situation Normal”, Pete Solley had taken over much of
the control of the band. There is a strong country-rock influence on this
album, which makes you either hate or love it.
Solley’s keyboard/fiddle playing is wonderful throughout the album. At the
same time, Micky Moody was exploring music by the likes of Ry Cooder and
getting more and more into playing slide guitar. Harrison’s vocal work is
sublime and the rhythm section is both tight and soulful.
Surprisingly, it was not as well reviewed as its predecessor. The band
toured America as a support act for Emerson Lake and Palmer but wasn’t
happy with the results of having to play to a completely different audience.
Tracklist
01. No More – 6:19
02. No Bitter Taste – 3:24
03. Brown Eyed Beauty & The Blue Assed Fly – 3:25
04. Lock And Key – 2:49
05. Big Dog Lusty – 3:41
06. Playboy Blues – 8:16
07. Jessie Lee – 4:37
08. Ragtime Roll – 5:05
Credits
Bobby Harrison / vocals, congas
Micky Moody / guitar, mandolin, harmonica
Colin Gibson / bass
Terry Popple / drums, washboard
Pete Solley / keyboards, fiddle, ARP synthesizer
Mel Collins/ Alto & Tenor Saxophones (Track 08)
Steve Gregory/ Tenor Saxophone (Track 08)
Bud Beadle/ Baritone Saxophone (Track 08)
Here
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Thundermother - No Red Rowan (1970-1971 uk heavy hard rock and acid psych
hard blues fuzzed - Wave)
Posted: 06 Feb 2013 03:51 AM PST
http://silveradoraremusic.blogspot.com/2012/04/thundermother-no-red-rowan-1970-1971-uk.html
Well, if you found your way to this page you must be a real fan of early
70's heavy psych rock as this one's been out of print (as a standalone)
since 1995 but most of the album is available as side 2 of a double album
released in 2003 which is still available here Works V.4. I'm surprised
this is the first review of this lost classic.
No Red Rowan is a hard, heavy, blues-psych acid rock album released in 1971
out of the UK. Supposedly some kind of studio-musician supergroup and boy
do they sound super!! Plays well as an album front to back, good stuff!
If you are a fan of the early 70's sound, this is a very worthwhile
addition to your 'obscure gems' collection. (By Tuco)
There is no reliable information about the history of this band. Apparently
this album was recorded in Wakefield between 1970-1971, England, engineered
and produced by Mike Levon.It collects Their Contributions to Astral
Navigations, Gagalactyca, Loose Routes I and II. "David J. Smith (formerly
of David John and the Mood) co-produced and sang on some tracks of an" ad
hoc "group (ie They Were the studio creation) called Thundermother During
1969.This one band shared with lp Light years Away called "Astral
Navigations" (Holyground 1971). Thundermother's Contribution was recorded
over one weekend.Acid guitars, Hard Acid rock, heavy Acid Psych, Heavy Acid
Prog, Acid Blues !! Progressive/hard rock featuring a lot of fuzzed guitar!!
Tracks List:01.Someday 13:4102.Country Lines 1:0503.Boogie Music
4:4804.Woman 3:1705.Lady (Lay By Me) 3:3906.The People Show 3:5507.Come on
Home 4:5308.Woman in My Life 4:1709.Rock Me Babe 6:0310.Boogie Music (Coke
Version) 4:5311.Duce Blues 1:1412.Watch Your Step 3:3013.You Know Me Babe
1:2614.Come on Home (Space Version) 7:31
Thundermother:David John - lead vocals, percussionDave "Ginner" Millen -
lead vocals, lead guitar, bassFrank Newbould - guitar, bass, vocalsFred
Kelly - drums, percussionDave Wilkinson - pianoDave Smith "Daz" -
bassJerusalem Smith - Drums On "Woman"
Here
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Snafu - Snafu (1973 Uk Great Classic Rock - 1993 Reissue - Wave)
Posted: 06 Feb 2013 12:33 AM PST
http://silveradoraremusic.blogspot.com/2013/02/snafu-snafu-1973-uk-great-classic-rock.html
When Paladin folded in 1973 I noted that their keyboard player/violinist
Pete Solley had joined Snafu. This was a progressive rock band formed by
Bobby Harrison (ex Procol Harum) and Mick Moody (guitarist ex Juicy Lucy -
check the latter out too!) which produced 3 albums. A year or two later I
picked up a vinyl copy of Snafu's second album "Situation Normal". This was
influenced by Pete Solley and was an OK country-rock based album. Having
read that this first album had been re-released on CD and was reputed to be
better and more rock than country I bought it.
It's all round a better album to me, more rock with excellent slide guitar,
some mandolin on one track and violin included on a couple of others. The
album opens with a rocking "Long Gone", some great vocals by Harrison on
the track and nice guitar from Moody. "Said he the Judge" reminds me of a
slow rock song in the Lynyrd Skynyrd mold. "Monday morning" features the
mandolin and violin and has a country hoe-down theme. The next
track, "Drowning in the sea of love" has a soulful/rock feel with backing
wah-wah guitar work. "Country nest" is another laidback country-style song
which has what sounds like a steel-pedal guitar rather than slide. "Funky
friend" is what it says, a funky rocking track with some violin work
again. "Goodbye USA" is another slow rock song with synthesiser work by
Solley. The final track "That's the song" is back to rock with plenty of
guitar and Hammond organ.
The CD comes in a cardboard gatefold sleeve which replicates the original
vinyl copy. The front cover includes a Roger Dean design and when opened
there's a photo of the group and their names/roles on the left side, track
listing and other production credits on the right hand side. Enclosed in
one sleeve is a pull-out sheet of excellent extensive notes on Snafu and
the individual musicians put together by Chris Welch with input from Micky
Moody. The latter also gives fairly detailed notes on each track.
I liked this CD at the first hearing and the package, whilst only cardboard
is far superior because of its original-design finish and the included
notes than many bland, noteless plastic-cased CD's. I understand that their
last album, "All funked up" is another good funky rock album with no
country influence as Solley had left by this time. Must seek that out next.
A short-lived act, like Paladin, but one that I never had the opportunity
to see live unfortunately. And the name Snafu? From the American TV series,
Sergeant Bilko, it was short for "situation normal, all fouled up" but not
applicable to the group or this album! (By J. Bodicoat "Digger")
Tracklist01- Long Gone 02- Said The Judge 03- Monday Morning 04-
Drowning In The Sea Of Love 05- Country Nest 06- Funky Friend 07-
Goodbye U.S.A. 08- That's The Song 09- Dixie Queen 10- Sad Sunday
CreditsLead Vocals, Percussion – Bobby HarrisonGuitar, Mandolin, Backing
Vocals – Micky MoodyBass Guitar – Colin GibsonDrums – Terry
PoppleKeyboards, Backing Vocals – Pete Solley
Here