The 70's. Everyone had big sideburns. This band had musical chops, comedic timing and some serious talent. The backup singers are the Lickettes. The live vibe was very, very cool
And a time a little later than the 70's. By this time Jimmy Page, Eric Clapton and many others realized they are very gifted rhythm guitarists. If you can endure the whole thing you'll hear a tribute to Jeff Beck's influential friend and someone who felt the same depth. Bless them both for passing this on to us.
And something that made me love true influences born of a bit of madness. Some would argue that what came from this band later was the sugar from the true hive of inspiration.
I don't believe that so much; unless you hold that sugar is money. The flowers are the soul.
Oh Well part 1 tells alot but is not as peaceful as this. They do go together. My personal, juvenile favorite from this source album, Then Play On is: Rattlesnake Shake. Deal with it as you must...
The Kiln House album opens up all of their influences in a fun way and showed Christine McVie to be a light-handed genius that unwittingly ushered in the money machine that came later. All the guitarists on Then PlayOn went a little off the grid or passed on.
Okay, Entombed's Left hand path is probably the better and more iconic death metal monument.
But when it comes to a record that feels like it's going to implode because of the sheer compressive forces involved, it's hard to beat Dismember's Like an everflowing stream. Somehow it felt apt today, as Ventoux is gonna be climbed.
Hilariously, the band was taken to court in England because of the "indecent and obscene" lyrics. Which means that the warden and jury had to listen to it. And the next album got its title.