PRIMEIRO ALBUM DA BANDA!! O SEGUNDO JÁ FOI POSTADO RECENTEMENTE AQUI!! O GRANDE LÍDER DESSA BANDA ERA "ROD PIAZZA", UM EXCEPCIONAL GAITISTA QUE COMEÇOU SUA CARREIRA EM OUTRA GRANDA BANDA JÁ POSTADA AQUI NO BLOG CHAMADA "DIRTY BLUES BAND"!! O CARA DEPOIS DE SAIR DA "DIRTY BLUES BAND" PIAZZA CAIU NA ESTRADA COM O SEU MAIOR ÍDOLO "GEORGE HARMONICA SMITH" SE APRESENTANDO COM O NOME DE "BACON FAT"!! QUE NOME HEIN? ISSO MESMO!! GORDURA DE BACON!!Rod Piazza was born on December 18, 1947. Piazza grew up in southern California and studied blues records and perfected his harmonica work. In his late teens he went to a jam session and played with idol and future mentor, George "Harmonica" Smith. He formed his first band The Dirty Blues Band in 1967 and by late 1968 the band changed their name to Bacon Fat. Smith joined and they had a "dual harp" sound. Bacon Fat released two albums the following two years.
1. Up The Line
2. Boom Boom (Out Goes The Lights)
3. Small’s on 53rd
4. She’s a Wrong Woman
5. I Need You Love
6. Juicy Harmonica
7. Nobody But You
8. Telephone Blues
9. You’re So Fine
10.Too Late
Rod Piazza – vocal, harmonica
George “Harmonica” Smith – vocal, harmonica
J.D. Nicholson – piano
Buddy Reed – guitar
Gregg Schaefer – guitar, mandolin
Dick Innes Jr. – bass
Jerry Smith – drums
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Rain arose from the ashes of Rock Island (who also made a highly-regarded album of psychedelic rock), and their sole album is a lost classic touching on power pop, progressive rock, folk and psychedelia, boasting glorious melodies, harmony vocals and superb musicianship. Recorded under the aegis of the legendary Enoch Light in New York in 1971, it was barely released but has gone on to acquire a major cult reputation. This long-overdue reissue has been prepared with the full involvement of leader Cobb Bussinger, and includes detailed historical notes, previously-unseen photographs and an ultra-rare non-LP bonus track.
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Bill Colwell - Guitar
1. Autobahn (6:28)
The Swiss import LP reissue of Alpha brings one of the most interesting, obscure German progressive-bluesy-psych albums of the early '70s back into print, with all its excitement and intrigue intact. Side one, recorded live between 1970 and 1972, offers some of the wickedest, most chaotic Krautrock moments ever, aside from the one rather conventional (and, by comparison to the rest of the music, rather blasé) blues-based rock number. "No Time" is built out of hypnotic, tribal Can-like beats and free jazz freakouts, while the highly melodic prog keyboards keep the song moving forward.
A very odd band formed by the duo Claus Rauschenbach ("guitars, kongas, percussions, vocals, harmonica, slentem") and Heinz Martin ("electr. guitars, flute, piano, vibraphon, schalmi, cello, violin, synthesizer"). The band released only one album in its all career. The name KALACAKRA refers to one of the main Tantric deities of Vajrayâna Buddhism which means "wheel of time". Their sound can be called as "mantric" acid folk. .jpg)
Thus the compositions have a heavily eastern influence (near to "raga" rock experiences) with a lot of flute, sitar and percussions. This meditative musical background provides a few musical interludes quite charming and dreamy. The general mood of the album is dominated by solid blues guitar sections accompanied by stoned, depressive vocals (in German) and many freak out, psychedelic rock sequences. The atmosphere of Kalacakra's musical universe is rather mysterious, sinister with a few humorous accents. Consequently it is an other acid trip from the early German underground, a good mixture of prog / psych and folk ingredients.
Although this was recorded and released as the soundtrack to a 1968 Italian soft pornography film, it holds up pretty well as a proper album. While Freedom's sound wasn't too original, often sounding much like Traffic and Procol Harum, the songs are pretty strong and the playing quite good. If you collect British psychedelia from this period, you can tell right away that these guys were at a higher level than the average such collectable outfit which only did a couple singles or an album; items like "Seeing Is Believing" and "Born Again" would have fit in pretty well on the Chocolate Soup for Diabetics compilations of rare British '60s psych.
Rare South African hard rock from the early '70s similar to Leafhound (and therefore Led Zep). Sledgehammer guitar work, soaring vocals and a real rock n' roll attitude put this in the top 10 obscurities of the genre. Excellent cover versions of 'Into the Fire' Deep Purple, 'War Pigs' Sabbath and an extended 10 minute version of 'Season of the Witch' which is mind frying.The band are legends in South Africa.
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Schauffer and Rusch had played together before in other bands. In the summer of 1968, they contacted Eddy von Overheidt and Jürgen Argast – and "Fashion Pink" was born. The band was complete when Joe Koinzer joined them.
Similar to the Chicago Soundcheck but with 9 more songs from 1970 included. Led Zeppelin play a number 50's rock and roll songs (with mixed success), and some rough versions of songs that would later appear on Physical Graffiti. 
1 School Days
It is unclear whether this is a bootleg or just an unofficial release of out-takes and rehearsals that are now out of copyright (in Europe at least). The record companies pressured shops and distributers so I assume the latter. Its not a critical buy, even for serious fans. For the diehards it's interesting. Two tracks are now officially available on "Those Were The Days".
"Em 1965, em uma de tantas apresentações ao vivo como acompanhante de bandas diversas, Jimi chamou a atenção de Little Richard, grande astro e pioneiro do rock and roll dos anos 50. Apesar da excelente recepção por parte do público e da boa química surgida entre o vocalista e guitarrista, o ego imenso de Little Richard não permitiria que um guitarrista talentoso ofuscasse a sua presença no palco. Com a desculpa de que Hendrix havia perdido o ônibus da banda após um show em Nova York, Little Richard o demitiu, felizmente não antes que alguns dos shows houvessem sido devidamente registrados. Devido à excelente repercussão de suas performances com Little Richard Jimi consegue um contrato de dois anos com a gravadora Columbia e rapidamente deixa de ser figurante."
Harry Muskee: Harmonica, Vocals
O destaque fica por conta de que esta banda foi a primeira a qual tocou o guitarrista Todd Rundgren, um multi-instrumentista e um produtor conceituado. Ele nasceu em 22 de junho de 1948 na Philadelphia. Começou sua carreira nesta banda Woody's Truck Stop. Em 1967 formaria o Nazz, um quarteto que gravou três álbuns de rock n’roll antes de se dissolver em 1970. É importante frisar que Todd além de tocar e cantar, produzia e coordenava, era o cara por trás do êxito da banda.
