I had wondered what had happened to any of the members from the San Francisco based Filipino community band Dakila. In my mind, they were close to the top of the stack when talking Latin rock as first proposed by Santana. So I was thrilled to see the connection here, on this fine effort by the very obscure Golden Dragon.
In 1981, you still had a few artists hanging onto the original Jimi Hendrix experience as it were. Most notably Frank Marino, but even Robin Trower with his Victims of the Fury, paid homage. Of course, by 1981, this type of music was just as informed by 70s hard rock as it was late 60s heavy psych. And this is where Golden Dragon finds their sound as well. Perhaps fellow San Francisco artist Leland provides another guidepost. There was much more of this type of music to be found in the clubs of the day, but very little recorded material. A nice little LP, that could certainly use a CD reissue. The album is only 26 minutes, so hopefully there's more in the can, as they say.
Ownership: LP: 2021 Subliminal Sounds. Single sleeve. Liner notes and photos. Online acquisition (2024).
No CD as of yet (6/16/24). Given that the LP reissue does not have bonus tracks, it would seem this is all there is. That's unfortunate.
9/5/16 (first listen/review); 6/16/24 (new entry/update)
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