The Loose Enz - The Black Door / Easy Rider. 1968 USA-Pennsylvania

Right in the heart of Amish country Pennsylvania, The Loose Enz recorded one of the most electric (oh the irony) 60s psych singles. And I mean electric both literally and figuratively.

The Loose Enz had me already by second number 3, with its gothic chorus. On 'The Black Door' these guys absolutely nail the Doors sound - especially the variation that closed their first 2 albums, which is of course my favorite aspect of Morrison and Co.

'Easy Rider' is heavy fuzz guitar, snarling vocals (what happened to the Morrison imitation?), and carnival organ. Great guitar solo toward the end too. This track sounds more like early 70s hard rock, than late 60s psych.

Someone needs to start rummaging through the farms near York to see if there are more tapes... What an archival release that would make!

The Black Door' is part of the compilation above titled 30 Seconds Before the Calico Wall!

'Easy Rider' is part of the 1997 compilation above titled An Overdose of Heavy Psych

10/18/18