Now this is exactly the kind of hard rock I like. Great sounding heavy guitar with well thought-out compositions that contain more than one theme throughout. And superb solos. Only on 'Lay it On Me' do we hear Tear Gas go garden variety boogie rock, and even then, the guitar soloing saves the track from ruin. You'll also note an Elvis medley towards the end. Normally that would result in a complete disaster, but in the hands of Tear Gas, they make the tracks so much more interesting than they are. Overall a superb slice of early 70s hard rock.
Ownership: CD: 1993 Renaissance (USA). Standard jewel case reissue with one excellent bonus track, not found on the other reissues (including Esoteric). Acquired this from a friend in 2014.
11//14; 7/19/22 (new entry)
I was reading some old notes of mine from 2004, and I wasn't very keen on this title back then. Just goes to show how much my appreciation for hard rock has gone up since.
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