1970 HEAVY PSYCH "COSMIC BLUES" JERONIMO MELODIC UNDERGROUND BLUES KRAUTROCK
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1970 MELODIC HEAVY UNDERGROUND GUITAR TRIO
JERONIMO
Cosmic Blues
\ GERMANY - BELLAPHON - 1530
MINTY CLEAN!
Hard to find circa 1970 HEAVY bluesy metal hard UNDERGROUND rock trio with gravel-throated vocals and often sizzling distortion leads, but retains melody within the original tunes... the Lp was released a year or so before their "JERONIMO" and "TIME RIDE" Lp's....
Kicking off like Cream and a dash of Hawkwind, the mighty COSMIC BLUES Lp starts off with "NEWS" an energetic tour-de-force of magnificently tight and heavy rifferama. The gruff baritone vocals with constant backing harmony flow like gravel-line treacle over riffs with balls, including drums like Keith Moon on fire; this is a cracking song! A heavy keyboard-driven riff propels "The Key" through what should be, by rights, sludge-rock and does turn out to be the blues number that follows the fast opener in a standard heavy rock opus. Here, the vocalist unleashes a coarse, whiskey-soaked, yet soulful and impassioned bluesy vocal that is compelling.
The 3rd track is a Jefferson Airplane sound that jumps out of "Hands", flowing over a riff to Hawkwind's Silver Machine (released 2 years later.) "So Nice To Know" is a good'n'heavy edge bluesrock sound. All of a sudden, the track breaks-out and really rocks. The heavy guitar burn-out is a fine ending.The next track has a cool, heavy twist - wonderful bass and drum work that give a superb headbanging groove, and some really soulful vocals, worthy of Spooky Tooth (whose 2nd album of 2 years earlier) ...This tune took Jeronimo to #1 in the singles chart in some parts of Europe.
Another cover follows, Let The Sunshine In, from the musical Hair, feels like piece of filler - it's nicely performed, and better than the 5th Dimension original...
The guitar tone and snarl on "Highjack" really springs the listener to attention, even more menacing than Black Sabbath, there is pure essence of Heavy Rock burning through this song - with the high-pitched screams giving a feel of a heavier (yes, you read right - heavier) than Black Sabbath. This is a song for all HEAVY ROCK fans to hear and relish in. This renewed onslaught of quality material seems to continue with the intense intro to "Number 5", the rhythm guitar tone is sooo heavy for the time - the instrumental section and the changes begin. The final tempo change is masterly, with fine double bass drum work and great rhythmic improv. Cosmic stuff, indeed.
"No, No, No" is not a cover of the Deep Purple song, but another original with some nice synchronised vocal/guitar duetting over a rather derived Led Zeppelin style riff. "Never Goin' Back" shows the band neing rather undecided in direction, sounding like a Rolling Stones cover, with a small dash of Creedence Clearwater.
The "Light Live Needs" is another complete stylistic U-turn, with a strong Abbey Road feel underneath the Dylan-esque vocals - very well written and executed, with a fun two-guitar duet section, it's quite clear which market this song was written for. The boogie outro is cut off well before it has a chance to get anywhere near its prime and gives a tantalising insight into just how good this band might have been live in concert. The album closes with another hit single "HeYa", which was their BIG hit.
In summary a high quality 1971 era hard underground rock album with still some strong psychedelics in the mix which generally stays on the heavy side, with occasional forays into the REALLY heavy.
News (3:01)
The Key (3:00)
Hands (2:40)
So Nice to Know (2:03)
Na Na Hey Hey (3:37)
Let the Sunshine In (1:57)
Highjack (2:58)
Number 5 (5:22)
No No No (3:53)
Never Goin' Back (2:37)
The Light Life Needs (2:14)
Heya (5:54)
CONDITION: The cover: fragile, and yet M- been in good hands ...still has fresh original colors, no delete marks, no split seams, no bends, and no writing ... collection worthy rarity ...
The vinyl: Clean and glossy over both sides, rated: M- TOP COPY expect CLEAN very enjoyable audio...NO distracting surface problems ... both Bellaphon labels are clean
A cool addition to anyone's music library!
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