This is the debut album from England's supergroup of the era including former John Mayall's Bluesbreakers and Yardbirds guitarrist Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker -a drummer for The Graham Bond Organisation and Jack Bruce who briefly had played with John Mayall and also with Powerhouse which included Stevie Winwood and singer Paul Jones. 

The music on the album consists of own songs and bluesstandards. It was released in a time where the british heavier rockmusicindustry exploded and forever changed the way rock could be played. It still included a lot of blues but were heavier, wilder and with more rockguitar virtousity influenced by the still active blueslegends. The songs are not very good though, even if they influenced many artists to come. It's quite chaotic and strange music except for a few songs. The production is not good either. Anyway it reached nr. 6 on the UK charts and nr. 39 on the USA charts.

Jack Bruce died in 2014, 71 years old.

1)I feel free (5,5)

2)N.S.U. (6,5)

3)Sleepy time time (7,0)

4)Dreaming (5,0)

5)Sweet wine (6,0)

6)Spoonful (6,0) (Willie Dixon)

7)Cat's squirrel (4,0)

8)Four until late (3,0) (Robert Johnson)

9)Rollin' and tumblin' (2,0) (Muddy Waters)

10)I'm so glad (4,0) (Skip James)

11)Toad (3,0)

Score: 4,73

Eric Clapton-vocals and guitars (b.1945)

Jack Bruce (John Symon Acher Bruce) -vocals and bass (1943-2014)

Ginger Baker (Peter Edward Baker) -drums (b.1939)

8 years into their albumreleasingcareer J. Geils Band released another album worth of rockin' and rollin' songs but this time they took a much calmer and poppier path and not all the songs are top class anymore. It seemes like they went out of steam since they before was a full throttle party band but now went for the melody and they sound more like any american band of the era. The harmonica-sound though is the same as before. 

1)I could hurt you (6,5)

2)One last kiss (7,0)

3)Take it back (6,0)

4)Sanctuary (7,5)

5)Teresa (6,0)

6)Wild man (8,0)

7)I can't believe you (6,5)

8)I don't hang around much anymore (6,5)

9)Just can't stop me (8,0)

Score: 6,89

Peter Wolf (Peter Walter Blankfield)-vocals (b.1946)

J.Geils (John Warren Geils Jr.)-guitars (b.1946)

Danny Klein-bass (b.1946)

Seth Justman-keyboards (b.1951)

Magic Dick (Richard Salwitz)-harmonica and trumpet (b.1945)

Stephen Bladd-drums

This american doom-band has an interesting history. Formed as an side-project by Pentagram's Bobby Liebling and Geof O'Keefe and was completed with Randy Palmer as far back as 1973-74 when they also recorded some material which did not get released. They also played together in 1979 and 1986 and again from 2001 and onwards. In 2002 there were some more recordings made but tragedy struck when Randy Palmer died in a caraccident. An album was not released until 2012 including Palmer's recorded guitars... It was a long time coming! 

This music is ultra-heavy, slow heavy metal with nice variation and the cover illustrates the music quite well. Except for two songs the other ones are good metal that gets my foot stomping! If you're into doom metal, this is a must have.

1)Saviour (6,0)

2)Lord of desolation (7,5)

3)Son of darkness (8,0)

4)The plague (7,5)

5)D.E.D. (8,0)

6)Kill you now (8,0)

7)Godless (7,5)

8)Hopeless (6,5)

9)Eternally unhuman (7,5)

Score: 7,28

Craig Junghandel-vocals

Randy Palmer-guitars (1952-2002)

Mike Matthews-bass

Geof O'Keefe-drums