NITE CITY - Nite City (1977 / 20th Century)
¿Qué hubiera pasado si Jimbo no la palma en The Doors? ¿Se hubieran amoldado a los tiempos venideros? Personalmente creo que no. Porque a su cantante le faltaba la versatilidad necesaria para ello. Creo que hubiera sido un caso similar a Iron Butterfly en los mid-70s. No así la banda. Y mucho menos Ray Manzarek. Para este escriba un tío talentoso y con personalidad propia, capaz de adaptarse a todos los terrenos. En 1976 forma en Los Angeles con Nite City. Llevan la determinación de ir con los tiempos, y lo consiguen plenamente. No sólo Ray Manzarek (teclados, voz) es miembro histórico en esta formación. También Paul Warren (guitarra, voz), con un pedigrí imbatible en su pasado y futuro : The Temptations, (toca en "Papa was a Rolling Stone"), Tina Turner, Rare Earth, Rod Stewart, Prism, Richard Marx o hasta en "Tightrope" (2021) de los renacidos a intervalos, Cactus. Hay otro conocido del pueblo, Nigel Harrison al bajo (Blondie, Chequered Past)....
I sometimes wonder what it was like to be a music lover in the seventies. So many bands with so many records and so many of them obscure…was it as big a treat as it is today to find something incredibly rare. Blackwater Park "Dirt Box" [Spalax]
ResponderEliminarTheir lone (only one album) with 1972 this German hard rock outfit with an English vocalist,combined elements from multiple extant and budding rock subgenres to construct their complex sound: hard rock, blues-rock, jazz-rock, acid rock, prog rock, and even proto-metal.
Blackwater Park is an obscure band that emerged from the Berlin underground scene. They released their unique album "Dirt Box" in 1971, published on BASF in 1972. The group delivers a captivating, effective bluesy-heavy rock "trip" with lot of incisive guitar riffs, progressive Hammond Organ's arrangements, melodic heavy vocals and psychedelic effects that are part of the mix. His British singer had a strong voice. Especially the third and heavy track "Indian Summer", which clearly shows us the quality, engaging and virtuosity among its members. Remember that the last song is beautiful version of "For No One", composed by Lennon and McCartney,with the album 'Revolver' issued in 1966.
(Accessible) kraut power band whose work is essential for collectors. "Dirt Box" has been recently reissued on CD by record labels Second Battle.
Excelente banda!!!. La conoci el año pasado. Tienen una mezcla de progresivo, toques de bules y hard. Las piezas Indian summer, rock song,mental block y Dirty face muy buenas!!!
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