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Originaly named Bubble Puppy this outfit originated from Texas and as thousand´s of bands during the 60´s and 70´s they were mismanaged by their record label.

This album was released in 1971 after they changed their name and moved to LA. They quickly signed a new deal with ABC-Dunhill just to discover once again to be mistreated by the industry´s management and given record time in 10p.m. to 06 a.m. slots which put strains to everybody involved.

The album production have survived the time wearness and has a good polished sound to it and a great interaction between the guitar by Rod Prince/Todd Potter and vocals , which was shared. There are hints of the Beatles and Carlos Santana but all in all the drive and songs are very strong with a nice toetappers and no particularly low water mark. Very Good job!!

The no success on the chart finally grow to big and the band dismantled in 1972 but got together again in 1984 and recorded Another album released in 1987.

Whatabout the drummer, David Fore?? Well this fellow is as exciting as a pair of used underwear. Plain simple striking abilities with soft almost anxious drive with great hesitation. This is a guitar album and the drummer just go along for the ride. Sad….

Very poor input and nothing to bring home to the rehearsal room. Perhaps a more driven drummer would have brought this album up a notch or two.

Thanks to the great history of this band the album deserves a space here to its obscurity and great material. If you´re in for guitar driven Prog/Hard/blues/psych rock with a Heavy dose of TexMex guitarslinging this is a precious moment on the turntable. Great reissues are out there for affordable Money so this is a piece to investigate further.

VINYLRATING/GRADE

-6-GOOD!-WORTH BUYING-