WILDFIRE-SMOKIN`-

This Three piece outfit originated from both Austin Texas and Laguna beach California. This their only release from 1970 is a Hard/Psych/Blues rock masterpiece of handcrafted songs and performance. This is a true high volume recording with no whats so ever compromise. This is way Before it´s time in many areas. Delicious!! 🙂

Making Austin their Three quarter of a year home they returned to California during the summer between the years of 69-72 before splitting up. This recording is halfway done in California and finished in Austin at the Sonobeat´s Josie studio. In a way a historical recording due to the fact that all amplifiers are turned up on full volume. A never done Before achievement at the studio. Louder than Everything else…marvelous. The songs are strong with a hefty bass sound and the drums a bit distorted, this is the way to the future Hard/Psych/blues rock sound. Just plain great!! 🙂

Whatabout the drummer, Donny Martin?? This fellow has to work hard for the Money. As Everything is on full throttle the Dynamics are a bit on the soft side here. The drive is impeccible and the striking abilities are just fine. The technical department is not on display due to the situation on keeping up on the beat. A hard striking man with the unappreciated task of holding the drive and volume. A very good drummer in that sense though. A very nice job !! 🙂

This very much a protohard rock album as much as it is a peak in the Hard/Psych/Blues rock genre. This record is selfpressed from 100 to a 1000 copies and are very hard to find. Good fortune for the avarage man is the reissues, both on vinyl and CD. So if you find the proto/hardrock scene with insane loud amplifiers a treat this one´s for you. You got nothing to lose Music wise and the attitude are great through the whole album. This is a very good album and a rare piece of Texas rock´n roll ATTITUDE history. Perfect! 🙂

VINYLRATING/GRADE

-7-VERY GOOD!-GAME, SET & MATCH-