Tag Archives: country rock

HELP YOURSELF – Reaffirmation: An Anthology 1971-1973

January 30, 2015

Esoteric 2014 Essence of English country-rock also-rans preserved for posterity on a neat twofer. Cut from the same cloth as BRONCO and COCHISE – the latter having received the same on Esoteric – today many remember THE HELPS thanks to … Continue reading →

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AUBURN – Nashville

January 5, 2015

Scarlet 2014 Elegant theatricality sees British band up their game and somewhat lose their face. When this band returned into action, after a 7-year leave, with 2012’s , it was a molasses kind of delight that perfectly caught the spirit … Continue reading →

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THE UGLY GUYS – Lost In The Badlands

August 21, 2013

Angel Air 2013 Erstwhile Flyers get a new crew and go from Southend-on-Sea to the American South to have some sun-kissed fun. The signs were there early on, 1976’s hit “Little Does She Know” being one of the KURSAAL songs … Continue reading →

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COCHISE – Velvet Mountain: An Anthology 1970-1972

June 28, 2013

Liberty 1970-1972 / Esoteric 2013 The short-lived British country rockers’ entire output that’s much more than a guitarists’ springboard as it’s unjustly seen. Far from Appalaches, Anglia never had any qualms when it came to linking American music back to … Continue reading →

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JUICY LUCY – Get A Whiff A This

June 10, 2013

JUICY LUCY - Get A Whiff A This

Bronze 1971 / Esoteric 2013 Going South and out of misery with a devil-may-care attitude and low altitude. By 1971, JUICY LUCY, led by two blues nuts now, guitarist Micky Moody and singer Paul Williams – neither a founder of … Continue reading →

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