Blodwyn Pig - Ahead Rings Out - A & M 1969
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Review
This is a Heavy Band! Comprised of only four musicians, [Mick Abrahams, Jack Lancaster, Andy Pyle, and Ron Berg] they produce a huge sound.
The heart and soul is the blues but from there the band takes off for the stratosphere.
Mick Abrahams provides sonic guitar and deep gutsy vocals complemented by Jack Lancaster on saxophones.
Lancaster sounds at times like an entire brass section. The pounding rhythm section [Andy Pyle, bass and Ron Berg drums] which is subtle as a jackhammer, really drives this juggernaut.
This is a record for lovers of blues-rock, straight ahead jazz, jazz rock fusion,
and some really inspired guitar jamming.
It was great music in 1969, and it's
still a terrific listen in 2008!
Gatefold cover has Mick's extensive liner notes inside.
Vinyl History's vast repositority of useless factoids
The entertaining Mick Abrahams-Blodwyn Pig website {Squirrel Music} has a large catalog of Mick's solo albums, and Blodwyn Pig records. You can sample some of the music on site, and make purchases there. See also - additional albums and links)