Killin’ Floor/Groovin’ Is Easy/Over Lovin’ You/She Should Have Just/Wine/Texas/Sittin’ In Circles/You Don’t Realize/Country/Easy Rider
A Long Time Comin’ was the debut album from the Chicago blues rock group The Electric Flag and comprises a sometimes uneasy fusion of rock, jazz and R & B. (US:31)
“A little too brassy, and seems to lack direction in places. It's listenable, but if you want to hear some good Mike Bloomfield, maybe you should start with the Butterfield Blues Band.”
“While the West Coast got most of the press in the late 60s, there was a lot going on back east as well. One of the best was the short lived Electric Flag formed by guitarist Michael Bloomfield. Coming along for the ride were the likes of Buddy Miles, who of course would go on to be part of Hendrix's Band of Gypsies, and a host of other musicians. These guys had a deep appreciation of 50s and 60s R & B and soul, brought it into the studio, and produced a couple of fine LPs. This was the first, and it's a good one.”
“When this album first appeared in early 1968, underground free form FM radio was in its heyday and the songs on A Long Time Comin' were a mainstay. AM radio didn't know what to make of a band that combined blues, folk, jazz, rock and at times even classical modes in a sound that was astounding.”
“This album is something of a contradiction in styles, mixing gritty blues with Buddy Miles' pop-soul influences and a bit of '60s psychedelia.”
“After a fairly strong Killin’ Floor, the album sinks into a three-song doldrums of psychedelic candy-pop. Hardly a sound from Bloomfield's guitar on these tracks, either. It returns to form with Wine and Texas, but then splutters along as the band tries to make up their mind about what genre they are playing in. Bloomfield shows up on and off, and Buddy Miles has a few good singing parts, but even those tracks that hold their own fail to coalesce into a compelling album.”
“Like a shooting star, Electric Flag appeared on the scene then were gone before anyone realized it. The legendary Mike Bloomfield was near his peak and Buddy Miles was coming into his own as an innovative drummer.”
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