Gotta Find A Way/Castle Of Thoughts/Fatback/Double Cross/Timepiece/Wicked Truth/Gimme Your Head/ Fantastic Piece Of Architecture/Melvin Laid An Egg
Self titled debut album from Texan hard rock group Bloodrock, who gained some commercial success in the US market in the early 1970s with their then novel heavy metal sound. (US:160)
“An excellent debut by the well-known Texan hard rock band, their best LP for sure. Later albums were more successful but never reached the standard of this one.”
“Bloodrock forged their own unique identity by becoming the most spectral and eerie of all the 1970s proto-metal bands. Their lyrical themes can be at times even more morbid than Black Sabbath's.”
“Bloodrock's debut is an amazing proto-metal rock masterpiece, and is among the greatest debut albums of all time. It has amazing dark lyrical imagery, swirling organ, fiery guitar lines and wonderful singing.”
“This sounds like it must have been among the forefront of hard rock for it's time, setting the pace for the early seventies. Cool riffs abound and the guitars have a great, raw hard rock sound.”
“The quality and maturity of the music is astounding. The music is heavy, organ driven rock and the longer tracks show some contemplative skills.”
“Hard rock dominated by heavy riffs, pedestrian lyrics and some funky Hammond moments. Overall the music never really went over the above-average bluesy chugging hard rock band threshold.”
“Great opening album by one of the most underrated bands of the time. Here you hear the original creators of hard rock and the first of many fine albums to come. The vocals are trend setting, and the mystical rockers Time Piece, and Melvin are great compositions with Fatback and Double Cross real shakers.”
“A simple, strong, straight ahead rock album. Some fine guitar and keyboard work, loaded with some laughable pseudo-profound lyrics.”
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