I Can See Inside Your Head/Slipping Away/Love Queen/Chocolate Piano/If You Leave/Fly Me High/Country Hike/Magic Playground
The self titled sole album release from the little known London acid-rock band Orang-Utan. They featured twin guitars and the members were recruited from various local groups.
“A very forgotten psychedelic rock classic from the early 70s. Orang-Utan are unknown these days and they weren't very famous back then either. But this album is full of classy music that every psych fan should check out. This record is one tight package full of awesome hard and bluesy psychedelia numbers with some very fine guitar work.”
“Get ready for some early 70s heavy rock with smoking twin-lead guitars and fiery vocals. The music consists of very well played, heavy, guitar-oriented rock.”
“Some lovely hard rock with quite bluesy influences. Good musicians, playing very tight and the guitars are just marvellous.”
“This is heavy rock, that is influenced by blues and psych, but don't expect it to sound anything like the other British bands of the day. They had a much more American sound, and to me, sound more like a Midwest band. The dual guitar work is very solid all the way through, but I think some of the vocal arrangements are pretty second-rate. As for as the material itself, most of it is good, but there are a couple of mediocre, half-baked tracks as well.”
“Very boring, slow and predictable. No good riffs. Annoying thing is that in each track the solos are played by both guitarists but unfortunately at the same time.”
“Heavy psych is awesome when done right, but rather dull when done wrong. Orang-Utan provide more lumbering riffs than you can shake a stick at, but nothing that makes me want to whip out the air guitar. Their typical UK underground hard rock sound is pleasing to the ear and does elevate proceedings a little. Country Hike and the opener are good fun, but there's still not much else to enthuse over.”
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