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Debut album from the blues rock group Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation. Respected drummer Dunbar had previously worked with John Mayall and during the 1970s would guest for a wide range of artists.
“Aynsley Dunbar formed his band Retaliation in the late sixties during the British blues boom. Their music was not straight blues based, but incorporated a jazz feel to the timing in their songs. All four members of the group were strong players on various instruments, and they had a good song composer.”
“Their sound could sometimes be derivative. This music is not the kind that hits you over the head on first play with more needed to really appreciate them. They were one of the few groups playing their own style of music using the blues as a jumping off point.”
“Decent blues rock, a bit similar to Ten Years After, with skilful drumming by Dunbar.”
“This should have come out in 1967. It's different, it's good, I like it. Aynsley played for John Mayall before this, and went on to The Mothers and all kinds of other groups. Quite an impressive résumé.”
“If you like Peter Green era Fleetwood Mac you might want to give this a try. The structure is similar, but the dryness is somewhat lubricated with the piano sharing the leads. Aynsley is a drummer so expect more and longer percussion. It’s not a draw back until the last song which ends with a five minute drum solo. A couple of different types of guitars share leads with an organ on Memory Pain, with the end result being the signature British blues song.”
"The most greasy blues I know, scraped from the bottom of a garbage-can. You will fall for it. Aynsley is also a well respected drummer."
“The record ultimately comes off as rather second-division late-'60s British blues, though in a little heavier and darker style than Mayall's.”
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