Strictly From Hunger – HUNGER***

Colours/Workshop/Portland 69/No Shame/Trying To Make The Best/Open Your Eyes/The Truth/Mind Machine/ She Let Him Continue/Trying To Make the Best No. 2

Strictly From Hunger was the sole album release from the obscure Portland heavy psychedelic group Hunger. All the tracks feature a predominately organ lead with some heavy bass.

“Excellent garage psych with a strong soul/R & B/pop feeling. Workshop is my favourite song, this contains great garage organ, some softly fuzzed guitars and impressive vocals. A must have for psychedelic rock fans.”

“Featuring a very subtly unique sound, with good guitar and vocal harmony, as well as great use of effects.”

“Truly beautiful instrumental psychedelic garage, and a very pleasant listen. I can't give any real standouts, the whole records works as a whole and puts you into a nice state of mind, from start to finish.”

“Insanely awesome psychedelic rock. I never get tired listening to it, this album is absolutely perfect.”

“Poor musicianship and mostly uninteresting songs. Portland 69 and The Truth are pleasant exceptions. Random band, great producer. Unfortunately, that's not enough. Not recommended.”

“Excellent moody garage psych, heavier than most organ-led groups with insistent rhythm and frequent fuzz bursts. Quite trippy like a heavier 'Swinging London' sound. The group featured long organ driven instrumental breaks, with piercing guitar lines between some strong songwriting in the majority of songs.”

“The potential for moving more into fusion was evident in their music right from the start. You can hear elements of just about every genre (jazz, blues, pop, rhythm & blues) intermingled amongst each song, although you must listen very carefully to hear it all. Every song serves as an excellent example of the cross pollination of genres. They were so much more than the psych-rock band that they were generally perceived as. The lyrics are suitably surreal and the organ-heavy soundscape is actually quite interesting. A nice late 60s record from a forgotten band.”