Bakerloo – BAKERLOO***

Big Bear Folly/Bring It On Home/Driving Bachwards/Last Blues/Gang Bang/The Worried Feeling/Son Of Moonshine

Self titled sole album from the British heavy rock group Bakerloo, featuring blues and psychedelic elements. The trio soon split up with the members joining other groups of the era.

“For the most part it is blues and rock mixed, but with a lot of psychedelic and experimental elements. And best of all, there are some really nicely mixed in jazzy interludes as well, especially in the two first songs. A really nice mix from various genres, and getting it to work in a grooving way.”

“Hard blues rock with some prog and jazz touches. Super guitar work and this LP rocks. Not quite a forgotten masterpiece but this is very good guitar driven hard blues rock.”

“Bakerloo's lone studio album is a strong totality of hard blues rock with great jam sections and hints of progressive rock here and there. And I really like it that some of the songs are pretty lengthy. Album is excellent from start to finish.”

“Rather average work, guitarists like thousands of others do solid English blues. Listenable but not so legendary.”

“Moderately heavy UK blues rock - progressive? Not really, as much of this is blues without too much invention going on. Good moments here and there but not enough heavy for the heavy heads, not enough weirdness for prog/psych folk, and the blues playing is a bit damp and wooden. Average all the way through to my ears.”

“Check this album, because it's interesting heavy blues with elements of psychedelia and prog rock.”

“Fairly typical of so many bands of the time, it is a reminder of how powerful a good, tight, three piece unit can be. Excellent musicianship throughout. The album is fairly typical of the time, with the obligatory extended drum solo and a near twenty minute number. Impressive guitar work from Dave 'Clem' Clempson, who is underrated and rather forgotten in the pantheon of guitar heroes.”