Hard Attack - DUST***

Pull Away-So Many Times/Walk In The Soft Rain/Thusly Spoken/Learning To Die/All In All/I've Been Thinkin'/Ivory/How Many Horses/Suicide/Entrance

Hard Attack was the follow up album from the American hard rock trio Dust. They wrote their own material in a variety of styles, but commercial success eluded them and they broke up after this release.

“Good hard rockin' stuff with a lot of psychedelic sounds. I really like the country influences on this as well, definitely a keeper.” “The fantastic opening song Pull Away/So Many Times is probably my favourite track here but there some are other nice moments too. None of these are duds but I wouldn't call any of the other songs a masterpiece, like the opener.”

“An underrated and under appreciated classic from the 70s, Dust's album Hard Attack is a fantastic rock album with tunes like Pull Away/So Many Times that are similar to popular rock bands at the time, to sweet country ballads like on How Many Horses to hard rock jams that border on metal and heavy psych like Suicide. Sonically diverse, not hard to digest, and at time heavy hitting, sad, and others upbeat and powerful, Dust's Hard Attack is a brilliant rock album from start to finish.”

“I love heavy/psych and this is an excellent record of the genre that mixes aggressive riffs with melodic vocal lines, including outstanding ballads.”

“They played ambitious self-penned material written by the guitarist, who displays some amazing guitar licks throughout the album. The band had a heavy sound and the compositions are dramatic and well developed, and still sound surprisingly fresh. This is one of those forgotten gems.” ,p> “Slightly off the pace of their stunning debut, they make the mistake so many acts of their vintage did: trying to diversify too much by getting into genres they have little penchant for, while forsaking their forte.”

“They can rock pretty good, but some of the stuff is a little too polished sounding for me, and there is a bit too much variety in styles between songs.”

“A great follow up to the self titled debut album by this dynamic group. During the 1970s they ranked right up there with the best. If you appreciate pure musicianship and outstanding vocals of an excellent three piece band, then this LP is for you.”