Road - ROAD***

I'm Trying/I'm Going Down To The Country/Mushroom Man/Man Dressed In Red/Spaceship Earth/ Friends/Road

Self titled sole album release from the hard rock trio Road formed by former Jimi Hendrix Experience bassist Noel Redding. Their music has been compared to Black Sabbath but with wah-wah guitar to the fore.

“Spaceship Earth is epic and gets better every time I listen to it. The rest of the songs range from decent to great. I can't see anyone into this type of music having any complaints about this one.”

“Not unlistenable and rather enjoyable in parts. But the psych sound provided by this new ensemble isn't all that interesting. Once again, another effort by Noel Redding to try and prove his continued relevance.”

“A simply devastating heavy-psych album by Experience's bassist, and a real surprise when I heard it recently for the first time.”

“Noel Redding never really established a career outside of Hendrix. Neither Fat Mattress nor his own solo albums took off in any way, but this power trio recorded some really great stuff. Mushroom Man features some of the wildest wah-wah/fuzz tone guitar I've ever heard, while both Spaceship Earth and Road are lysergic blasts of stoned early seventies rock. There are a couple of ordinary mellow cuts, but on balance this record is killer.”

“This album takes you on an unforgettable adventure through forgivable hippie country on a Sabbath death camp freight train. A gem among wah-wah wizardry.”

“I like Noel's accented, echoed English pop-rock vocals; the guitar has a great, strong tone, and although their arrangements are pretty simple, they all have a driving energy to them which makes the album compulsive listening. It's not prog or hard rock, probably the best label would be late heavy psychedelic rock.”

“Wonderful wah-wah driven lead with the thunderous bass of the legendary Noel Redding, it might be fair to call this album his finest moment as a bass player. All in all a rather un-commercial and very trippy affair.”