Friday, April 2, 2010

Playlist for 4-2-10, featuring Circuit Rider's self-titled 1971 LP

Back to the full-length album 'experiment.' It gives me a chance to show how truly unique and whacked-out some of the albums I dig up are, plus I'm a VERY lazy DJ and playing an album all the way through makes my life easier. This time, it was Circuit Rider's 1971 self-titled LP, as the title would indicate. Here's a brief review of the album in question:

I initially wrote this off as yet another Blessed End but further plays revealed more interesting aspects. Still sort of goofy in places but has some truly freaky biker/Cpt Beefheart late night explorations. The tracks where they break out of their swampy/bluesy mood are the best, such as "Limousine Ride" and "Chinese", which project visions of a biker high on PCP driving over a cliff at 100 MPH, laughing and screaming all the way. Songwriting is essentially non-existent, and the same riffs and rhythms are used throughout, which creates a sameyness that will grate if you're not in the mood. The "Billy The Kid" song is a goofy macho lowpoint not unlike Blessed End, and all over this is an LP likely to appeal to some while others may be puzzled. A late Doors influence can be detected. Several sources claim that it was recorded in 1971, but not released until 1980.

That was written by Patrick the Lama, the founder of the Acid Archives. Him and his collectors have turned me on to such releases as Kenneth Higney's "Attic Demonstration" and New Creation's "Troubled" in the past, and that description is pretty accurate. The music is kind of similar to the usual drugged-out biker rock I play (if there is such a thing) like the Wicked Lady, Raven and Nicodemus...but maybe even sloppier? I dunno. See for yourself.



Playlist:



Apr 02 - 1:57 AMDanny EspyWhen Will the Sun Shine45 rpm singleNoBizarro Jerrye/d
Apr 02 - 1:53 AMStroke BandSon of SamGreen and YellowNoe/d
Apr 02 - 1:49 AMHenry FlyntJumping WiredHillbilly Tape MusicNoe/d
Apr 02 - 1:45 AMHeartbeat BrothersGrowing Up33 rpm single
Noe/d
Apr 02 - 1:45 AMHenry FlyntJumping WiredHillbilly Tape MusicNoe/d
Apr 02 - 1:42 AMHeartbeat BrothersGrowing Up33 rpm singleNoe/d
Apr 02 - 1:40 AMArt CarneySong of the SewerSongs from the Sewer compilation
Noe/d
Apr 02 - 1:37 AMCircuit RiderOld CharlieS/TBizarro Jerry's whacked-out album of the weekNoBizarro Jerrye/d
Apr 02 - 1:33 AMCircuit RiderRed DogS/TBizarro Jerry's whacked-out album of the weekNoe/d
Apr 02 - 1:31 AMCircuit RiderChineseS/TBizarro Jerry's whacked-out album of the weekNoe/d
Apr 02 - 1:25 AMCircuit RiderBilly Bad BillyS/TBizarro Jerry's whacked-out album of the weekNoe/d
Apr 02 - 1:20 AMCircuit RiderLimousine RideS/TBizarro Jerry's whacked-out album of the weekNoe/d
Apr 02 - 1:15 AMCircuit RiderJust for TodayS/TBizarro Jerry's whacked-out album of the weekNoBizarro Jerrye/d
Apr 02 - 1:13 AMCircuit RiderLaughtS/TBizarro Jerry's whacked-out album of the weekNoe/d
Apr 02 - 1:11 AMCircuit RiderForever Angel's ProudS/TBizarro Jerry's whacked-out album of the weekNoe/d
Apr 02 - 1:04 AMCircuit RiderHow LongS/TBizarro Jerry's whacked-out album of the weekNoe/d
Apr 02 - 1:00 AMCircuit RiderOld Time FeelingS/TBizarro Jerry's whacked-out album of the weekNoe/d
Apr 02 - 12:55 AMEmil Richards and the Microtonal Blues BandMantraJourney to BlissNoBizarro Jerrye/d
Apr 02 - 12:47 AMBoa Constrictor and a Natural VineDevil and the Ace of SpadesS/TNoe/d
Apr 02 - 12:45 AMAlgebra SuicideLethargyIndependent World, Vol. 2Noe/d
Apr 02 - 12:43 AMCrimePiss on Your DogSan Francisco's Still DoomedNoe/d
Apr 02 - 12:36 AMPineapplesCome On Closer33 rpm singleNoe/d
Apr 02 - 12:34 AMHot PoopScreamin'...Does Their Own Stuff
NoBizarro Jerrye/d
Apr 02 - 12:27 AMJandekBells and VoicesNine-ThirtyNoe/d
Apr 02 - 12:23 AMRaymond ScottSleepy TimeSoothing Sounds for Baby, Vol. 1: 1 to 6 MonthsNoe/d
Apr 02 - 12:19 AMFull DimensionalWeedsExhaleNoe/d
Apr 02 - 12:12 AMThe ODo ItMutant Home DemosNoe/d
Apr 02 - 12:10 AMCarson's RaidersThe Teenage MarchSongs from the Sewer compilationNoBizarro Jerrye/d
Apr 02 - 12:05 AMBob SmithDon't Tell Lady TonightThe VisitNoe/d
Apr 02 - 12:00 AMJerry SolomonThey Came from EverywherePast the 20th CenturyNoBizarro Jerrye/d

Tracklist for the Circuit Rider album:

1. Old Time Feeling
2. How Long
3. Forever Angel's Proud
4. Laught
5. Just For Today
6. Limousine Ride
7. Billy Bad Billy
8. Chinese
9. Red Dog
10. Old Charlie


Check back in a couple days for my continuation of The O's complete discography.

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