Dragonmilk - Wolfman Macabre
Definitely one Audio Archives should have filed under shouldn’t have bothered, this live collection of various covers is likely to bore the socks off of all but the most completist early 70s rock collector. It forces one to sit through tepid and badly rendered hard rcok versions of Gimme Some Lovin’, Jesus Christ Superstar, Norwegian Wood and others. I’ll admit that I don’t particularly like this sort of idea from the getgo, so maybe this had no chance in my player.
Scorpions - In Trance
Hadn’t heard this Scorpions release in maybe 20 years, but it was one I listened to a lot back in the day when I first tracked the Blackout band backwards in times to pastures that I’d admire much more than their commercial outfit now. They had a pretty solid sound, maybe with some harsh edges with Klaus Meine’s voice at the time, but at least it’s Uli Roth sticking to lead guitar most of the time. Dark Lady, Top of the Bill and Robot Man all played like they were welling up from another time. Not really their best or worst but a solid 70s rock record all the same.
Timothy Leary - You Can Be Anyone This Time Around
Daevid Allen-esque collage work by the 60s counterculture paragon, unsurprisingly this is almost wall to wall psychedelia, mixing in bits of familiar songs from the era, perhaps making this a clearance nightmare. It’s the sort of onslaught you’re fed by bands like Acid Mothers Temple today, with loads of trippy effects and heavy acid rock onslaughts mixed in throughout, although with this Leary the quieter bits flow pretty nicely. I can’t imagine anyone not getting what they’d expect from an album such as this, although be careful with the pharmaceuticals if you have this in the player.