FOCUS-AT THE RAINBOW

FOCUS WERE A PROGRESSIVE ROCK BAND FORMED IN 1969 IN THE NETHERLANDS. THEY RELEASED THEIR FIRST ALBUM "IN AND OUT OF FOCUS" IN 1971 WHICH WAS UNKNOWN OUTSIDE OF THEIR COUNTRY. IT WAS THE ALBUM "MOVING WAVES" WHICH MADE THE WHOLE WORLD NOTICED THEM WITH THE ROCK CLASSIC "HOCUS POCUS" THEIR LIVE CONCERTS ARE HIGH ENERGY WITH JAN AKKERMAN'S SOARING GUITAR VIRTUOSITY, TIGHT RHYTHM SECTION, WHISTLING, HAUNTING FLUTE WORKS, HAMMOND ORGAN SOUND AND FALSETTO, NONSENSICAL (DUTCH) SINGING FROM THIJS VAN LEER. THIS LIVE ALBUM WAS RECORDED IN 1973 UNDER THE POLYDOR LABEL. MY FAVE SONG IS "HOCUS POCUS".

MEMBERS:THIJS VAN LEER-HAMMOND ORGAN, FLUTE, VOCALS-JAN AKKERMAN-GUITAR-BERT RUITER-BASS-PIERRE VAN DER LINDEN-DRUMS.

SIDE ONE: 1. FOCUS III 2. ANSWERS? QUESTION? QUESTIONS? ANSWERS? 3. FOCUS III.

SIDE TWO: 1. ERUPTION 2. HOCUS POCUS (video) 3. SYLVIA 4. HOCUS POCUS-Reprise.

ERIC CLAPTON'S RAINBOW CONCERT

ERIC CLAPTON IS ONE OF GREATEST BLUES ROCK GUITARIST IN THE WORLD. HIS BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN MUSIC WAS ROBERT JOHNSON. ERIC CLAPTON WAS BORN IN UK IN 1945. HE STARTED PLAYING WITH THE ROOSTERS AND CASEY JONES AND THEN FOLLOWED BY THE YARDBIRDS, JOHN MAYALL AND THE BLUESBREAKERS, THE CREAM, BLIND FAITH, GUEST PLAYER WITH DELANEY AND BONNIE, DEREK AND THE DOMINOES. AT THIS STAGE HE WAS ADDICTED TO HEROIN WAS CURED USING THE CHINESE ELECTRO-ACUPUNTURE TREATMENT METHODS RECOMMENDED BY PETE TOWNSHEND OF THE WHO. HE CONTINUED HIS CAREER AS A SOLO ARTIST WITH BACKING MUSICIANS. THIS ALBUM WAS RECORDED ON THE RSO LABEL IN 1979. MY FAVE SONG IS "PRESENCE OF THE LORD".

MUSICIANS:ERIC CLAPTON-LEAD GUITAR, VOCALS- PETE TOWNSHEND-GUITAR, VOCALS-RON WOOD-GUITAR, VOCALS-RICK GRECH-BASS-STEVE WINWOOD-KEYBOARDS, VOCALS-JIM CAPALDI-DRUMS- JIMMY KARSTEIN-DRUMS-REBOP-PERCUSSION.

SIDE ONE: 1.BADGE 2, ROLL IT OVER 3. PRESENCE OF THE LORD (video).

SIDE TWO: 1. PEARLY QUEEN 2. AFTER MIDNIGHT 3. LITTLE WING.

EAST OF EDEN-EAST OF EDEN

EAST OF EDEN WERE A PROGRESSIVE ROCK BAND FROM UK AND FORMED IN 1967. THEY HAD A TOP 10 HIT WITH THE SINGLE "JIG-A-JIG" IN 1971.THEIR MUSIC IS A LITTLE BIT OF FOLK, GYPSY AND EXPERIMENTAL WITH JAZZ FUSION AND EASTERN INFLUENCES. THIS ALBUM WAS RECORDED IN 1971 UNDER THE HARVEST LABEL. MY FAVE SONG IS "WONDERFUL FEELING"

MEMBERS: DAVE ARBUS-VIOLIN, FLUTE, SAX, TRUMPET-JIM ROCHE-GUITAR-DAVID JACKS-VOCALS, BASS, ACOUSTIC GUITAR-JEFF ALLEN- DRUMS, PERCUSSION,

SIDE ONE: 1. WONDERFUL FEELING 2. GOODBYE 3. CRAZY DAISY.

SIDE TWO: 1. HERE COMES THE LADY 2. TAKE WHAT YOU NEED 3. NO TIME 4. TO MRS.V.

HEADS, HANDS AND FEET-TRACKS

HEADS HANDS AND FEET WERE A BRITISH COUNTRY ROCK BAND FORMED FROM THE ASHES OF POET AND THE ONE MAN BAND. THIS ALBUM WAS RECORDED IN 1972 UNDER THE ISLAND LABEL WHICH SHOWCASED ALBERT LEE'S BREAKNECK SPEED GUITAR WORK. THEIR ALBUMS ARE WORKS OF ART AND THIS ALBUM MUSIC HAD A GREAT DEAL IN COMMON WITH THE NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND. THEY BROKE OFF IN 1973 BECAUSE OF INTERNAL STRIFE. MY FAVE SONGS IS "JACK DANIELS"

MEMBERS: TONY COLTON-VOCALS-RAY SMITH-GUITAR, BASS, VOCALS-ALBERT LEE-LEAD GUITAR, KEYBOARDS, VOCALS- PETE GAVIN- DRUMS- CHAS HODGES- BASS, FIDDLE, BANJO, GUITAR, VOCALS.

SIDE ONE: 1. LET'S GET THIS SHOW ON THE ROAD 2. SAFETY IN NUMBERS 3. ROADSHOW 4. HARLEQUIN 5. DANCER.

SIDE TWO: 1. HOT PROPERTY 2. JACK DANIELS (video) 3. RHYME AND TIME 4. PAPER CHASE 5. SONG AND DANCE.

HUMBLE PIE-THUNDERBOX

HUMBLE PIE IS A HARD ROCK GROUP FROM ENGLAND, FORMED IN 1968. THEY ARE AMONG THE FIRST SUPER GROUP IN 1970 TO FIND SUCCESS IN THE US AND UK. THE MEMBERS ARE FROM THE SMALL FACES, HERD, SPOOKY TOOTH AND APOSTOLIC INTERVENTION. THEY ARE VERY DYNAMIC IN LIVE CONCERTS WITH STEVE MARRIOT PASSIONATE AND FIERY SINGING. THIS ALBUM WAS RECORDED IN 1974 UNDER THEN A&M LABEL AND COULD BE CONSIDERED AS THEIR FINEST AND HEAVIEST ALBUM WITH RHYTHM AND BLUES INFLUENCE. THUNDERBOX IS A 17th CENTURY SLANG FOR TOILET HENCE THE PHOTO OF TWO NAKED LADIES. MY FAVE SONG IS "THUNDERBOX".

MEMBERS: STEVE MARRIOT-GUITAR, HARMONICA, KEYBOARD AND VOCALS-CLEM CLEMPSON-LEAD GUITAR-GREG RIDLEY-BASS, VOCALS-JERRY SHIRLEY-DRUM, VOCALS.

GUEST:MEL COLLINS-HORN.

SIDE ONE: 1. THUNDERBOX (video) 2. GROOVIN' WITH JESUS 3. I CAN'T STAND THE RAIN 4. ANNA (GO TO HIM) 5. NO WAY 6. RALLY WITH ALI,

SIDE TWO 1. DON'T WORRY, BE HAPPY 2. NINETY NINE POUNDS 3. EVERY SINGLE DAY 4. NO MONEY DOWN 5. DRIFT AWAY 6. OH-LA-DE-DA.

FLASH-FLASH

FLASH IS A PROGRESSIVE ENGLISH ROCK BAND WITH A ONE HIT WONDER "SMALL BEGINNINGS"AND FRONTED BY EX-YES GUITARIST PETER BANKS AND KEYBOARDIST TONY KAYES. THEIR MUSIC IS UNDENIABLE AND TYPICAL YES. IF YOU LIKE YES YOU WILL LIKE FLASH, NO DOUBT ABOUT IT. THERE ARE LOTS OF LENGTHY INSTRUMENTAL SECTIONS WITH THE WONDERFUL POWER BASS PLAYING BY RAY BENNETT. THIS ALBUM WAS RECORDED IN 1972 UNDER THE SOVEREIGN LABEL. MY FAVE SONG IS "SMALL BEGINNINGS" A CHEERFUL AND ENERGETIC SONG IN THE VEIN OF THE YES SONG "YOURS IS NO DISGRACE"

THE ABLUM COVER DEPICTING A GIRL IN PANTIES.

MEMBERS:COLIN CARTER-LEAD VOCAL, PERCUSSION-PETER BANKS-ELECTRIC, ACOUSTIC AND SPANISH GUITAR, ARP SYNTHESISER, VOCALS-RAY BENNETT-BASS,VOCALS, ACOUSTIC RHYTHM GUITAR-MIKE HOUGH-DRUM, CYMBALS, PERCUSSION, BADINAGE,-TONY KAYES-ORGAN, PIANO, ARP SYNTHESISER.

SIDE ONE: 1.SMALL BEGINNINGS (video) 2. MORNING HAZE 3. CHILDREN OF THE UNIVERSE.

SIDE TWO: 1.DREAMS OF HEAVEN 2. THE TIMES IT TAKES.

CACTUS-RESTRICTIONS

CACTUS IS AN AMERICAN SUPER GROUP FORMED IN 1970. CONCEIVED FROM THE MEMBERS OF THE VANILLA FUDGE, MITCH RYDER AND THE DETROIT WHEELS AND THE AMBOY DUKES. TIM BOGART AND CARMINE APPICE PROVIDED THE THUNDERING RHYTHM WITH SCORCHING GUITARS RIFFS TO MOST OF THE SONGS ON THIS ALBUM. THE BAND'S MUSIC IS HEAVY BLUES, BOOGIE AND HARD ROCK. THIS IS THEIR THIRD AND IS THE LAST ALBUM BY THIS LINE-UP. THIS ALBUM WAS RELEASED IN 1971 UNDER THE ATCO LABEL. MY FAVE SONG IS "EVIL'"

MEMBERS: CARMINE APPICE-DRUMS, PERCUSSION, BACKGROUND VOCALS-TIM BOGART-BASS AND BACKGROUND VOCALS-RUSTY DAY-LEAD VOCALS. HARMONICA AND PERCUSSION-JIM McCARTHY-LEAD GUITAR, SLIDE GUITAR.

GUEST:RON LEE JACK-SLIDE GUITAR-ALBHY GALUTEN-PIANO.

SIDE ONE:1. RESTRICTIONS 2. TOKEN CHOKIN' 3. GUILTLESS GLIDER.

SIDE TWO: 1. EVIL (video) 2. ALASKA 3. SWEET SIXTEEN 4. BAG DRAG 5.MEAN NIGHT IN CLEVELAND.