Cat No:
SMACD830
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Description
THE PRETTY THINGS - 'FREEWAY MADNESS' HAS BEEN REMASTERED & IS NOW AVAILABLE ON CD.
Led by founding vocalist & guitarist Phil May & Dick Taylor, The Pretty Things, iconic 1st wave R&B cult heroes, created some of the most exciting & innovative records of the sixties, early seventies & beyond. Winners of the very first Mojo Hero Award, the band have been a massive success & a huge influence on artists as diverse as David Bowie, Aerosmith, The Ramones, Bob Dylan, The Sex Pistols, The White Stripes, Kasabian & many, many more.
The band first burst onto the scene in 1965 with a blend of raw, explosive R&B, this their debut album which reached no. 6 in the UK album charts. Over the course of several albums, they evolved their sound, highlighted by the release of the first ever rock opera 'S.F. Sorrow'. They followed this with a string of albums in the 1970's which saw line ups changes & a firm following in the States.
1972's 'Freeway Madness' is the sixth album by the band, recorded without founding member Dick Taylor & long-term bassist Wally Waller. The album was the first for Warner Bros. & marked a change in direction sonically with the Waller on production duties. In retrospect, this feels like the first part of a musical trilogy along with 'Silk Torpedo' & 'Savage Eye'. Phil May & Pete Tolson team up to do most of the writing, with lush harmonies aplenty & an overall more American radio-friendly sound.
'Freeway Madness' sits comfortably between the best of American rock of the time & is well worthy of fresh retrospection.
Sixth album from legendary British rock band The Pretty Things is back in print on CD.
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Tracklisting
- 1. Love Is Good ( 06:53 )
- 2. Havana Bound ( 03:57 )
- 3. Peter ( 01:27 )
- 4. Rip Off Train ( 03:18 )
- 5. Over The Moon ( 04:31 )
- 6. Religion's Dead ( 04:14 )
- 7. Country Road ( 04:48 )
- 8. Allnight Sailor ( 01:57 )
- 9. Onion Soup ( 03:49 )
- 10. Another Bowl ? ( 02:54 )
- 11. Religion's Dead ( Live At The Lyceum, 1973 ) ( Bonus Track ) ( 04:48 )
- 12. Havana Bound ( Live At The Lyceum, 1973 ) ( Bonus Track ) ( 04:20 )
- 13. Love Is Good ( Live At The Lyceum, 1973 ) ( Bonus Track ) ( 06:43 )
- 14. Onion Soup ( Live At The Lyceum, 1973 ) ( Bonus Track ) ( 08:28 )
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