Thursday, October 15, 2009

My Mind has been blown on a Wednesday Night!



This song is KILLER. It's Death, in fact. There is plenty of legend and lore out there about this mid 70's Detroit power trio. In fact, Mos Def is planning to produce a documentary about them. Anyway, though this song runs a bit long on the outro, it is sick. Period. The terrific intro, the bass, reminiscent of Afrobeat, the furious and steady drums, the guitar stabs, perfect, the hardcore breakdown, followed by the the early Funkadelic meets Black Sabbath rocking out...what an amazing tune! I'm trying to imagine going to a local party in a black neighborhood in mid 70's Detroit, everyone expecting to hear some Earth Wind & Fire or Philly Sound type stuff, and instead getting a dose of Death.

2 comments:

slaton said...

Great track. Love the different styles and influences on display. The back story is fascinating as well. First heard it on NPR, of all places.

Joe Manekin said...

Slaton - did you buy this album? On my to do list for tomorrow....