I do not know if today’s heavy metaller kids listen to all this stuff. Well, to be very honest, I do not think they do. A pity, though. In my opinion, it is kind of important to know the backgrounds. As I keep on telling, nothing comes out of the blue. It is a lesson that history, Marx and Engels, tell us. It is so good to listen again to all those fuzz pedals; the simple, but well-played drumming; vocals that are more than gutural or soprano-like. To me it is kind of an elixir.
Due to the diversity of bands shown here, “Brown Acid: The Sixth Trip” sounds pretty amazing and dazzling. I liked two better, not on purpose the heaviest and with the most revealing guitar playing: Enoch Smoky with “It’s Cruel” and Backwood Memory with “Give Me Time.” Readers will agree with me that Enoch Smoky reminds a lot Grandfunk Railroad, and a bit early Kiss. “Give Me Time” opens up with a reggae cadence, but soon it goes wild with a very well, and fuzzy guitar playing. A honorable mention to Zendik with “Is There No Peace” and Gold with “No Parking.” Zendik with “Is There No Peace” reminds some Mountain (hey, a good band to dig it up) tunes. The lyrics are somewhat diachronic, though. Gold reminds the good old Ten Years After (another good band to dig it up).
So a big hurray to RidingEasy Records which had all the trouble in bringing us those rare and forgotten jewels.
“Brown Acid: The Sixth Trip” went tripping on April 20th via RidingEasy Records.
Track Listing:
- Gold – No Parking
- Heat Exchange – Inferno
- Travis – Lovin’ You
- Enoch Smoky – It’s Cruel
- Backwood Memory – Give Me Time
- Flight – Luvin, Huggin & more
- Truth & Janey – Midnight Horsemen
- West Minst’r -My Life
- Purgatory Polar Expedition
- Johnny Barnes – Steele Rail Blues
- Zendik – Is There No Peace
Watch Brown Acid “The Sixth Trip” trailer here:
I’m just a lucky guy who has chosen metal to live with for a long time. Metal changed my life for good. It made me more confident and stronger. Metalheads are naturally far away from the mass mediocrity and don’t accept impostures from anybody else. Metal is more than music, it’s a life changing oportunity!