The idea for this thread was triggered by something I heard on the radio the other night, Ten Wheel Drive...



...Eye of The Needle

From their debut album, Construction #1 (1969)
Fronted by female vocalist Genya Ravan (aka Goldie Zelkowitz, Patsy Cole)

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A couple of the obvious ones.

Blood, Sweat & Tears...



...I'll Love You More Than You'll Every Know & House In The Country (Two from the Al Kooper era.)

...Lucretia MacEvil & Go Down Gamblin' (Two from the David Clayton-Thomas era.)


Chicago Transit Authority/Chicago...



...Introduction & Questions 67 & 68



...It Better End Soon (Movements 1-4) & Sing A Mean Tune Kid

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Some more obscure favorites.

Edgar Winter's White Trash...



...Give It Everything You Got & Keep Playing That Rock & Roll


More to come.


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[Edited 6/13/13 15:01pm]

The Quincy Conserve (New Zealand)...

...Common Man & Peeling Paint





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theAudience said:

Ten Wheel Drive...

This is WAY FAR OUT, literally! And while I've never heard of Ten Wheel Drive (...although, everything I've learned about them since reading this post indicates to me I should have heard of them), their sound is everything I remember feeling from the late 60's as a pre-teen. I'm definitely going to do some more research on this group, as I'm certain just from what I've heard so far, that their influence must have spread far and wide. Listening to this one track really brought back that whole 'groovy', 'psychedelic' vibe that epitomized the close of that decade.

theAudience said:

Blood, Sweat & Tears...

...I'll Love You More Than You'll Every Know & House In The Country (Two from the Al Kooper era.)

...Lucretia MacEvil & Go Down Gamblin' (Two from the David Clayton-Thomas era.)

I never knew Blood, Sweat & Tears were considered "Brass Rock". Although to be fair, I had never heard of "Brass Rock" as a genre before now. But man, I loved Blood, Sweat & Tears. Their music was also a big part of that late 60's musical landscape for me, or more like the soundtrack. Their second album had a bigger impact on me as a kid, and every song on it takes me back to the summer of '69; visting family in the D.C. area.

Incidentally, is that a SLINKY they're using as a percussion instrument in "House In The Country"?

theAudience said:

Chicago Transit Authority/Chicago...

...Introduction & Questions 67 & 68



...It Better End Soon (Movements 1-4) & Sing A Mean Tune Kid

I guess Chicago could have been the 'poster-band' for Brass Rock.

MAX (a.k.a. RODAN) was a high-energy rock/jazz/funk fusion outfit active during the early/mid-1970s.

The band gigged extensively throughout California, and toured with bands such as Tower of Power and MALO.

MAX had label interest, although a deal never panned out. Shortly before disbanding in 1974, they released an album under the name "RODAN" on the private label Pandora. Limited to a couple hundred copies, this underground collectable has fetched several hundred dollars amongst avid horn-rock fans.

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Rodan (entire album 1974)

01. Soldier of Fortune 0:00
02. Today's the Day 3:50
03. Aub De Baub 6:52
04. Rainbows 10:25
05. Juicy Lucy 12:34
06. Music Man 17:08
07. Frizzle Frazzle Gal 20:33
08. You Are the One 23:19
09. Pandoras Theme 27:37
10. Pay 4 the Muzak 30:29
11. Salty Lady 33:07
12. Watch Tower Seller 35:40

theAudience said:

Edgar Winter's White Trash...


...Give It Everything You Got

Clearly, Edgar Winter must have been a fan of Sly Stone.

theAudience said:

The Quincy Conserve (New Zealand)...

...Common Man

If I were going to produce the movie version of my life, this would be the music that would be playing as my character is introduced walking into the club, lol.

PDogz said:

Incidentally, is that a SLINKY they're using as a percussion instrument in "House In The Country"?

At what point in the song are you hearing that?

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Tribal Records

PDogz said:

This is WAY FAR OUT, literally! And while I've never heard of Ten Wheel Drive (...although, everything I've learned about them since reading this post indicates to me I should have heard of them), their sound is everything I remember feeling from the late 60's as a pre-teen. I'm definitely going to do some more research on this group, as I'm certain just from what I've heard so far, that their influence must have spread far and wide. Listening to this one track really brought back that whole 'groovy', 'psychedelic' vibe that epitomized the close of that decade.

That track made my night when it came on the radio.

Took me right back to my acid-drenched youth!

It's was on a syndicated show (The Deep End) being broadcast by one of the local Rock stations.

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tA

Tribal Records

theAudience said:

The Quincy Conserve (New Zealand)...

...Peeling Paint

This is killing me! Was any of this stuff even ever released on CD? I don't think so, I'm looking for it now and all I can find is used vinyl (...and it ain't cheap).

theAudience said:

PDogz said:

Incidentally, is that a SLINKY they're using as a percussion instrument in "House In The Country"?

At what point in the song are you hearing that?

...it starts right at the 0:35 second mark, and it's on the 2's & 4's (...if I'm counting correctly).

theAudience said:

PDogz said:

This is WAY FAR OUT, literally! And while I've never heard of Ten Wheel Drive (...although, everything I've learned about them since reading this post indicates to me I should have heard of them), their sound is everything I remember feeling from the late 60's as a pre-teen. I'm definitely going to do some more research on this group, as I'm certain just from what I've heard so far, that their influence must have spread far and wide. Listening to this one track really brought back that whole 'groovy', 'psychedelic' vibe that epitomized the close of that decade.

That track made my night when it came on the radio.

Took me right back to my acid-drenched youth!

I didn't want to be the one to say it, but I was certainly thinking it, lol: "More than a few hits of acid has been dropped to these tunes", lol. I was catching flashbacks just listening, lol. What radio station are you listening to that's playing this kind of music these days? I gave up on radio decades ago.

PDogz said:

theAudience said:

The Quincy Conserve (New Zealand)...

...Peeling Paint

This is killing me! Was any of this stuff even ever released on CD? I don't think so, I'm looking for it now and all I can find is used vinyl (...and it ain't cheap).

I'm thinking they were isolated to New Zealand which is why the LP is so rare and expensive.
Background: http://www.sergent.com.au...serve.html


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Tribal Records

PDogz said:

What radio station are you listening to that's playing this kind of music these days? I gave up on radio decades ago.

Unlike many, I feel terrestrial radio is still a useful tool for very specific things.
This also may relate to location but there is a fairly decent FM Jazz station here in L.A. (KJAZZ).
The station I heard the Ten Wheel Drive track is a local terrestrial FM Rock station (100.3 The Sound).
I didn't realize this till the other night, but after midnight, they broadcast The Deep End with Nick Michaels:
http://www.thedeependwithnickmichaels.com/main.htm

It's not that deep, checking his playlists.
But every once in a while the possibility exists that he'll unleash a gem like Eye of The Needle.


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