The one and only album from this US & UK supergroup.
The band was a trio with a lineup of drums, bass, guitars and vocals.
Three guests provided mellotron, piano and backing vocals.
I think it is fair to label this album as a semi-classic album from the 1970s. An album with a far better reputation based on the musicians involved than the quality of the music itself.
Wikipedia has the extensive story behind this album and trio. The musicians had long histories in Jeff Beck Band, Cactus, Yardbirds and Vanilla Fudge.
Jeff Beck got tired of playing standard soft rock n roll and decided to go hard rock again. Hence this trio with members with suitable hard rock experience. Cactus and Vanilla Fudge, that is.
This album has a mix of covers and self-written songs. The Stevie Wonder classic Superstition is included here.
The music is surprisingly tame. It is not the hard rock and hard blues workout it promised to deliver. The music is competent delivered but the quality of the songs are not up to standard.
This is indeed a semi-classic album who does not live up to it's good reputation.
2.5 points
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