![]() While there are some true progressive leanings, the majority of the set is simply too diverse to be dumped under such a broad and meaningless genre. ![]() To some degree, that's a major misnomer and disservice to the band. Playing clubs such as London's Middle Earth generated a groundswell of publicity, with Pye Records eventually signing the band.Ĭontrasts, released in 1969 and produced by Barry Murray, has been described as progressive. Convinced they could make it in the big leagues, in 1968 the quartet packed up their gear, leaving Wales for London. Best of all - their three albums sported a tremendously talented guitarist in Gareth Johnson.įormed in Newport, South Wales in 1967, the initial Blonde On Blonde line-up featured the talents of singer/guitarist Ralph Denyer, drummer Les Hicks, bassist/keyboard player Richard Hopkins and guitarist Johnson. Even though they enjoyed strong reviews from music critics and achieved massive exposure playing before gigantic crowds at the 1969 Isle of Wight festival (coincidently headlined by Dylan), they never managed to generate much in the way of sales. Named after the title of Bob Dylan's 1965 album, this short-lived and little known Welsh outfit stands as one of the better 'unknown' bands. Plus (See For Miles SEECD 406) 1994 and (Repertoire REP 4521-WP) 1995, with the addition of the band's debut 45 on Pye.Ĥ5s: 1 All Day All Night/Country Life (Pye 7N 17637) 1968 2 Castles In The Sky/Circles (PS) (Ember EMB 279) 1970 NB: (1) was released on Janus (3003) in the US (3) reissued on CD (Repertoire REP 4308-WP) 1993. Great comeback effort.Personnel: RALPH DENYER gtr, vcls A LES HICKS perc, drms A B C RICHARD HOPKINS bs, keyb'ds A GARETH JOHNSON gtr A B C RICHARD JOHN bs B DAVE THOMAS hrmnca, bs, vcls, gtr B C GRAHAM DAVIES banjo, vcls, gtr, bs C KIP mellotron CĪLBUMS: 1(A) CONTRASTS (Pye NSPL 18288) 1969 R1 2(B) REBIRTH (Ember NR 5049) 1970 R1 3(C) REFLECTIONS ON A LIFE (Ember NR 5058) 1971 R1 His evolution throughout the past 7 years is quite evident as his lyricism has only gotten better with time & the production on here is just as raw. The song “Against the Grain” recruits Hoodoo’s mentors the Insane Clown Posse to thank those who helped all 3 of their dreams come to fruition over a tranquil instrumental & then “Time of My Life” is an emotional finale as Hoodoo’s spitting some real life shit & the background singer throughout was a remarkable touch as well.Īfter a 4-year wait, this was very much well worth it because I think The Hoodini Chronicles: The Redbook is neck & neck with asylum for Big Hoodoo’s best work. The song “Juggalo Love (Murder Medley)” with Ouija Macc sees the 2 talking about how juggalos don’t play over an instrumental with a creepy atmosphere to it while the track “RIP” talks those who tried to stop him & this is probably the most evil-sounding beat on the whole entire album. The song “Take Over” with Blac finds the 2 talking about running shit over a bass-heavy instrumental while the track “Ride High” talks about going at those praying on his downfall over a ghostly beat with a killer guitar riff. The song “Hatchetman” is a full-blown Psychopathic anthem backed by a trap instrumental with some eerie keyboards while the track “7+3” hooks back up with Bam Beda to talk about murdering those who want beef with them over a solemn beat. The next song “Hoodooinit” triumphantly celebrates his return over an anarchic trap instrumental while the track “Bitch I’m Gone” finds Hoodoo boasting over a sinister beat from Str8jaket. The opener “Juice” with Bam Beda sees the 2 talking about being grateful for making out the hood & getting lit when the pressure’s on over some keyboards, but then transitions into a Sada Baby type beat that isn’t too bad. But just a little over year after founding his own label Ear Drug Musik as well as teaming up with Anybody Killa to drop Tha Hav Knots’ debut EP, the man is now delivering his highly anticipated 5th album. Now the last time we heard from Hoodoo solo-wise was in 2016 when he released asylum, which was pretty much a more refined version of Crystal Skull. However it wouldn’t be until 2013 when Dubbla signed Psychopathic Records, put out his 3rd album Crystal Skull that summer & became the black magic practitioner that he is today. Under that original moniker, he put out a double-disc full-length debut in 2008 called Stack’n & later followed it up with Hiatus in 2012. Hoodoo’s evolution continues on his 5th albumīig Hoodoo is a 42 year old MC from Detroit, Michigan who originally came up as Doe Dubbla. ![]()
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