Thursday, May 12, 2016

Law {GA10017} (1975)



                                               Their 1st of 3 LP's from the 70's
                                                             {2nd lp from 1977 {breakin' it} is more Funky,
                                      ..3rd lp from 1978 is noticeably "Commercially Infected" at that point...lol}
                   but this one  being a little more 'grounded' in 'Straight-Ahead' Rock
                                      GA10017 also being the actual LP catalog #...
                                                   {hmm... now i see where 'Yes' stole that idea from..lol}
                           
                     i'm guessing that the 'unspoken pzazz' of this band, {at the time,}
                                       was that it was an "Interracial Rock Group"
                                      which did occur previously, {Sly, Creation, etc.}
                                        but yet still fairly uncommon for the time,
                                         giving the group  the "Soul Rock" label...
                       in reality, it's just Really Good Straight-Ahead (slightly funky) Rock....


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Force Of Nature (1974)


                                             Their 1st of 2 LP's of the 1970's...
                                            Soul Rock mixed with "jazzy spots"
                            Good Songwriting, even Acknowledged by Stevie Wonder...
                             {i wouldn't be surprised if Stevie 'had a hand in' the writing of the track: "Thoughts"}
                                   not much info about this Group/LP on the net,...
                                        but i found this review online somewhere,
                                     that also gives a good description of it,: {paraphrased}

"Funky Soul from this obscure Philly combo!

..Force Of Nature has a sound that's alot like {the early days of} Earth Wind & Fire – quite progressive, with lots of jazzy flourishes, and a spiritual message that's pushed with a crossover Soul sound. The album seems to have been cut as a one-off Philly International side project – and it does have involvement from Dexter Wansel and Bunny Sigler, but the overall sound is quite different than the usual Philly groove..."

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Alpha Centauri : Finally Coming into View...{a.k.a.: The Long Void is Over !}

Hi All!...yeah, i know...it's been a while.... but i'm finally up & running again,
ready to post some rarities from my collection... & so,...on with the show!....