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To say had hit bottom in 1975 is an understatement; after the final collapse of , sank deep into drug addiction and depression, and he eventually checked himself into a mental hospital in a desperate effort to get himself clean and functional again. At the same time, , his guitarist and writing partner in the last edition of , still believed their collaboration had some life in it, and he talked his way into 's home studio to record demos in hopes of scoring a record deal. checked out of the hospital for a weekend to cut vocal tracks, and while the demos they made were quite good, no record companies were willing to take a chance on them. The tapes sat unnoticed until 1977, when Bomp! Records issued the 1975 demos under the title after launched a comeback with the -produced . never hits as hard as the manic roar of ' , but the songs are very good, and the album's more measured approach suits the dark, honest tone of the material. The sense of defeat that runs through "Sell Your Love," "I Got Nothin'," and "No Sense of Crime" was doubtless a mirror of 's state of mind, but he expressed his agony with blunt eloquence, and his sneering rejection of the Hollywood street scene in "Lucky Monkeys" is all the more cutting coming from a man who had lived through the worst of it. And in the title song, expressed his state of mind and sense of purpose with a fierce clarity: "If I have to die here, first I'm going to make some noise." Considering 's condition in 1975, his vocals are powerful and full-bodied, as good as anything on his solo work of the 1970s. The music is more open and bluesy than on , and while 's guitar remains thick and powerful, here he's willing to make room for pianos, acoustic guitars, and saxophones, and the dynamics of the arrangements suggest a more mature approach after the claustrophobia of . is rough, flawed, and dark, but it also takes the pain of 's nightmare days and makes something affecting out of it, and considering its origins, it's a minor triumph.

1977 LP Released on Bomp Records # IMR-1018 (Stereo).
Jacket has very slight ring, corner and edge wear.
. Green Vinyl Record is in VG++ / NM Condition and will Perform with Brilliant Sound Reproduction.
Record is Professionally Cleaned for your listening pleasure.

 

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