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Terry Brooks & Strange

Raw Power

Very Rare original Private US LP released on Outer Galaxie Records in 1976. 1st US pressing.

Terry’s second album, once again released as Strange, builds upon the cosmic psych rock introduced on Translucent World. Fields And Fields Of People is an easy-paced song with guitar licks that are slow and melodic until taking off for the finale. Are You My Friend opens with brief spaced out guitar effects, quickly shifting to whining, strangulation guitar, before settling into a stoned groove. Terry’s vocals trade off with his guitar as if the two were performing a duet. I love the combination of stoner guitar chords and Hendrix-like licks on this song. To The Far Side Of Time is a 3+ minute swirl of deep space guitar effects that’s like some cosmic storm brewing. Near the end we hear Terry’s voice speaking, though it’s backwards, and then BANG, we launch into the title track, which continues the total guitar motif and Terry going completely acid mind-fucked volcanic on the instrument.

After the eruption of the last two tracks, the bouncy rhythmic pace of Love Me is a bit of a shock. It’s an exercise in contrasts as Terry sings this catchy song with its “Who-Na-Na” vocals, yet also cranks out manic solo runs. Having been immersed in all these albums I’ve come to understand that the constant soloing works because of the expressiveness of Terry’s playing. No matter how manic the guitar, Terry is communicating with the listener and that’s because the guitar solo is very much an extension of Terry himself.

 

TRACKS ARE :-

Side One

1 Fields And Fields Of People  4:04
2 Are You My Friend  4:06
3 To The Far Side Of Time  3:34
4 Raw Power  2:37
5 Love Me  3:10

Side Two

1 Life Jam  19:25

 

Released on Outer Galaxie Records in 1976

Catalogue Number OG-1001

Record is in Ex + condition (light surface mark on side two)

Sleeve is in Ex ++ condition

 

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