BullAngus. 1971 Mercury
Free For All. 1972 Mercury
Need to revisit my LP copy of the debut.
Free For All is the sophomore and final album from Hudson Valley's finest BullAngus (apparently concatenated as written here). Similar in construction to the first album, Free For All is a mix of hard rock, bar boogie, late psych, and proto progressive rock. Organ and guitar are the focal instruments. I also picked up a distinct "Midwest Progressive Rock" sound on a couple of tracks, despite their New York roots, which prompted me to do a little research. Turns out they did embark on some extensive touring in the Midwest region. They opened for major acts like Fleetwood Mac and Deep Purple, which appears to have had some impact on their sound. A good friend of mine will tell you BullAngus were the best US band ever, and he's heard a ton of music (way more than I), so they definitely had something going on here. Unfortunately their talent didn't result in sales, and this was to be the end for BullAngus.
Priority: 3
Priority: 3
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2 comments:
Nice to see these guys listed. I wore out the album many years ago (still have it) and did track down a copy of the self titled album on cd about 8 years ago, have not seen it availible again. Never heard the other release but always thought this was a killer from start to finish!!
Lead singer Franke Previte formed AOR band Franke and the Knockouts and had a big hit with 'Sweetheart'in 1981. He later won an Academy award for his co-write on the song 'Hungry Eyes' from the 'Dirty Dancing' movie.
Eric - Glory Daze Music
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