HAMPTON GREASE BAND : MUSIC TO EAT (US'71) [2cds]

SUCKROCK!!!

This is the word HGB uses to define its unique sound.Or perhaps more accurately,the band's decidely punk will-to-fail ethos,for their musicianship does not suck at all.A double album released in 1971 and purported to be the second-worst selling album in the history of Columbia records,"Music To Eat" stands alone in the rock canon,and understandably has become something of a cult favorite.The Hampton Grease Band was an American rock band,beginning as a blues-rock group in the late 1960s in Atlanta,Georgia.They performed with several major bands in this period,including Grateful Dead and the Allman Brothers.The band gained a reputation for wacky stage antics.After the album's release the band signed to Frank Zappa's Bizarre/Straight label,but broke up in 1973.Several of the members went on to more renowned music careers,including Glenn Phillips' solo work and Bruce Hampton's work with the Aquarium Rescue Unit.Lead guitarist Harold Kelling died in May, 2005.He was the musical genius of the band.The Hampton Grease Band held their first reunion concert on June 2nd,2006,at the Variety Playhouse in Little 5 Points,Georgia,a commercial area in Atlanta.They played the "Music to Eat" album but also played some covers in their two encores,including an incendiary version of "Rock Around the Clock".This album is one of my US favs.
Highly Recommended.


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