BEDLAMRzadki CD zawierający 80-minutowy zapis unikalnego i zarazem bardzo dobrego koncertu mocno zapomnianej brytyjskiej heavyrockowej formacji (zaledwie z dwoma singlami na koncie) z młodym perkusistą Cozym Powellem i utalentowanym gitarzystą Dave'em Ballem (potem w Procol Harum).
W 1973 roku trio (z dodatkowym wokalistą) przekształciło się w Bedlam. Big Bertha grali klasycznego, bardzo ciężkiego, mocno improwizowanego rocka spod znaku Led Zeppelin, Cream i Mountain. Fani tego typu grania będą zachwyceni! Jakość dźwięku jest niemal idealna!
6CD anthology of Brit hard rock pioneers Bedlam, an early Cozy Powell venture that ended when he left in 1974 for a solo career.
Includes original and new mixes of their highly-regarded 1973 album for the Chrysalis label as well as live recordings and studio out-takes.
Issued in the summer of 1973, the self-titled debut album by Bedlam is regarded by admirers as a cornerstone of early 70s British hard rock, described by collector guidebook Galactic Ramble as “buried treasure” for metal fans.
A later incarnation of West Midlands turn-of-the-decade rockers Big Bertha (actually The Ace Kefford Stand minus ex-Move man Ace), Bedlam comprised brothers Dave and Denny Ball, former Jeff Beck drummer Cozy Powell and singer Frank Aiello, previously half of mid-60s mod duo The Truth.
Unfortunately, the band collapsed in 1974 when Powell and Aiello opted to sign with Mickie Most after Cozy scored a Top Three single with ‘Dance With The Devil’.
A hugely expanded 50th anniversary edition of their sole LP, ‘The Bedlam Anthology’ is a six-CD celebration of the band.
The first four CDs feature the original album mix, a new 2023 remix prepared by Denny Ball from the original multi-tracks, and a pair of thunderous live shows from late 1973 and early 1974, the latter recorded at the end of their American tour with Black Sabbath.
Disc Five is a 1970 Big Bertha live set taped during a brief tour of Germany, while Disc Six comprises a stack of 1968-1970 demos and singles, tracking the Ball/Ball/Powell triumvirate from their early days as Cream-inspired trio Ideal Milk through to associations with Ace Kefford and former Tintern Abbey frontman David MacTavish.
..::TRACK-LIST::..
CD 5: Big Bertha - Live In Hamburg 1970:
1. Dave’S Idiot Dance 5:11
2. The Beast 6:03
3. Ring Of Fire 3:53
4. She’s Not There 9:17
5. Munich City 4:27
6. Spoonful 14:11
7. Crossroads/The Stumble 8:29
8. Never Gonna Let My Body Touch The Ground 4:13
9. Rhapsody In Blue (Abridged Version) 17:56
10. Set Me Free (Freezer On Fire) 5:50
..::OBSADA::..
Bass, Vocals - Denny Ball
Drums - Cozy Powell
Guitar, Vocals - Dave Ball
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEXMBNU_8-Q
