TRACK LIST –
Grapple “Ethereal Genesis”
San Antonio, Texas 1969

Image “Witchcraft 71”
Illinois 1971

Stone Hedge “Smokey Bear”
Battle Creek, MI 1972

Crossfire “I Gotta Move”
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 1975

Primevil “Too Dead To Live”
Hancock County, Indiana 1972

Side B
Pegasus “Ready To Rave”
Baltimore, Maryland 1972

Bob Mabe & the Outcast “I’m Lonely”
Galveston, Texas 1969

Truth & Janey “Around and Around”
Ames, Iowa 1973

Glory “High School Letter”
San Diego, California 1973

Strychnine “Jack The Ripper”
Cleveland, Ohio 1978

Brown Acid 17

Lucky number 17? You better believe it. We here at Brown Acid have been scouring the highways and byways of America for even more hidden stashes of psych/garage/proto-punk madness from the so-called Aquarian Age. There’s no flower power here, though—just acid casualties, rock stompers and major freakouts. As always, the songs have been officially licensed, and all the artists get paid.

Kicking off this trip, Grapple’s “Ethereal Genesis” is a heavy psych gem from 1969 written by J. Bruce Svoboda, a.k.a. Jay Bruce, formerly of The Hangmen and The Five Canadians (who were actually the same San Antonio band). The latter’s 1966 garage favorite “Writing on the Wall” has been endlessly covered, but Grapple were never heard from again.

With a guitar riff that blatantly rips off Sabbath’s “Black Sabbath,” Image’s mostly instrumental lysergic obscurity “Witchcraft ’71” (originally unveiled that very year) also boasts a horror-movie organ intro, a voodoo drum break and some championship chanting. Private press heads might recall late Image drummer John Beke from his ’80s reemergence with country rockers Crossfyre.

Stone Hedge were a seven-piece rock band out of Michigan with a penchant for Creedence and anthropomorphism. “Smokey Bear” is their 1972 tribute to the official mascot of the U.S. Forest Services—not to mention the A side of their sole single—and it recalls the kind of organ-drenched swamp jam that soundtracked many a Burt Reynolds flick back in the day.

If you think being a Southern rock band from Milwaukee doesn’t make much sense, that’s probably why Crossfire changed their sound along with their name—to Bad Boy—after signing with United Artists. Bad Boy’s severely underappreciated second album, Back To Back, is a 1978 hard rock jewel, but you can hear their boogie-woogie roots on this rare 1975 single.

With a band name like Primevil and song title like “Too Dead To Live,” you probably expect some gnarly proto-metal riffage. Instead, you a get a harmonica-drenched, soul-infused rock rave-up from 1972. Primevil would release their sole LP two years later: Entitled Smokin’ Bats at Campton’s, it’s a reference to their trusty singer, harp player (and bat smoker?), Dave Campton.

Brown Acid regulars already know Pegasus from their appearance with “The Sorcerer” on our Seventh Trip. “Ready to Rave” is the flipside to that 1972 single, in which they explain how they like their whiskey cold and their women hot. It’s another killer glimpse of what might have been if these one-and-done Baltimore hard rockers had been able to keep it together.

One of two obscure singles released by Texas musician Bobby Mabe in 1969 (the other appears under the name The Outcasts), “I’m Lonely” delivers a heavy dose of vocal soul to the otherwise psych-garage presentation. Fans of fellow Houstonians the Moving Sidewalks—whom Bobby and his Outcasts may well have gigged with—will especially dig this one.

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, may not be known as a cultural mecca, but they did give us Truth & Janey. This deadly hard rock trio delivered their holy grail full-length, No Rest for the Wicked, back in 1976. “Around and Around” is a Chuck Berry cover that originally appeared on a 1973 single the band released under the earlier name Truth.

Originally released in 1973, “High School Letter” is the debut single from San Diego rock squad Glory. This infectious bonehead cruncher features future Beat Farmer Jerry Raney and the original rhythm section of Iron Butterfly in bassist Greg Willis and drummer Jack Pinney. Glory is what they got up to after their former bandmates left for L.A.’s garden of Eden.

“Jack the Ripper” is a mercilessly bootlegged Cleveland classic from 1978 with a serrated punk edge and vocals that recall Mick Blood of Aussie savages the Lime Spiders. Or maybe it’s the other way around—the Lime Spiders formed the year after Strychnine carved off this lethal paean to the infamous Whitechapel slasher of olde.

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Today, to celebrate the record’s release, SANDNESS are sharing their new video for the single “Someone So Bad”.

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“This is a love song, a love letter written by a musician who spends a lot of time far away from their better half while touring around the world. In the chorus you can also hear a female voice (for the first time in a Sandness song), that’s Maria Grazia Zancopè, the lead singer of Perpetual Fate.”
Listen and watch to “Someone So Bad” at https:/youtu.be/O49V3MVqauc​
SANDNESS’ new album is produced, mixed, and mastered by Michele Guaitoli and features twelve original tracks including a bonus cover version of KISS’ “Turn On The Night”. The lyrics written for the full length give an insight into how the band kept themselves busy and entertained during the first lockdown in the spring of 2020.

“We think that our fans won’t be disappointed, we worked hard on this album, and without live gigs over the last 2 years due to Covid 19, we had a lot of time and energy to put into it. The songs are catchy and easy to listen to. We want this album to be the getaway from your typical stressful everyday life. We want people to feel good when they listen to our songs. Our music brings you to a dimension where everything is solvable with some dance moves or some headbanging. Give you the bright side of things to escape the difficult times.” adds the band.
“Play Your Part” is a different kind of animal from SANDNESS’ previous releases, due to the lockdown, they had more time to think and work on the songs. They also worked a lot more closely with producer Michele Guaitoli, who helped them bring their music to the next level. The new album is more mature and inspired by different styles: hard rock, classic rock, heavy metal, 70’s rock n’ roll, but also pop music from different decades.

“Play Your Part” is available as of May 20, 2022.

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Music Video – No Filter – https://youtu.be/J5w8UJrgzig

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The song was written by Serpico guitarist Snake to tell a tale about the band’s drummer Jani.
“I am so proud to have my own song written by someone else. It sounds just the way I am personally, how I feel and how I act. Snake really knows how to write a great song without forgetting the humorous side in the lyrics. Yes Sir, I´m a Rocker!” comments Jani.

Since Serpico‘s inception in 2005, they have released two full-lengths “Rose Tattoo” (2018), ‘Shallow Mistress” (2014), and an EP “Bad Commercial” (2011) along with touring all over Finland, Sweden, Estonia, Latvia, and England. The band is genuine and unique Rock n’ Roll with big respect for the classic titans. Their forthcoming album “The Chosen Four” is produced by platinum-selling Finnish record producer Anssi Kippo (Children of Bodom, Hanna Pakarinen, Teräsbetoni).

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Directed by Ansel Wallenfang
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New album ‘Arrows’ is out now.
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Produced, Directed and Edited by Whitey McConnaughy
Camera Operators: Neil DeCosta, TG Firestone, Brett Roberts, Whitey McConnaughy
Camera Assistant: Jesse Sears
Sound Engineer/Mixer: Adam Pike
Sound Engineer: Ben Stoller
Lighting Tech: Owen Walz
Door Guy: Jason Rouse
Shot AT Mississippi Studios, Portland Or.

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Directed by Ansel Wallenfang
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LYRICS:

I’LL TAKE THE TIME IT TAKES TO MAKE IT RIGHT
HE’LL TAKE HIS PILLS AND ETHERS
MY MIND’S DESIGNED TO FIND THIS KIND OF LIGHT
HE’LL FIND THE DARKER SIDE

HE’LL TRAVEL TIME TO OVERSIMPLIFY
I’LL SEPARATE THE ARROWS
HE RAKES HIS EYES TO STAVE AWAY THE SIGHT
I’LL SOAK THE SUNLIGHT BLIND

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band’s singer VeeDour comments about “Midnight Cowboy”
“Midnight cowboy is about love, mixed with a twist of alchemy and mysticism. It’s a story of loneliness, madness and desires to share with your muse. I came up with the initial inspiration for the song the other night when I sat down on my terrace, after a bad shift at work. I was left staring at the pale full moon in the sky, yeah … there was some kinda magic in the air that night that I really can’t explain. I felt so lonely and I had a lot of different desires going through my mind. I was thinking, is this the “all famous lunacy” I’m going through right now?! Haha… I guess it was.”
“We would like to thank Mr Anssi Kippo for doing spectacular work with the production and bringing the coolest sound world into the song! Also we want to thank Antti Kyyrö from Miaco Cinema Oy for capturing those great and mystical vibes on the video, excellent job!”

Serpico are currently in the studio with producer Anssi Kippo putting final touches to “Chosen Four” album. Anssi adds “The new Serpico single restored my faith in Finnish rock music. This is as genuine and honest as rock should be. They raise their middle finger towards everything fake like vocal tuning, editing, drum samples, sound replacers and re-amping. Serpico has the potential for world-wide success and Midnight Cowboy stands out very positively from the masses. This is a musical counter-strike against all things fake and brings back the pure danger of rock’n’roll!”

SERPICO Line Up:
Vee Dour – Lead Vocals
Snake – Lead guitars & backin’ vocals
Andy – Bass & backin’ vocals
Jani Serpico – Drums & backin’ vocals

#serpico #rocknrollisnotdead #hardrock

Vee Dour – Lead Vocals
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North Carolina riff-rockers ASG re-emerge with their six-full length and first new album in five years, Survive Sunrise. Recorded, mixed and mastered with longtime producer Matt Hyde (Deftones, Slayer, Monster Magnet), Survive Sunrise further expands upon ASG’s trademark blend of heavy, southern-fried, alt-rock fury and infectious, hook-centric accessibility. With unabashedly hooky vocals, evocative lyrics and well-honed musical chops, ASG create soaring, melodic rock anthems with a sunny, colorful vibe that are reminiscent of the album’s electrifying cover art, designed by Malleus (Queens of the Stone Age, Foo Fighters, The Melvins). Survive Sunrise is the perfect summertime hard rock album, one that rocks with wild abandon and will burrow into your head for years to come.

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