![]() ![]() A lot of the grooves are of the funkier Robin Trower or Energy/Tommy Bolin vibe. Musically, the songs are quite complex structurally, with lots of changes and different sections. Must've been like that old Memorex (or was it Maxell) ad where your hair is blown back by the sheer weight of the sound if you were standing in front of the stage for this gig. This record sounds like they were just absolutely cranked live. The guitar sounds are also beautifully fuzzy and filthy, with nary a clean guitar to be found. There are some spots where the guitar disappears, but overall, it's a very urgent and exciting recording with a slammin' overdriven Ampeg bass sound that powers this entire beast from below (I don't think he's actually playing through an Ampeg based on what I can see in pictures, but it's got that type of sound). Sonically, for a low budget live recording, this sounds pretty good. This is unapologetic, long-haired, Dashiki-wearin' rock and roll that is equal parts Hendrix, Robin Trower and Cactus mixed with a bit of Prog and a bit of 70's FM radio rock. That's as good a percentage as you get on a lot of records from the 70's. In the end, you've got 6 of 8 solid rockers, with 4 of those fueled by genuine first class riffage. If they had taken it up a notch, like Taste's " Catfish Blues," then it would've been greatness. It's pretty tame and really is a bit pedestrian. This one's a little too far into "blues jam"-land for me. The album closes with " Your Blues," which is exactly what you might think it is - a straight ahead slow blues. And " High Steppin' Stomper" utilizing actual stomping to help drive it through the verse. The former sounding like a twisted atonal Doobie Brothers as done by Buffalo (it is actually a very cool tune, even though my description maybe doesn't make it sound like it). ![]() " Hey Lover" and " High Steppin' Stomper" both showcasing the bands wacky sense of humor. " Tell Me If You Can" rocking mightily into a stoned space out jam in the middle. The high and tight riffing continues for 3 of the 4 remaining songs. In fact a lot of this is record brings to mind " Only Want You For Your Body"-era Buffalo. " Pretty Woman" ratchets things back up, sounding like a southern rock version of Buffalo, Campton's vocals reminding me especially of Dave Tice. Things lag a bit with " Fantasies" which is a lightweight instrumental ballad that I tend to skip over despite the nice guitar soloing. Musically, after starting off like a late 60's acoustic hippy psyche trip, things start to rock with tight fully modern 70's riffing, sounding kind of southern rockish fueled with a couple shots of Leafhound.īy the second song, " Progress", we're undeniably kickin' it 70's style with high octane bluesy grooves. On the album cover underneath Primevil, it says "baddest band what am" and Dave Campton is credited with Vocals as well as Electric Chair. Don't know much about these guys, but they definitely seemed to have a sense of humor. I see that it has now been rereleased on Radio-Active records and is available on cd. ![]() These Midwestern stoners hailed from Indiana and put out "Smokin' Bats at Campton's" in 1974 as a limited edition private pressing. So after writing the previous Truth and Janey review, I decided that I'd continue on this little tour of the "Old Heavy" of the American Midwest and talk a little about this very obscure little monster called Primevil. ![]()
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