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  HEAD EAST  Flat As A Pancake  (Pyramid,1975) - Hard rock/AOR       Flat as a Pancake  showcases all that made  Head East  a consistent draw on the arena circuit and stands the test of time as a damn good ‘70’s AOR album.  Even better than that, it kicks off with one of the great, lost 70’s melodic rock songs, “Never Been Any Reason.”  Sure,  Head East  never threatened the charts too seriously, but “Never Been Any Reason” and “Love Me Tonight,” did crack the charts and  Flat as a Pancake  went gold. TRACKLIST : Never Been Any Reason                           One Against The Other                           Love Me Tonight                           City Of Gold                 ...

  J.GEILS BAND  Nightmares...  (Atlantic,1974) - Rock       The J. Geils Band are like painters doing variations on the same sight or model, attempting to refine their vision until there is nothing left to add or subtract. With  Nightmares ... and Other Tales from the Vinyl Jungle , they may have finally finished their painting. At the very least, they are writing an American version of street talk, grownup nursery rhymes and nonsense, while playing an American version of the rock & roll blues. TRACKLIST : Detroit Breakdown                    Givin' It All Up                    Must Of Got Lost                    Look Me In The Eye                    Nightmares                    Stoop Down #39   ...

  JERRY GARCIA  Garcia  (WB,1972) - Folk/Psychedelic rock       One thing you have to say about Jerry Garcia -- he sure does work a lot! In fact, considering the multitude of duties which being a mainstay of the Grateful Dead and part-time guitarist with Howard Wales' group must impose on him, it's hard to imagine where Garcia found the time and energy to do this solo album. The songs, written by Jerry in collaboration with Billy Kreutzmann and Robert Hunter, are very much in the style of recent Dead compositions -- rocking country-blues numbers. Save for "Late for Supper," which is an otherworldly electronic attempt, any one of them could have been tacked onto the  American Beauty  package. In other words, they're not downright country as the songs on  Workingman's Dead ,  but pretty nearly. Garcia takes his customary delight in being able to pump the pedal steel for all it's worth and sings with the sort of carefree diligence which h...

  ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION  Dog Days  (Polydor,1975) - Southern rock       'Dog Days' was the band's first true masterpiece – an album that still stands as one of their best. The band were beginning to display a growing array of musical styles and approaches very different to where the rest of 'Southern Rock' was headed. TRACKLIST : Crazy                        Boogie Smoogie                        Cuban Crisis                        It Just Ain't Your Moon                        Dog Days                        Bless My Soul                        Silent Treatment             ...

  AMBROSIA  Somewhere I've Never Travelled  (20th Century Fox,1976) - Progressive rock       One of the most interesting and ambitious newer groups out of L.A. delivers a fascinating, fine-textured work that is truly like a close-up into one of the most intriguing collective minds in today's music. Ambrosia is one of the few groups that has mastered the technique of being both far-out galactic in scope of vision and mainstream AM commercial in execution. The seemingly crystal-clear production of Alan Parsons is a vital element of this sound, it would seem. All four members of the group write songs and sing leads, yet Ambrosia has a cohesive and distinctive style no matter which combination of personnel is providing the material. There is an unusual dreamlike quality that pervades its work. The songs seem to be reaching the listener direct from some strange and beautiful realm of the unconscious. It is an experience rare in popular music today or at any time...

        A virtuosic American heavy metal and hard rock guitarist, Paul Gilbert is best known as the ace shredder and co-founder of  Mr. Big , and as a member of Los Angeles-based metallers  Racer X . He launched a solo career in 1996, and has since issued a slew of acclaimed albums.  He has also collaborated with fellow six-string wizards  Eric Johnson ,  Joe Satriani , and  Steve Vai . RACER X Street Lethal ( Shrapnel,1986 ) https://www.sendspace.com/file/artd3e