ONCE UPON A TIME.....Bad Habits

 

HEADSTONE  Bad Habits  (EMI,1974) - Rock


     Even before hearing a note of their music, their pedigree is impressive enough: members of Rare Bird and Atomic Rooster, produced by John Anthony (Genesis, Van der Graaf Generator, Queen, Roxy Music), recorded in famous studios Rockfield and Trident, artwork by Hipgnosis… all of the elements are there.
      The resulting debut album Bad Habits from 1974 is a rollicking collection of rock songs spiced with funk, blues, and soul. Eagle-eyed readers will also spot harmony vocal credits for Ashton’s former Rare Bird bandmate Steve Gould as well as from Carl Douglas… yes, that Carl Douglas, who that very same year had a big hit with Kung Fu Fighting.
     And what a sleeve! The cover is a cheeky play on words showing a nun with a lit cigarette dangling from her mouth (five years before The Monks blatantly copied both the title and artwork for their own album). Bad Habits shows some influences of the day rising to the fore, most notably on opening track Don’t Turn Your Back, with its Steely Dan and Bob Welch-era Fleetwood Mac vibes. The moody and memorable violin-infused Take Me Down is balanced by the upbeat High on You and the peppy conga flavours of Love You Too. The album also features Ashton’s Live for Each Other, a song that oddly enough was covered by his former band on their fifth and final album Born Again…now that’s something you don’t often see happen.

TRACKLIST : Don't Turn Your Back
                         Take Me Down
                         High On You
                         Love You Too
                         3 OB
                         Open Your Eyes
                         Live For Each Other
                         You've Heard It All Before
                         Bad Habits
                         Take A Plane
                         DMT

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