Farm – ‘Farm’ (1971)
Tasty rural boogie blues rock with Crazy Horse influences, this lone album from Illinois’ sextet Farm is an air-guitarist’s delight. Intricate, dual guitar interplay is the order of...
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The Gary Minkler Combination – Little Trailer Ruby (2013)
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Oh my, oh my! What a scorcher of an album this San Diegan bunch has concocted for us! Psicomagia's debut - pronounced "seek-oh-mah-hee-yah", just to get that out...
Iron Butterfly – Heavy (1968) review
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