THE PRETTY THINGS 1972 STUDIO ALBUM NOW REMASTERED AND AVAILABLE VIA MADFISH
Led by founding vocalist and guitarist Phil May & Dick Taylor, The Pretty Things, iconic 1st wave R&B cult heroes, created some of the most exciting and innovative records of the sixties, early seventies and beyond.
Winners of the very first Mojo Hero Award, the band have been a massive success and a huge influence on artists as diverse as David Bowie, Aerosmith, The Ramones, Bob Dylan, The Sex Pistols, The White Stripes, Kasabian and many, many more.
The band first burst onto the scene in 1965 with a blend of raw, explosive R&B, this their debut album which reached no. 6 in the UK album charts.
Over the course of several albums they evolved their sound, highlighted by the release of the first ever rock opera S.F. Sorrow. They followed this with a string of albums in the 1970's which saw line ups changes and a firm following in the States.
1972’s Freeway Madness is the sixth album by the band, recorded without founding member Dick Taylor and long-term bassist Wally Waller.
The album was the first for Warner Bros. and marked a change in direction sonically with the aforementioned Waller on production duties.
In retrospect, this feels like the first part of a musical trilogy along with Silk Torpedo and Savage Eye.
Phil May and Pete Tolson team up to do most of the writing, with lush harmonies aplenty and an overall more American radio-friendly sound.
Freeway Madness sits comfortably between the best of American rock of the time and is well worthy of fresh retrospection.
Tracklist:
1. Love Is Good [06:53]
2. Havana Bound [03:57]
3. Peter [01:27]
4. Rip Off Train [03:18]
5. Over The Moon [04:31]
6. Religion`s Dead [04:14]
7. Country Road [04:48]
8. Allnight Sailor [01:57]
9. Onion Soup [03:49]
10. Another Bowl? [02:54]
Bonus Tracks – Live at the Lyceum, 1973
11. Religion`s Dead [04:48]
12. Havana Bound [04:20]
13. Love Is Good [06:43]
14. Onion Soup [08:28]
