After Shave - Skip The Race [1974 Hard Rock / Blues. Switzerland]

Описание: Album: Strange Feeling
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Along with Toad, Bienne's After Shave were one of the only notable Swiss hard rock bands to recorded decent albums. They were different to Toad in that they had less guitar flash and a gruntier, heavier sound. Think Budgie rather than Cream. I like the 1972 debut album, Skin Deep', so much that I used 'Near The Sun' way back on Vol10, and in writing for this volume I just discovered they made a second album in 1974 that was never officially released, apparently due to a studio bill dispute. I have managed to track down the second album, 'Strange Feeling', in mp3. So, along with a track from the first, 'Skin Deep', I include the final track from the second album; 'Skip The Race'. There is a great bio of the band here, from which I learn't that just after signing an English singer, Barry James Brown, they were all set to be signed by EMI-england on the strength of a new single 'So You're Gone Away'. At the final hour EMI dropped them as they decided the song was too similar to a successful single they had just released by the new english band 10cc. This dealt a death strike to the band, though excellent guitarist Pierre-Alain Kessi has remained in music and won awards as one of Switzerland's best.

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