Buddha Head

Product Description
CD debut for collection of 17 demos recorded 1988-1992 that was previously only available with a vinyl box set. Each track is as raw as they get: the first take slapped straight on to tape.

Tracks:

High Flyin' Baby
City Lights
Have You Seen My Baby?
Yesterday's Numbers
Teenage Head
32-20
Evil Hearted Ada
Docor Boogie
Whiskey Woman
Shakin' All Over
That'll Be The Way
Louie Louie
Walkin' The Dog
Scratch My Back (Previously Unreleased)
Carol (Previously Unreleased)
Going Out Theme (Version 2) (Previously Unreleased)

Customer Reviews:

triviahead.......2006-11-11

The "Stones" sound from an American band? Believe it! The Flamin' Groovies rock like no other American blues-rock band.

Rock& roll,if you please!.......2006-08-04

The Groovies' 2 Buddah LP's(this one with "Flamingo",its predecessor)were America's best kept secret for almost a decade & it took a new version of the band(minus their incredible original singer)to bring these 2 gems back on the map...

Teenage Head epitomizes R& R's Genius & the original band is almost as good as the Stones or the MC 5,their major influences at the time.
There are ballads,country,boogie as well,everything is perfectly played with a sense of humor that illuminates the tracks & everyone with an interest in rock & roll should be in possession of this album.
God bless Roy Loney & Cyril Jordan for giving us those moments of pure joy!

A Real Nice Rootsy Mix.......2004-10-12

.....And if you know what that means...you will definitely dig this album. Wow...what can I say about this album,well I don't think it is unbalanced as some reviewers have said. Actually, I think it is one of the best albums I have ever heard. I wouldn't label this as proto-punk(as it often is),to me it represents a love of rock music and the music that gave birth to rock. The proto-punkers represent that too, but this band goes into different territory...like country, blues,rockabilly,and good old boogie woogie type stuff.So,in this regard I think it would appeal to someone who is more "roots rock" minded.

Added Tracks make this a Classic.......2004-06-22

This is one of those albums that came out in the 1970's, was completely buried by the corporate takeovers of record companies and radio stations, and remained virtually unknown among the general public. But it was listened to by almost anyone and everyone who was an aspiring rock musician -- along with obscure albums by THE VELVET UNDERGROUND, IGGY & THE STOOGES, THE SWEET, and several others.

Teenage Head always seemed to be missing somehting in its initial package. The songs seemed a bit too cutious and the band sounded like they were trying to please producers or record company execs. Should we go for a pop sound? A punk sound? A Power pop, or flat out rock sound? It seems that the band can't decide what they want to sound like, and the results fall short of what should-have, could-have, or might-have been possible.

Whiskey Woman is still too short -- that bass line and main riff should be stretched to 8 minutes or so. Doctor Boogie is still understated (needs to rock harder). High Flying Baby needed some caffine or other stimulant I think. It's not strong enough for a good opening song.

The best music is usually found on albums where a band (or single recording artist) just does what works best for themselves.

The added tracks here make the remasterd/extended CD a must buy, even if you already have the LP or earlier CD.

THe original 9 songs are still proto-punk thrashers that now sound better than ever. But the CD kicks from high-gear to overdrive from 'Shakin All Over' through 'Carol'.

Musically, it's somewhere betwween THE FACES "Snakes and Ladders", THE DAMNED's debut album. WIth the extra tracks, it sounds a lot like the better material by THE KINKS, or out-takes and alternate-takes of songs by THE WHO, before "Whos Next".

Well worth the purchase price.

No dues.......2004-04-06

Great record, unfortunately BMG hasn't paid a dime in mechanicals/royalties to Jordan or Loney since releasing this in 1999. Yet another screw-over by a ripoff record company.

Average customer rating:

Very good songs from Bill's "Magnetic Sketchbook"

Buddha Head
Bill Nelson
Manufacturer: Blueprint UK
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000001HSC
Release Date: 1997-12-02

Tracks:

My Philosophy
Killing My Desires
Buddha Head
The Way
Big River
Karma Kisses
We Will Rise
Signs And Signals
Lotus In The Stream
Enlightenment
Eternally
Duality
Perfect World
The Heart Has Its Reasons
Sun Will Rise
The Big Illumination
Life As We Know It

Album Description

CD debut for collection of 17 demos recorded 1988-1992 that was previously only available with a vinyl box set. Each track is as raw as they get: the first take slapped straight on to tape.

Album Details

A collection of demos from the period 1988-1992. Each song was created in the space of a couple of hours, composing spontaneously to tape, with no attempt to polish the songs.

Customer Reviews:

Very good songs from Bill's "Magnetic Sketchbook".......1999-02-20

Bill Nelson has released something like 12 albums of home demos, "magnetic sketches", over the past decade. This album, released in 1995 but recorded between 1988 and 1992, was part of a 4CD boxed set but now available as a single disc, is a strong set of rockin' pop songs.

"My Philosophy" kicks off the album with blazing guitar tune full of fire and fury and a bit of an ironic lyric "Here comes my philosophy/Leave it, let it be" which Bill rips into another solo. Other standouts include "Buddha Head", a great lost synthpop song. "Big River" another sweeping epic. Probably the best of the bunch is "Lotus In The Stream", with the beautiful ebow & guitar solo in the middle.

Missed the days of Be Bop Deluxe? OK, there's no "Yorkshire Landscape" here, but this is still pretty good stuff coming out of the man's analog 16-track studio.

In Your Head
Average customer rating:
In Your Head
Buddha Stick
Manufacturer: Solid Discs
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000003QZV
Release Date: 1997-06-03

Out of My Head
Average customer rating:
Out of My Head
Buddha Market Band
Manufacturer: Buddha Market Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000CADJNS
Release Date: 2004-02-03