"Wicked Lady" was founded as a trio by Northampton singer-guitarist Martin Weaver formed in 1968. However, Wicked Lady never came within a whisper of the stratospheric status attained by Cream, or the Jimi Hendrix Experience. The band's liberal use of feedback -- and large biker following -- kept them relegated to clubs, even during the twilight hours of the psychedelic era. The band never had a legitimate release back in 1968-70 when this material was originally recorded. Don't let that stop y...
"Wicked Lady" was founded as a trio by Northampton singer-guitarist Martin Weaver formed in 1968. However, Wicked Lady never came within a whisper of the stratospheric status attained by Cream, or the Jimi Hendrix Experience. The band's liberal use of feedback -- and large biker following -- kept them relegated to clubs, even during the twilight hours of the psychedelic era. The band never had a legitimate release back in 1968-70 when this material was originally recorded.
Don't let that stop you from taking the plunge and snagging this proto-doom hard-fuzz monster. Imagining if Sabbath Bloody Sabbath-era Black Sabbath, instead of getting all synthy and fast, went into a bit more Jethro Tull-esque folksy melodic jamming.
The first track on their first album "Run The Night" is the most balls-to-the-wall rocking, and the song "The Wicked Lady" sound right out of Witchcraft's catalog. Other songs, like "War Cloud" might wait a full 4 min before the vocals kick in, and "The Axeman Cometh" is a hard-rocking instrumental. Add a healthy does of wah-wah hell into the mix, and you might occasionally come a bit too close to wanky-jamming overkill.
The lost-in-a-void vocals, and acid-hangover guitar total blows most other supposedly "heavy" 70's releases out of the water.
The band split in 1970 but the trio would later re-unite in a more psychedelic and progressive outfit called the Dark. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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