Lucifer's Friend - Lucifer's Friend (Germany 1970)

An Uncle Roddus Album Review

01. Ride In The Sky – 2:53
02. Everybody’s Clown – 6:10
03. Keep Goin’ – 5:24
04. Toxic Shadows – 6:59
05. Free Baby – 5:26
06. Baby You’re A Liar – 3:53
07. In The Time Of Job When Mammon Was A Yippie – 4:03
08. Lucifer’s Friend – 6:09
09. Rock ‘N’ Roll Singer (Bonus) – 4:17
10. Satyr’s Dance (Bonus) – 3:15
11. Horla (Bonus) – 2:50
12. Our World Is A Rock ‘N’ Roll Band (Bonus) – 3:18
13. Alpenrosen (Bonus) – 3:53

Now this is more like it, a real monster of an early 70s rock album from this heavily Led Zep and Sabbath influenced German rock group as well as more Deep Purpleish progressive learning's. I got turned to this band from hearing the mighty "Ride The sky" on the "Music for Your Brain" compilation and was so impressed I had to check them out some more. I am not disappointed, as this is a solid and rocking effort throughout and although they are bloody obvious in their influences, they have the talent and imagination to make some interesting and totally enjoyable music. Stand out tracks for me are the above mentioned "Ride the Sky" and the very riffatastic "Baby your a Liar" A classic rock song. These guys should have been big with this release.

The bonus tracks here are quite different from the original 8 tracks. A lot quieter without the bludgeoning guitar licks and they have a more commercial pop sound with a touch of jazz. They are very good tracks but don't quite go with the rest of  the original album, though "Horla" is a fantastic guitar tour de force. A roddus rating of 4.5/5.

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