Sucking the 70's

Uno de los placeres que te ofrece el Azkena es curiosear por su pequeño pero interesante mercadillo. No estamos hablando del mercadillo del Wacken Festival, cuyo tamaño es casi como el del recinto del Azkena entero, pero también tiene buen material que ofrecer. Suelo comprar camisetas compulsivamente, pero este año me he limitado a la "oficial" de Black Crowes (con un bonito logo en el pecho y las fechas de la mini gira detrás), así que la pasta la he destinado a discos.

Unos simpáticos portugueses tenían unas cuantas cubetas de vinilos a 5 euros. De ellas pude rescatar "Lean into it" y "Mr.Big Live" de Mr.Big, el "No rules" de la vieja gloria glam Kik Tracee y el disco homónimo de Outlaw Blood. Desconocía a esta última banda, pero al ver que el álbum databa de 1.990, que sus miembros lucían melenas y que uno de sus guitarras era Marti Frederiksen (en la actualidad reputado productor y compositor, parte activa de los últimos bodrios de Aerosmith, Buckcherry y de S.O.L.A. de Crue), me picó la curiosidad. Algún día lo escucharé.
En lo que respecta a los cd's, la cosecha fue interesante. En la paradita de Discos Vincebus me hice con los debuts de Damn Yankees y L.A. Guns (jamás lo he visto en cd en Barcelona!), "White Hot" de Angel y "Survival" de Grand Funk. Nuevos y a precios muy competitivos. En la anexa Alone Records, no tan baratos, compré el primer disco de Firebird y Sucking the 70's II - Back in the Saddle Again.



Hace una buena temporada que os quería recomendar la saga Sucking the 70's. Ahora que poseo fisicamente su segunda parte, ya no tengo excusa para más demoras. A principios de década, la discografía americana Small Stone Records, escudería de una legión de bandas stoner, decidió rendir ambicioso tributo a la década rockera por excelencia, los 1970's. Con un título que homenajea a los Stones (quienes cuentan con un recopilatorio llamado "Sucking in the seventies"), editaron un doble álbum de versiones de grandes temas de esa década, perpretadas por grandes del underground stoner y sureño de los States. El resultado es excelente. No sólo por la calidad de los temas originales (algunas de la mejores canciones de la historia), sinó por la impresionante y personal revisión revisada por la mayoría de los participantes. El trabajo de Five Horse Johnson, Dixie Witch, Clutch, Backdraft, Roadsaw o Mushroom River Band es emocionante.
Dado el éxito del lanzamiento, pronto lanzaron una segunda parte, el citado (y también doble) Sucking the 70's II - Back in the Saddle Again, practicamente al mismo nivel que su predecesor. Si alguien ha aterrizado del espacio exterior y desconoce que dio el rock en los 70, estos discos son la introducción perfecta para conocer la grandeza de esa era. Echad un vistazo al "track listing":

Sucking the 70's

Disc: 1
1. "Never in My Life" - Five Horse Johnson 4:47 (Originally performed by Mountain)
2. "Black Betty" - Throttlerod 3:48 (Originally performed by Ram Jam)
3. "On the Hunt" - Dixie Witch 6:05 (Originally performed by Lynyrd Skynyrd)
4. "Cross Eyed Mary" - Clutch 3:31 (Originally performed by Jethro Tull)
5. "T.V. Eye" - The Glasspack 4:47 (Originally performed by The Stooges)
6. "Free for All" - The Last Vegas 3:22 (Originally performed by Ted Nugent)
7. "Can't You See" - Halfway to Gone 4:53 (Originally performed by The Marshall Tucker Band)
8. "Working Man" - Suplecs 7:42 (Originally performed by Rush)
9. "Travellin' Band/Suzy Is a Headbanger" - Puny Human 4:19 (Originally performed by Creedence Clearwater Revival/The Ramones)
10. "We're an American Band" - Raging Slab 3:35 (Originally performed by Grand Funk Railroad)
11. "Brainstorm" - Los Natas 8:25 (Originally performed by Hawkwind)
12. "For Madmen Only" - The Heads 4:11 (Originally performed by May Blitz)
13. "Nasty Dogs & Funky Kings" - Lamont 2:33 (Originally performed by ZZ Top)
14. "Child of Babylon" - Backdraft 4:39 (Originally performed by Whitesnake)
15. "I Don't Have to Hide" - Black NASA 3:02 (Originally performed by Bachman-Turner Overdrive)
16. "Dog Eat Dog" - Warped 3:42 (Originally performed by AC/DC)
17. "Bron-Yr-Stomp" - Hangnail 4:35 (Originally performed by Led Zeppelin)

Disc: 2
1. "Vehicle" - Roadsaw 2:53 (Originally performed by The Ides of March)
2. "20th Century Boy" - Novadriver 3:53 (Originally performed by T. Rex)
3. "Hymn 43" - Alabama Thunderpussy 3:24 (Originally performed by Jethro Tull)
4. "Communication Breakdown" - Disengage 2:39 (Originally performed by Led Zeppelin)
5. "Out on the Weekend" - Porn (The Men Of) 7:47 (Originally performed by Neil Young)
6. "Rumblin' Man" - Milligram 3:47 (Originally performed by Cactus)
7. "Working for MCA" - Tummler 6:34 (Originally performed by Lynyrd Skynyrd)
8. "Doctor Doctor" - Fireball Ministry 4:33 (Originally performed by UFO)
9. "Wicked World" - Spirit Caravan 5:33 (Originally performed by Black Sabbath)
10. "Freelance Fiend" - Lowrider 3:11 (Originally performed by Leaf Hound)
11. "Walk Away" - The Mushroom River Band 3:24 (Originally performed by James Gang)
12. "Woman Tamer" - Broadsword 5:26 (Originally performed by Sir Lord Baltimore)
13. "Don't Blow Your Mind" - Doubleneck 2:54 (Originally performed by Alice Cooper)
14. "Black to Comm" - Lord Sterling 4:33 (Originally performed by MC5)
15. "Till the Next Goodbye" - The Brought Low 5:32 (Originally performed by The Rolling Stones)
16. "Don't Call Us, We'll Call You" - Scott Reeder 3:29 (Originally performed by Sugarloaf)
17. "How Can You Win" - Tectonic Break 2:53 (Originally performed by Parish Hall)
18. "The Pusher" - Gideon Smith & the Dixie Damned 5:23 (Originally performed by both Hoyt Axton and Steppenwolf)

Sucking the 70's II - Back in the Saddle Again

Disc 1
1. "Are You Ready" - Sasquatch (Originally performed by Grand Funk Railroad)
2. "Crazy Horses" - Puny Human (Originally performed by The Osmonds)
3. "Red Hot Mama" - Clutch & Five Horse Johnson (Originally performed by Funkadelic)
4. "Rock Candy" - Dixie Witch (Originally performed by Montrose)
5. "Don't Lie to Me" - The Brought Low (Originally performed by Big Star)
6. "Sin City" - Novadriver (Originally performed by AC/DC)
7. "One Way or Another" - Colour Haze (Originally performed by Cactus)
8. "Man on the Silver Mountain" - Alabama Thunderpussy (Originally performed by Rainbow)
9. "Mongoloid" - Dozer (Originally performed by Devo)
10. "The Stake" - Acid King (Originally performed by Steve Miller Band)
11. "Honky Cat" - Halfway to Gone (Originally performed by Elton John)
12. "Those Shoes" - Antler (Originally performed by The Eagles)
13. "Outlaw Man" - Brad Davis (Fu Manchu) (Originally performed by The Eagles)
14. "Season of the Witch" - Gideon Smith & the Dixie Damned (Originally performed by Donovan)
15. "Runnin' With the Devil" - Whitney Morgan and the Waycross Georgia Farmboys (Originally performed by Van Halen)

Disc 2
1. "I Just Wanna Make Love to You" - Throttlerod (Originally performed by Muddy Waters, covered by many 70s bands)
2. "Saturday Night Special" - Red Giant (Originally performed by Lynyrd Skynyrd)
3. "Bonie Maronie" - A Thousand Knives of Fire (Originally performed by Ritchie Valens)
4. "Rock 'n' Roll Singer" - The Glasspack (Originally performed by AC/DC)
5. "When the Levee Breaks" - Roadsaw (Originally performed by Led Zeppelin)
6. "Super Stupid" - Greatdayforup (Originally performed by Funkadelic)
7. "Turn to Stone" - Fireball Ministry (Originally performed by Joe Walsh)
8. "Born to Be Wild" - Los Natas (Originally performed by Steppenwolf)
9. "Two of Us" - Scott Reeder (Originally performed by The Beatles)
10. "New Rose" - Orange Goblin (Originally performed by The Damned)
11. "Garden Road" - Mos Generator (Originally performed by Rush)
12. "Snortin' Whiskey" - Honky (Originally performed by Pat Travers)
13. "I Don't Need No Doctor" - The Muggs (Originally performed by Ray Charles & covered by Humble Pie)
14. "Neighbor, Neighbor" - Amplified Heat (Originally performed by ZZ Top)
15. "Parchment Farm" - RPG (Originally performed by Bukka White, covered by many 70s bands)
16. "Dreamweaver" - Valis (Originally performed by Gary Wright)

Alucinante, ¿verdad?. Lo más fácil hubiese sido acompañar el post con el clip de Born to be wild" o "We're an American Band", pero me decanto por esa mega-rareza llamada "Crazy Horses" y sus surrealistas autores, The Osmonds:

Sucking the 70's
Sucking the 70's II - Back in the Saddle Again