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TOAD – OPEN FIRE Live in Basel – 1972 (SWISS) hard rock
For those new to Toad, Switzerland's most celebrated hard rock band, and thoroughly confused by the eclectic music encased within Akama's Behind the Wheels, all things are made clear with the solid slab of stage sound emanating from Open Fire Live in Basel 1972. The sleeve notes are equally up-front about the source of this release: a tape bootlegged at the gig. But judging by the quality of the sound -- a tad muddy in places but surprisingly good overall -- this was presumably taken straight off the mixing board. The CD seems to pick up some way into Toad's set, as they launch into the epic, almost 15-minute "Tomorrow Blue," and R&B was where the trio's hearts were, even as the rhythm section boogied straight into hard rock and guitarist Vittorio Vergeat flickered into metal. "Blues," too, heaves its way from undiluted 12-bar blues into the power raging R&B-inflected rock that defined the likes of Cream, early Led Zeppelin, and other Brit rockers raised on the blues but determined to drag the genre into the modern age. Sometimes they squall into a bit of an ominous noisefest à la Black Sabbath, as "Thoughts" illustrates, or into virtuoso braggadocio, as on "Pig's Walk," where Vergeat attempts to out-flash Jimi Hendrix, a delusion shared by every guitarist of the day. Toad could never beat Hendrix at his own game, but they definitely show they're experienced across the two Hendrix covers that close out the set. "Red House"'s R&B roots are showcased to a shine, while "Who Knows" gets equally sumptuous treatment, and although neither is that far removed from the original, both give the bandmembers plenty of opportunity to strut their stuff. Being Swiss, Toad would never garner the success of their British counterparts, but in many ways the trio more effectively melded the blues to rock than any of that island's more favored sons.
Vittorio "Vic" Vergeat - guitar, vocals, piano
Cosimo Lampis - drums, percussion, vocals
Werner Fröhlich - bass, vocals
1. Tomorrow Blue Froehlich, Vergeat 14:51
2. Thoughts Froehlich, Vergeat 6:57
3. Blues Vergeat 5:42
4. Pig's Walk Vergeat 4:43
5. Red House Hendrix 7:42
6. Who Knows Hendrix 13:03
Great live release from the blues based Toad. Fantastic guitar from Vic Vergeat, featuring a stunning cover of "Red House" and the slick opus "Who Knows". Loses have a star because the vocals are low, this is most likely a boot, but the performance is great.
個人的にかなり入れ込んでる７０年代初期に活躍？したスイスのヘヴィブルースロックトリオ。３枚ほど国内盤が出てます。スタジオ盤も良いですがこのライヴ、素晴らしいです。迫力有りすぎ(^-^*)
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TOAD – OPEN FIRE Live in Basel – 1972 (SWISS) hard rock
For those new to Toad, Switzerland's most celebrated hard rock band, and thoroughly confused by the eclectic music encased within Akama's Behind the Wheels, all things are made clear with the solid slab of stage sound emanating from Open Fire Live in Basel 1972. The sleeve notes are equally up-front about the source of this release: a tape bootlegged at the gig. But judging by the quality of the sound -- a tad muddy in places but surprisingly good overall -- this was presumably taken straight off the mixing board. The CD seems to pick up some way into Toad's set, as they launch into the epic, almost 15-minute "Tomorrow Blue," and R&B was where the trio's hearts were, even as the rhythm section boogied straight into hard rock and guitarist Vittorio Vergeat flickered into metal. "Blues," too, heaves its way from undiluted 12-bar blues into the power raging R&B-inflected rock that defined the likes of Cream, early Led Zeppelin, and other Brit rockers raised on the blues but determined to drag the genre into the modern age. Sometimes they squall into a bit of an ominous noisefest à la Black Sabbath, as "Thoughts" illustrates, or into virtuoso braggadocio, as on "Pig's Walk," where Vergeat attempts to out-flash Jimi Hendrix, a delusion shared by every guitarist of the day. Toad could never beat Hendrix at his own game, but they definitely show they're experienced across the two Hendrix covers that close out the set. "Red House"'s R&B roots are showcased to a shine, while "Who Knows" gets equally sumptuous treatment, and although neither is that far removed from the original, both give the bandmembers plenty of opportunity to strut their stuff. Being Swiss, Toad would never garner the success of their British counterparts, but in many ways the trio more effectively melded the blues to rock than any of that island's more favored sons.
Vittorio "Vic" Vergeat - guitar, vocals, piano
Cosimo Lampis - drums, percussion, vocals
Werner Fröhlich - bass, vocals
1. Tomorrow Blue Froehlich, Vergeat 14:51
2. Thoughts Froehlich, Vergeat 6:57
3. Blues Vergeat 5:42
4. Pig's Walk Vergeat 4:43
5. Red House Hendrix 7:42
6. Who Knows Hendrix 13:03
Great live release from the blues based Toad. Fantastic guitar from Vic Vergeat, featuring a stunning cover of "Red House" and the slick opus "Who Knows". Loses have a star because the vocals are low, this is most likely a boot, but the performance is great.
個人的にかなり入れ込んでる７０年代初期に活躍？したスイスのヘヴィブルースロックトリオ。３枚ほど国内盤が出てます。スタジオ盤も良いですがこのライヴ、素晴らしいです。迫力有りすぎ(^-^*)
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