RAMATAM - RAMARAM - 1972 (US) hard rock

Mike Pinera was of Blues Image and Iron Butterfly fame and Mitch Mitchell was the ex-Jimi Hendrix Experience drummer. Their first album, recorded in Florida, was mainstream rock which veered towards hard rock and jazz rock in places. There's a good guitar solo from April Lawton on She's A Woman and also a brass section. After the first album Pinera departed for The New Cactus Band and later formed Thee Image. The second album, recorded by new line-up . It was recorded in New York. Highlights include The Land/Rainy Sunday Evening, an imaginative melancholic song in a progressive style with great string orchestration; I Can Only Love You, a fast tempo song with horns and a great guitar solo by Lawton and Stars And Stripes Forever, which has a carnival-like orchestration. There are also a couple of hard rockers and some fine fifties style material like Rhinoceros.

APRIL LAWTON ld gtr
MITCH MITCHELL drms
MIKE PINERA gtr
RUSS SMITH bs, vcls T
OMMY SULLIVAN keyb'ds, reeds, vcls

Excelent album of not only Hard Rock, is Progresive too. The young woman, April Lawton, is one of the best guitar player I´ve ever heard in seventies, male or female. Great album !!!!

1 Whiskey Place 3:23
2 Heart Song 4:50
3 Ask Brother Ask 5:00
4 What I Dream I Am 4:00
5 Wayso 3:23
6 Changing Days 3:31
7 Strange Place 6:00
8 Wild Like Wine 3:51
9 Can't Sit Still 6:00

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