Weed…!
Weed
℗ 1971 Philips Records 6305 096
This album related to an infamous rock'n'roll habit ! Unfortunately the album sleeve didn't list the line-up, but it seems likely that Ken Hensley (vocals,organ, slide guitar) of Uriah Heep fame had a leading role. He recorded the Weed album during March 1971 in between the Uriah Heep albums "Salisbury" and "Look at yourself". Some members of the 1970/71 Virus line-up were also involved, Bernd Hohmann and Werner Monka at least and possibly their rhythm section as well. All six tracks were credited to concert promoter Bobo Albes and Philips household producer Rainer Goltermann made sure the sessions in the Windrose Studios were preserved for posterity. The album comprised straight-forward heavy progressive blues rock with twin guitars and organ to the fore, culminating in the excellent, long instrumental title track. Weed can be compared to other German heavy progsters of the era, such as Zarathustra, Blackwater park, Epitaph and Armaggedon, as well as Ken Hensley's similarly obscure "Head Machine" album "Orgasm" dating from 1969 or 1970. The sleeve of the Weed album is quite noteworthy - a somewhat disgusting, middle-aged house wife is pictured, offering some "weed" of an unknown nature! A fine album, but very rare and accordingly high priced at the collector's market. |
- 1. Sweet Morning Light (Albes) [05:53]
- 2. Lonely Ship (Albes) [03:18]
- 3. My Dream (Albes) [06:38]
- 4. Slowin' Down (Albes) [04:37]
- 5. Before I Die (Albes) [03:49]
- 6. Weed (Albes) [07:16]
Участие в альбоме:
- Joseph Golan: guitar
- Ken Hensley: lead vocals, guitar, keyboards
- William Schoen: flute
- Joseph Sciacchitano: drums
- Don Simmons: bass guitar
- Phil Upchurch: keyboards
Тексты:
Sweet Morning Light
(Albes)
Sweet morning light Sweet morning light Sun shinin’ bright On everything inside Green is the grass Winter has passed No sign of cloud Wanna shine out loud That I love to live And I live to love in the Sweet morning light Sun in my eyes Is my sweet surprise Now life of lies Or black disguise Good lord of life And precious sight Keep out the storm Try to keep me warm ‘Cause I love to live And I live to love in the Sweet morning light
Lonely Ship
(Albes)
Where, oh where shall I look my love Where in the world To find a thousand battle ships With all their flags and furl Will the will of life for me today Can a log so sadly sink Of the love we found and cast away That was my everything I’m not saying that I’ll die for you I’m not saying that I long What I mean is I will look for you For it’s you who has my soul Far, so far into the empty night My lonely ship will sail Where there’s life There must be love In this world and the next And paths along which lovers walk Whom happiness returns
My Dream
(Albes)
In my dream I saw ahead Another thousand years I saw the vision of a world in fear In my dream And I saw the battle at The whole world lost And left no-one to sit And count the cost In my dream But my head was flying high Above the tired strife I saw beyond The actual waste of life In my dream
Slowin' Down
(Albes)
I feel I’m slowin’ down Left here to die On the ice cold ground I’ve had my share of trouble And all the misery around I got one day left to live Nothing left to give Take my soul, I’m slowin’ down I just can’t stay around I’ve been abused And I’m leavin’ town I’ve had my share of trouble With sorrow followin’ me around I’ve seen fightin’, people dyin’ Politicians lyin’ Take my soul, I’m slowin’ down
Before I Die
(Albes)
Let me see one summer Before I die Free my heart from weary fortune Let me see the light With the stars at night With not of deserving These clouds at its side Before I die Bring no tales of hidden meaning Please don’t speak to me of war These are things my heart rejected Oh, forever, never Never cause me pain again Before I die What’s the use of a life without love With our love is everything There’s no place for it here or above Yes, love is everywhere Oh, before I die