14.01.2008.
Armaggedon - Armaggedon (1970) (@256)
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(Review from Cosmic Dreams At Play)
Yet the same question arises : "Why didn't this group record more than just one album?".
Their self-titled album is a heavy progressive masterpiece with excellent, Hendrix-influenced guitar work and vocals by Frank Diez. Armaggedon was the start of his long and impressive career. Their album had six tracks, and two of them were cover versions. Most impressive was the 10 minute version of Jeff Beck Group's "Rice Pudding". This track had some of the greatest heavy guitar riffing to appear on a German record. Their version of Spooky Tooth's "Better By You, Better Than Me" was also competent enough. In addition, both Frank Diez and Manfred Galatik wrote great songs, as typified by the tracks "People Talking" and "Open". Michael Nurnberg and Jurgen Lorenzen provided a strong backing.
However, demand for the group was poor, and Armaggedon soon broke up.
Line-up :
* Frank Dietz - vocals / guitar
* Michael Nürnberg - bass
* Manfred Galatik - keyboards
* Jürgen Lorenzen - drums
Track List :
01. Round
02. Open
03. Oh Man
04. Rice Pudding
05. People Talking
06. Better By You, Better Than Me
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Original Post Date : 5 Sep 2007 | 3:54 PM
