The groundhogs thank christ for the bomb vinyl mp3. Thank christ for the bomb by the groundhogs, released april 2019 1. Groundhogs thank christ for the bomb lp rough trade. Celebrating its 50th anniversary, thank christ for the bomb is released with bonus tracks on cd. Thank christ for the bomb is a very good hard rocking blues rock record with some psychedelic elements added to the mix. Tony mcphee guitar, vocals, synthesizer, bass ken pustelnik drums peter cruickshank bass. In 1914 a war began a million soldiers lent a hand werent many planes to give support hand to hand was the way they fought young men were called up for. Groundhogs thank christ for the bomb private press edition lp. Thank christ for the bomb was the first groundhogs album to indicate that the group had a lifespan longer than the alreadyfading british blues boom suggested. Thank christ for the bomb is an album is a game of two halves.
Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. In my opinion you can never have enough copies of thank christ for the bomb. A thinking mans rumination on alienation, the album is a game of two halves. The groundhogs fronted by tony mcphee on guitar and vocals were a top progressive blues rock group. I think that last sentence could have used a bit more wording. It was also the first in the sequence of semiconceptual masterpieces that the group cut following their decision to abandon the mellow blues of their earlier works and pursue the socially aware, proginflected bent that culminated with. Red slipcase, poppy download card, poster, ration book liner notes. The groundhogs formed as a blues band in the early 60s. Thank christ for the bomb is often called as the best groundhogs album together with its follower split. Thank christ for the bomb 2003 digital remaster lyrics. Buy thank christ for the bomb by groundhogs on cd for only.
Thank christ for the bomb, an album by the groundhogs on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. The band evolved in the latter part of the sixties into a heavy rock group scoring a hit with their fourth and possibly most popular album split. The groundhogs are a british rock band founded in late 1963, that toured extensively in the 1960s, achieved prominence in the early 1970s and continued sporadically into the 21st century. The groundhogs thank christ for the bomb major edition rsd19 fire. I also would probably have preferred if you broke up your first paragraph. Thank christ for the bomb by the groundhogs on amazon. The sound is really guitar driven through the whole album and most of the time this album sounds impressive. Mcphee guitar, vocals, producer, writer, arranger, ken pustelnik drums, peter cruickshank bass, martin birch engineer, clearwater conception sleeve design, alan tanner art. Listen to your favorite songs from thank christ for the bomb by the groundhogs now. Groundhogs thank christ for the bomb standard edition. Emerging in the early sixties as a blues band, noted for backing visiting american blues artists such as john lee hooker.
The groundhogs thank christ for the bomb lyrics genius. So its a great purchase for anyone who doesnt already have these. Thank christ for the bomb is a visionary tale of cold war fear, alienation and. Groundhogs thank christ for the bomb 1970 hard rock blues rock psych tracklist. Search results for thank christ for the bomb by the groundhogs yee yee. In 1914 a war began, a million soldiers lent a hand, werent many planes to give support, hand to hand was the way they fo. It was engineered by martin birch who had previously worked on albums by jeff beck, deep purple, fleetwood mac and peter green. Otherwise it will be another useful collection for completists and aficionados of tony mcphee.
A hugely influential album cited as the embryo for punk, grunge and beyond. Featuring epic 1970 concepts from this far reaching trio much praised by underworlds karl hyde, captain sensible, stephen malkmus and a host of others. Weve found 309 lyrics, 50 artists, and 100 albums matching thank christ for the bomb by the groundhogs. Gatefold sleeve, green slipcase, poppy download card, poster,ration book liner notes. We have a local selection of products that ship direct from rough trade nyc. Groundhogs thank christ for the bomb album track listing. Groundhogs thank christ for the bomb 2019, slipcase, vinyl. Thank christ for the bomb is a visionary tale of cold war fear, alienation and everyday drama.
Reviews of thank christ for the bomb by groundhogs album. Groundhogs thank christ for the bomb major edition lpx2. Known primarily as a hard rock blues rock group, the groundhogs have become a legend in the world of rock, they never set out to become a prog rock band though during 1970 72 created some imaginative experimental music born from the pen of tony mcphee, and made much of the bands work. Thank christ for the bomb by groundhogs album, blues rock.
It entered the uk melody maker album charts at number 27 on 20 june 1970, and had a total of 3 entries in that chart. The title track from the album thank christ for the bomb. This collection of the first 5 groundhogs albums is brilliant value. By 1970 when their third album, thank christ for the bomb, was recorded, they were morphing into a heavier prog rock band. Tony mcphee guitar and vocals is the sole constant member of the group, which has gone through many personnel changes but usually records and performs as a power trio. Celebrating its 50th anniversary, thank christ for the bomb major edition is reissued on. It has been cited as protopunk, protogrunge and as a masterpiece by the nme. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile. Listen free to groundhogs thank christ for the bomb strange town, darkness is no friend and more. Thank christ for the bomb by the groundhogs on spotify.
Groundhogs thank christ for the bomb full album youtube. Overall thank christ for the bomb is an excellent blues rock album that will appeal to fans of bands such as cream and ten years after as well as fans of more experimental bands like uriah heep and jethro tull. Thank christ for the bomb major edition specialrelease. Thank christ for the bomb is the third studio album recorded by the groundhogs, in 1970, originally released by liberty records. The groundhogs thank christ for the bomb lyrics and. Thank christ for the bomb is a music studio album recording by groundhogs prog relatedprogressive rock released in 1970 on cd, lp vinyl andor cassette. Groundhogs thank christ for the bomb releases discogs. Thank christ for the bomb as recorded by the groundhogs from the 1970 album thank christ for the bomb intro d a g e7 d asus4 a g e e7 d verse 1 d a e g d a e g d in 1914 a war began, a million soldiers lent a hand a e g d a e g d werent many planes to give support, hand to hand was the way they fought a e g d a e g d young men were.
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