REVIEWS FROM MY VINYL COLLECTION

Day: March 21, 2022

DAVID GILMOUR – s/t

Everyone knows David Gilmour as he is one of the most respected guitarists in the world. He always plays the right amount of notes, and his solos always fit the song perfectly. He is responsible for the most recognizable solo ever in Pink Floyd’s Money.

This album was released in ’78 in between Floyd’s Animals and The Wall. This is basically a three piece recording with Foreigner’s Rick Wills on bass, and Willie Wilson on drums. You wonder if some of these songs were Floyd rejects, as Waters was taking more control of the direction Floyd at the time, and There’s No Way Out Of Here feels like a Floyd tune. Cry From The Street has a killer riff and groove and he plays some great guitar. There are two instrumentals on the album opening track, Mihalis, and my favourite track It’s Definitely, where Dave plays a great solo and keyboards. I think Dave has only done 4 studio albums outside of Pink Floyd, and this is the best. Great songs and playing.

9/10 from The Grooveman.

TEAR GAS – s/t

Tear Gas hail from Glasgow and this is their second album released in ’71. Alex Harvey was looking for a band to bring his music to life, and he saw these guys playing and thought they would be the perfect match for his vision. Three of the band, Zal Cleminson (guitar), Chris Glen (bass), and Ted McKenna (drums) would join Harvey’s new band straight away, and vocalist Davey Bachelor would be the bands producer.

The music on here is very much of the period. That’s What’s Real opens with a very heavy blues and with instrumental sections that would be extended Live. They do a killer version of Jethro Tull’s Love Story which SAHB would cover later on the Penthouse Tapes album. Women For Sale is very reminiscent of Free’s Fire And Water. I really like I’m Glad as there is lots of self indulgence with Zal letting loose on the guitar. There are a couple of old rock n roll covers to fill out the album, but it’s better than their first album, Piggy Go Getter. It’s a cool insight to what the band were into before SAHB.

7.5/10 from The Grooveman.