This is the first album from one of Scotland’s greatest rock bands, released way back in ’72. Alex was looking to form a band and he saw one called Tear Gas play. He convinced them to join up with him, and the rest is history.
Alex had been performing a few of these songs since the early sixties in his soul band. The Willie Dixon song I Just Want To Make Love To You and Framed were from that time, but given a heavy update. Hammer Song and Midnight Moses are different versions from his solo album Roman Wall Blues, but given the Harvey treatment again. There’s No Lights On The Christmas Tree Mama was released as a single and is pure vaudeville and fit perfectly into the band’s theatrical performances. My favourite song is St. Anthony which is definitely one of the heaviest songs they recorded, with Zal riffing up a storm.
SAHB were a huge part of my adolescent years and I still listen to them often.
8/10 from The Grooveman.
