easily certifies the Cactus LP as one of the best hard rock albums of the then brand-new decade, bar none. The Birth Of Cactus 1970 finds the freshly minted quartet ripping through some of the key tracks from their landmark debut album including Parchman Farm, Feel So Good and No Need To Worry plus some smokin’ hot blues numbers. We got on stage and the energy level was off the charts! All the songs kicked major ass. Share - Cactus by Cactus (Vinyl, 1970) Cactus by Cactus (Vinyl, 1970) 5.0 out of 5 stars 1 product rating Write a review. Includes Album Cover, Release Year, and User Reviews. 'Cactus' (1970) fue el primer lbum del nuevo supergrupo, un disco de intenso hard, blues y boggie rock que inclua dos versiones ('Parchman Farm', 'You Can't Judge a Book by The Cover') e. The performances are not only supremely confident, but also fluid and dynamic as each member locks into the groove and relentlessly rides it.ĭrummer Carmine Appice had this to say about the concert recording, “I remember doing that first gig, hanging out with Hendrix who was a friend of Cactus. Features Song Lyrics for Cactuss Restrictions album. The Birth Of Cactus 1970 finds the freshly minted quartet ripping through some of the key tracks from their landmark debut album including “Parchman Farm,” “Feel So Good” and “No Need To Worry” plus some smokin’ hot blues numbers. Fortunately, this stunning and historic show was captured on tape and has now been unearthed from the archives and released on all formats!
Vocalist Rusty Day, guitarist Jim McCarty, bassist Tim Bogert, and drummer Carmine Appice, collectively known as Cactus, made their auspicious debut in their very first public performance that night. After that the jovial riffs and percussion fest of “Feel So Good” sound like an earth-shattering cakewalk for this quartet.Īs far as beginnings go, the start of CACTUS wasn’t humble for sure – yet it was immensely auspicious, and having the concert documented to be heard decades later is nothing short of fantastic.This is where it all began for the quartet dubbed “The American Led Zeppelin” - on a 1970 bill that also featured the likes of The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Grateful Dead and Steve Miller Band. So while the harmonica-smoothed “No Need To Worry” may fall into a regular blues category, the ensemble’s relentless drive should elevate it before the melding of electric “Let Me Swim” and “Oleo” into an expansive medley with the half-acoustic “Big Mama Boogie” will melt the audience’s faces off, with Bogert cranking up the volume and blowing Appice to the background – which is no mean feat. However, for all the heaviness on display, such numbers as “Sweet Sixteen” – where Day’s vocals shine against the instrumentalists’ funk – show to which extent the band were indebted to country music too, especially once a six-string solo has been unleashed. There’s a tectonic groove that hits the listener even now, from the first seconds of “One Way… Or Another” onwards – guitar fiercely blazing, bass ebbing and bulging, drums projecting a thunderstorm – and doesn’t let up until the final licks of the furious “Parchman Farm” fade away. On May 16th, 1970 the foursome played a few numbers from their still to be issued debut LP as well as a couple of tracks from the album to be released the following year, so those who attended the concert in Philadelphia’s Temple University were in for a rare stereo treat. REM DATE 1970 REM DISCID 73097308 REM COMMENT 'ExactAudioCopy v1.0b2' PERFORMER 'Cactus' TITLE 'Cactus' FILE 'Cactus - Cactus.
Yet there’s a new artefact has been unearthed recently, the recording of the classic quartet – in which the aforementioned masters were joined by warbler Rusty Day and axeman Jim McCarty – performing live for the very first time. Perhaps, not as influential as their predecessors VANILLA FUDGE whose rhythm section, Carmine Appice and Tim Bogert moved on to heavier pastures in 1969, CACTUS have always been a powerful unit, and the band’s latest album, "Tightrope" from 2021, is a testament to that. The historic snapshot of a mighty foursome’s stage debut – ear-splitting yet rivetingly melodious.