Tuesday, October 30, 2012

The Ritual –Granny Goodbox



 
The Ritual –Granny Goodbox/ Unseen Destination –Jewel Records 968 (1972 US)

Better known for their great Heavy Psych single Speed Freak/Walls of My Mind, Indiana’s The Ritual returned in ’72 with this absolute scorcher of a single. Any previous Iron Butterfly leanings are blown away by 2 sides of TOTAL Energy Heavy Rock ‘n’ Roll. It crunches, it buzzes, it fuzzes and fully delivers on all levels. The hilarious intro to Granny Goodbox (Granny’s was a club in Muncie), leads into a driving rocker where tight and super trebly guitars (sounding like highly strung Dan Electros), raspy vocals and frenetic drumming rule the roost. The B side Unseen Destination is barely less wild and rocks out in fine Stones/Faces fashion until the surprising break in the middle where it nearly goes into Journey To The Center of The Mind territory for a few seconds… Not sure how this single ended up on Ohio’s Jewel label, but thank god it did. I just can’t praise this single enough.

Hear a full version of Granny Goodbox



Hear a full version of Unseen Destination

5 comments:

Maude Lange said...

Apropos of nothing ('cept maybe the Faces comparison), here's the best new glam I've heard in many-a-year, by one of my all time fave pop-bands ever:
http://soundcloud.com/hardpressedpublicity/animal-show


Robin Wills said...
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Robin Wills said...

Although the last comment is out of context, I'm only too pleased ot hear that Cotton Mather have released some new recordings, especially on 7". The band were firm favourites 12-13 years ago

Anonymous said...

The hilarious intro to Granny Goodbox.
Replace hilarious with cringeworthy.

Robin Wills said...

Whatever...what follows is KILLER in any case...