The Snake

Artist: Harvey Mandel
Label: Bgo - Beat Goes on
Category: Music

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Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1
EAN: 5017261203984
ASIN: B0000011PO

Release Date: 2002-02-15

The Snake

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Tracks:

The Divining Rod
Pagasus
Lynda Love
Peruvian Flake
The Snake
Uno Ino
Ode to the Owl
Levitation
Bite the Electric Eel

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Album Description

1997 reissue on BGO of 1972 album by Mandel, the respected rock guitarist who played with Canned Heat & John Mayall, and declined an offer as the replacement for Mick Taylor with the Stones. Nine tracks, including 'The Divining Rod' and 'Pegasus'. Originally released on Janus Records.

Album Details

Digitally Remastered Reissue of the Master Guitarist's 1974 Live Solo Album was Done by Jon Astley (The Who). Featured Players on These Sessions Included Bassist Alan Spenner and Guitarist Neil Hubbard, Both of Whom were in Joe Cocker's Grease Band and Would Later Join Kokomo Just after These Sessions and Eventually Ended Up in Roxy Music and Bryan Ferry's Solo Groups a Few Years Later. Mel Collins Followed Close to the Same Path (Sans the Roxy Music Gig), Having Just Left King Crimson and Later Would Play on Countless Efforts from Bands Like Bad Company, a Tenure in Camel, Clannad, Dire Straits, Alan Parsons Project, the Rolling Stones and Many More.

Customer Reviews:

Bad copies buy else where!.......2007-02-23

This is a great album, but the copy I got and it's replacement were both warpped and would not play in CD player. It made so much noise I thought it would destroy my CD player. Buy this from some other location or seller. Amazon got a batch of this CD that was put on defective CDs.

timeless classic.......2004-10-01

Back before Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Vinnie Moore, et.al, there was Harvey Mandel. I don't care how old you are or how old this album might be, if you're a fan of guitar music buy this album now. Or better yet, buy the double-cd with Baby Batter. I guarantee you will not regret it.

There's no doubt that Harvey Mandel is one of the most imaginative guitar players alive. I remember hearing this album when it was released in 1972 and drove from Tulsa, Ok., to Louisville, Ky. just to see him play it. The songs gave me shivers back then and still give me shivers now.

This is timeless great stuff. Harvey's stuff from the late 60's to the mid-70's is really, really good guitar music.

By the way, if you're one of those people who don't understand music unless there are lyrics, don't bother with this. It's all instrumental. And again, great, great music.

the guy who pioneered tapping on the fretboard.......2002-05-19

harvey mandel's career is one of always being in the right place but at the wrong time. his earliest recordings showed his chicago blues influences, late 1960s releases added a touch of psychedelia, and early 70s (the snake and shangreneade) show that harvey had some clear jazz leanings.
arguably harvey mandel was the first true fusion guitarist-long before that label even existed or became yet another trite pigeon hole. for serious guitar fans the snake is a revelation.

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