May Blitz

May Blitz Artist: May Blitz
Label: Akarma Italy
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1
EAN: 8026575253124
ASIN: B0000Z80HA


Release Date: 2003-12-11

May Blitz


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Tracks:

  1. Smoking the Day Away
  2. I Don't Know?
  3. Dreaming
  4. Squeet
  5. Tomorrow May Come
  6. Fire Queen
  7. Virgin Waters

Album Description

May Blitz was formed by drummer Tony Newman (Sound Incorporated, Jeff Beck), a musician with a heavy hand and decidedly at home in hard rock territory. Original copies of this album (the band's 1970 eponymous debut) sell for outrageously high sums, which makes this reissue an even more welcome addition to the Akarma catalogue. Excellent hard rock, enhanced by the solo guitar acrobatics of Jamie Black. Seven tracks packaged in deluxe digibook format. Akarma. 2003.

Album Details

May Blitz was Formed by Drummer Tony Newman (Sound Incorporated, Jeff Beck), a Musician with a Heavy Hand and Decidedly at Home in Hard Rock Territory. Original Copies of this Album (The Band's 1970 Eponymous Debut) Sell for Outrageously High Sums, which Makes this Reissue an Even More Welcome Addition to the Akarma Catalogue. Excellent Hard Rock, Enhanced by the Solo Guitar Acrobatics of Jamie Black.

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Good album, above the average powertrio..........2006-01-23

This english trio (guitar/bass/drums) really shows of some incredible musiscianship. Good early 70's heavy rock with some different musical influences in their songs.

The first track, "Smoking the day away", opens with a great bluesy riff, powerful singing and strong refrain. This long track (8:19) quickly shows what this powertrio is all about; great guitarsolos built around heavy and strong themes. The track is heavy and hypnotic. A great opener.

"I don't know" has some more great solos and a time-change in there which leads to some really great guitarsolos.
"Dreaming" has the band change to a softer psychedelic sound, more "dreamy", and laidback. But thats just part of this track, for the rest it goes back to its heavier riffs and guitarsolos.
And the contrasts and dynamics between heavy and psychedelic themes make this track work very good also.

"Squeet" shows that this heavy rock band could throw in some jazzier sound in their melodies also, good and catchy riff, long and powerful track again.
"Tomorrow may come" is a great and softer track (again. It's a very good and much needed contrast to the previous heavy and guitarattacks. This shows that May Blitz were a diverse band that could easily write softer tracks that was as 'powerful' and good as their heavier work. "Fire Queen" is a bit disappointing after the previous good tracks. Here a single chord is repeated throughout the track, rather boring. This track could have been improved.
"Virgin Waters" is antoher track that balances between heavy rock and late 70's psychedelia. A pretty good ending track which also has some sounds of waves in it to make it more atmospheric.

I like early 70's hardrock, but not when it gets too plain and bluesy. I was afraid that this would be the case with May Blitz. Too much bluesrock a la CREAM or other bands. But even though the limited instrumentation here, May Blitz really puts forth and gets the most and best out of their instruments and arrangements. At a first listen of this album you might feel you want more timechanges, more shifting timesignatures, but in the end and after repeated listens, you will realise that this album is good the way it is. Hard rock with lots of different influences. Somewhere between 3,5-4 stars.

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