Screaming Lord Sutch stalked the mid-'60s London club scene with the fervor of a New Testament prophet and the urgency of Jack the Ripper . . . Tracking this album's savage material with heroes like Jimmy Page, John Bonham, Jeff Beck, bassist Noel Redding and keyboard session-ace Nicky Hopkins, His Lordship's debut disc is mightily presented here in all of its pounding glory from the absolute original analog masters! Album Description
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I find it amusing that some here are taking this piece of rubbish (nothing but a spoof) and treating it seriously. A "cross between the Kinks and Led Zeppelin?" Beck and Page "honing their skills for the future?" Right ... They and the others must have been laughing hysterically while laying down these tracks with their all-too-rich pal, who obviously had all-too-much time on his hands. I listened to it twice back in 1970 (couldn't believe my ears the first time) and then took it down to the beach and played frisbee with it. Looks like I should have held onto it and quadrupled what I paid for the wretched thing.
September 10, 2007 | | tHE wORST aLBUM iMAGINABLE -- gET iT!! | |
In my college days (the 70's) we referred to this guy as "Lord Sucks". Trust me, his music does not improve with age.
However, every music collection should include the worst imaginable music if only for a benchmark. This CD meets that criteria (along with The Shaggs "Philosophy of the World").
Buy this CD today. It really sucks and it will make you smile.
June 2, 2007Both Lord Sutch LPs are in my collection. ...what would you think if I told you that "and Heavy Friends" contains moments of great sound from an all-star cast, supporting a real English Lord who really cannot sing?
The truth is that this album, I mean CD, is a must have. I would purchase it again for its' marque value alone. It just so happens that Sutch and the band combined create a truly unique sound.
March 13, 2007| | | The Shape of Things to Come | |
If you ignore the poor voice and puerile lyrics this piece turns into an unexpected pleasure. Fans of the greats should give this a listen, then like me you won't stop playing it, worse still,you won't stop bragging to all your friends about how you've got half of Led Zep., a ton of Beck and Redding,plus the late great Nicky Hopkins. All on an album that NONE of your friends would ever have heard of. In the words of the great Nelson of Simpson's fame "HA HA".
The soon to be superstars all seem to be having good clean fun,
honing their skills for the future. Other members of the band --although unheard of (to any great extent)-- nonetheless do more than adequate work, All together a very nice surprise.
Top notch. Fully recomended.
August 10, 2005How can you go wrong with an album that contains Hendrix alumnus Noel Redding, half of Led Zeppelin, session man Nicky Hopkins (who played with the Beatles, Stones, and the Who), and Jeff Beck? Answer: you can't. If any album could have benefited from extensive liner notes, it is this one. At times I could play spot the classic rock god fairly easily. But, I would like to have been able to read up on who played what on each track. Yet, what's important here is that you get very good classic rock tunes from a very talented bunch. Although I had never heard a Sutch album before, I was not disappointed. Sutch is not a great singer (he's no Jack Bruce), but his bluesy growl makes up for in attitude what it lacks in range. Listening to Sutch is a like hearing a cross between the Kinks and Led Zeppelin--a bit like Iggy and the Stooges circa 1968. In short, this album rocks hard. 40 minutes of thunderous blues. I particularly liked "Flashing Lights." If this album has a draw back, it's in musical repetititon. Most of the tracks are the same tempo and Sutch doesn't vary his delivery style much at all. Even so, Sutch and Heavy Friends have, if anything, lots of energy. You'll be playing this one again right after you hear it the first time.
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