Various maniacs - Brown Acid - The Twelfth Trip - Proving that there were a lot of bands during the Late 60's-Late 70's who tried to break on through only to just be able to jam with the amps at 11 (if working properly), play a few dives, have someone in the back of a van or some cheap rate hotel, and be able to blast out at least a side that melted every MOR slop in it's wake (even if it was only on sound alone and not chart positions) while winding up forgotten outside of a few collectors and local fans, this keeps up the mood set on the first collection. I thought that my first experiences with these albums a couple of years back would fade away, but they wound up being on my turntable on a regular basis - maybe it's relating to the experience of being in a band who aimed for the top only to ride into obscurity (me, it was Punk-related with only a few months and a few shows then nothing), but these collections are very good.
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