Lucifer's Friend-Lucifer's Friend(1990 Repertoire Rem.)(1970)[EAC-FLAC]

This German hard rock machine, with British belter John Lawton, (later of Uriah Heep) gave birth to one of the best heavy rock albums of the early 70's. From the screaming vocals of "Ride In The Sky" (with its brass opening reminiscent of Zeppelin's "The Immigrant Song" and an almost "thrash metal" riff) to the progressive/hard R&B of "Toxic Shadows", to the lumbering, Sabbathish doom of "Keep Goin", this album never lets up for a second. Fans of Black Sabbath, Uriah Heep, Deep Purple and Led Zeppelin must have this in their collection! Lawton is one of the best singers in hard rock, and the musicianship of the group is tremendous. Very heavy indeed for a 1971 release. The bonus tracks show the more mainstream, rock 'n' rollin' side of the band, but the instrumentals "Horla" and "Satyr's Dance" (taken from B-sides) really cook. Do yourself a large favor and check this one out.

1990 reissue on Repertoire of their 1970 album for Phillips Records with five unmarked bonus tracks: 'Rock 'N' Roll Singer', 'Satyr's Dance', 'Horla', 'Our World Is A Rock 'N' Roll Band' and 'Alpenrosen'.

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Track listing

1. "Ride in the Sky" - 2:55


2. "Everybody's Clown" - 6:12


3. "Keep Goin'" - 5:26


4. "Toxic Shadows" - 7:00


5. "Free Baby" - 5:28


6. "Baby You're a Liar" - 3:55


7. "In the Time of Job When Mammon Was a Yippie" - 4:04


8. "Lucifer's Friend" - 6:12


9. "Rock 'N' Roll Singer"* - 4:21


10. "Satyr's Dance"* - 3:17


11. "Horla"* - 2:52


12. "Our World Is A Rock 'N' Roll Band"* - 3:20


13. "Alpenrosen"* - 3:53

*Bonus tracks from the 1990 re-release




Personnel

* Peter Hesslein - Lead Guitars/Vocals/Percussion


* Peter Hecht - Piano/Keyboards/French Horn on "Ride The Sky."


* John Lawton - Lead Vocals


* Dieter Horns - Bass


* Joachim Rietenbach - Drums