state of mynd: Music Catalog B

Bliss - Bliss (1969)

Bliss - Bliss (1969)

Raw, heavy power trio from Arizona that recorded at Audio Recorders in Phoenix. The album bears no date, but sounds circa 1969 - comparable perhaps to Wildfire, Banchee or Rock Island. Roughly half the album is top-notch hard rock and it seems surprising that it hasn't been reissued.

One of our favorite recent discoveries, "Bliss" was released by the L.A.-based Canyon Records. Musically the LP offered up a mix of originals (all three members contributing material), and blues covers. Based on the cover which shows a chalice and a young, angry looking priest, our initial expectations were that this might be a Christian-rock LP. Those thoughts were reinforced by the opener "Ride the Ship of Fool" which blended a nice melody with sweet harmonies and a pseudo-religious lyric and "Cry for Love".

While those characteristics are enough to send a large segment of the population running for cover, in this case the results aren't half bad. The religious sentiments are kept in check throughout and are wrapped in a series of tasty rockers. With powerhouse drumming and strong fuzz guitar (check out "Visions" and their cover of Joe Tex's "I Want To be Free"), this is simply a great LP! [Source - Lysergia]

1. 01- Ride The Ship Of Fools 4:13
2. 02- Cry For Love 5:02
3. 03- Gangster Of Love 3:00
4. 04- I Want To Be Free 3:04
5. 05- Visions 3:30
6. 06- Dont think 2:09
7. 07- I m Gonna Hurt You 2:04
8. 08- Make My Old Soul New 2:10
9. 09- Rock Me Baby 3:32