What's good about this is that it has the unedited version of "Prince Of Darkness" with a chilling slide guitar solo from Pete Hesslein and another verse John Lawton sings. Everybody else on youtube has the edited version....
I could have picked a million, because I collect records and I've got shitloads of great hard-rock/heavy-metal records that nobody's really heard of. And I figured, maybe it's a bit stupid of me if I would pick just 10 albums that nobody's heard of. But I had to pick at least one. And Lucifer's Friend, they were a German band, but they had a British singer called John Lawton. He replaced David Byron in Uriah Heep; he was in Uriah Heep after he was with Lucifer's Friend. And this record, it's their second album; it's from 1972. And it's just a complete crazy, super, uber-progressive hard-rock record with amazing vocals from John Lawton. ... He's got those types of pipes. I wouldn't compare him to Ronnie Dio, but he's up there with those guys, if you know what I mean. Like [David] Coverdale, Ronnie Dio, Paul Rodgers, David Byron, of course. ... Fantastic singer. But this album is so complex. I still haven't gotten my head around it, and I've owned it for 25 years. And I've played it a lot, and it's still so complex to me, but it's also a beautiful record. Very heavy record, and a very dark record, and completely ahead of its time. And I picked this record because the first [Lucifer's Friend album] is much easier to get into. That's like the German answer to the first Black Sabbath record, or the first couple of Led Zeppelin records. It's a fantastic record, but I picked this because it's so crazy. This deserves much more attention. It's so obscure. ... I mean just for the title, Where the Groupies Killed the Blues, it's just, like, a fucking weird title for a record. But it's a great record. I wholeheartedly recommend it to anyone that's looking for that classic hard rock that's a bit out of the ordinary. M.Akerfeldt
Ok, I actually didn´t find the entire album, so I thought your upload could be on the way. I´m gonna put it on my channel for people who want to know completely this great album. Hugs from Brazil.
Very good! … add it as a "Video Response" here, if you please, so those who want the enchilada entire can find it more easily… + hugs back, - bonzie anne
Well, I never really bothered to listen to Side 2 Back In The Day, because I felt it was not in the same league of PURE AWESOME as Side 1, and thus when I did this transfer for a friendly acquaintance of mine - drenched in METAL, a pro bass guitarist in fact, and yet still innocent of Lucifer's Friend? - I just left it off. Force of habit, I guess. Sorry!
Hi Opeth fans.
Guilty as charged.
Hi :)
The first LF album was so heavy even before its time. This album is so progressive....even before its time. All I can say is. Awesome!!!
What's good about this is that it has the unedited version of "Prince Of Darkness" with a chilling slide guitar solo from Pete Hesslein and another verse John Lawton sings. Everybody else on youtube has the edited version....
That's left, they do.
How this first song, released in the fuckin' early seventies, didn't become a hit, is beyond me.
Pure pure gold!!
Superior album
Looooooove it
Lf forever :-)
Akerfeldt lead me to this... this is beyond its time
Mine favourite "rock" band out there. Lawton is amazing vocalist. And this bass, and songwriting, interplay, mastering, all top notch.
You forget the Guitarist he surperb
And the piano keyboard but llke you say the all top notch, singer fenomenal thanks
I could have picked a million, because I collect records and I've got shitloads of great hard-rock/heavy-metal records that nobody's really heard of. And I figured, maybe it's a bit stupid of me if I would pick just 10 albums that nobody's heard of. But I had to pick at least one. And Lucifer's Friend, they were a German band, but they had a British singer called John Lawton. He replaced David Byron in Uriah Heep; he was in Uriah Heep after he was with Lucifer's Friend. And this record, it's their second album; it's from 1972. And it's just a complete crazy, super, uber-progressive hard-rock record with amazing vocals from John Lawton. ... He's got those types of pipes. I wouldn't compare him to Ronnie Dio, but he's up there with those guys, if you know what I mean. Like [David] Coverdale, Ronnie Dio, Paul Rodgers, David Byron, of course. ... Fantastic singer.
But this album is so complex. I still haven't gotten my head around it, and I've owned it for 25 years. And I've played it a lot, and it's still so complex to me, but it's also a beautiful record. Very heavy record, and a very dark record, and completely ahead of its time. And I picked this record because the first [Lucifer's Friend album] is much easier to get into. That's like the German answer to the first Black Sabbath record, or the first couple of Led Zeppelin records. It's a fantastic record, but I picked this because it's so crazy. This deserves much more attention. It's so obscure. ... I mean just for the title, Where the Groupies Killed the Blues, it's just, like, a fucking weird title for a record. But it's a great record. I wholeheartedly recommend it to anyone that's looking for that classic hard rock that's a bit out of the ordinary.
M.Akerfeldt
Oh yeah! The sweet sound of a needle digging in the groove.
Awesome album by a great german band.
Ok, I actually didn´t find the entire album, so I thought your upload could be on the way. I´m gonna put it on my channel for people who want to know completely this great album. Hugs from Brazil.
FOR ME A UNFORGETTABLE ALBUM
Mikael Åkerfeldt lead me here
Me too!
Me too!
Would love to hear side 2 also.
Haha, did we just all read the article on his top 10 albums? ETA So 70s!! (I'm old so I know 70s rock lol)
Yeah, same article!
I know, but I can not find it!
Pretty good! Where's the Side 02? :)
ADD SIDE 2>> "Video Response" +++ Too>>> please>>> KIKIN' BAND!!!!!!! LOVE 'ALL OF THEM'.... even with "Starr">>>
I love when videos have zero dislikes
lol
Very good!
… add it as a "Video Response" here, if you please, so those who want the enchilada entire can find it more easily…
+ hugs back, - bonzie anne
Well, I never really bothered to listen to Side 2 Back In The Day, because I felt it was not in the same league of PURE AWESOME as Side 1, and thus when I did this transfer for a friendly acquaintance of mine - drenched in METAL, a pro bass guitarist in fact, and yet still innocent of Lucifer's Friend? - I just left it off.
Force of habit, I guess. Sorry!
Mish-mash dated Rock like others Germans bands of 70's......
you are mish mash