Our Generation 1972 LP: Praise And Prayer - A1 Hello Friends

Holy cow, they did it again! The gang delivers another first-rate psych juggernaut here, with some of their loudest moments on record. ‘Hello Friends’ begins the album with drums and a pulsating bass line, soon joined by fierce fuzz, psychy organ and odd spacey choral harmonies. Likewise ‘Praise’ bursts forth with a vicious guitar riff worthy of Jefferson Airplane or Big Brother & the Holding Company. More high-powered fuzz on ‘Jesus Paid It All’. Quieter moods are expressed on organ-backed ballads ‘Only A Man’ and ‘Have You Tried This One Called Jesus’, as well as covers of Paul Stookey’s ‘Hymn’ and The Youngbloods’ ‘Get Together’. The latter has a female lead vocal for a change, as does side two’s opener ‘Sacrifice’. Also includes Blind Faith’s ‘Presence Of The Lord’ where they super-size the guitar break into extended total fuzz mayhem. Closes with an acoustic ballad entitled ‘A Prayer’. A vinyl re-issue appeared on the scene in 2006. Both of these records are intensely rare small-press items. &quo