FANKHAUSER CASSIDYOn The Blue Road
Gonzo
Merrell
Fankhauser is, apparently, a surf guitar legend, and the late Ed Cassidy was. of
course, the drummer with seventies legends Spirit. And I assume it’s the ‘late’
aspect that has inspired this re-release.
This
material has been out before in assorted formats, and sees the duo, may years
after their prime lending their names to a sometimes pedestrian blues rock band.
To be fair, there are some diamonds in amongst the rough, but when they wheel
out ‘Bright Lights Big City’ and ‘Walking The Dog’, you really do have to ask
why.
Things
take a turn for the better when some magic is sprinkled hither and thither by
passing guests such as John McEuen from the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and Pete
Sears (Jefferson Starship, Hot Tuna), and it’s the original material that makes
your ears prick up slightly. Add in a brief interview over on CD 2 with Ed
Cassidy, and it just about passes muster. But it’s the kind of thing you’ll dip
into, rather than take in at one sitting.
CURRENTLY AVAILABLE AT GONZO:
 | Rainbow Bridge Revisited DVD/CD - £9.99 |
 | Area 51 Suite 2CD - £9.99 |
 | Tiki Lounge Vol 1 DVD/CD - £12.99 |
 | The Best Of 2CD - £11.99 |
 | The Return To Mu CD - £9.99 |
 | Tiki Lounge Vol 2 DVD/CD - £12.99 |
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