Hampton Grease Band - Music To Eat (2CD)

Rock - Prog-Rock/ Art Rock - Psychedelic
Year.1971 Label.Columbia/Legacy
Year.1996 Label.Sony
Catalog #.C2K 67483
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Review by Richie Unterberger
Hampton Grease Band's only album, now reissued as a double CD, is a one-of-a-kind item, drawing upon jazz, progressive/psychedelic guitar rock, and a generally surrealist bent to back Bruce Hampton's idiot-savant ravings. Comparisons with Zappa and Beefheart are really inevitable, though Hampton Grease Band really weren't on the level of those two fellow weirdos. They were definitely on their own wavelength, though, carving out a more guitar-oriented sound that skirted even closer to the lunatic fringe. The reissue's enhanced with a lengthy history by guitarist Glenn Phillips that's crammed with believe-it-or-not anecdotes from the group's fascinating career.

Musicians :
Harold Kelling, guitar, vocals
Glenn Phillips, guitar, saxophone
Bruce Hampton, lead vocals, trumpet
Mike Holbrook, bass
Jerry Fields, drums, percussion, vocals.

Tracklist :
1. Halifax — 19:39
2. Maria — 5:30
3. Six — 19:29
4. Evans — 12:28
disc 1 time: 57:06
1. Lawton — 7:48
2. Hey Old Lady / Bert's Song — 3:19
3. Hendon — 20:13
disc 2 time: 31:20
total time 88:26
Hampton Grease Band - 1971 - Music To Eat (2CD 1996)
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