Helluva Band is a Rock album by Angel, originally released in 1976. On Gatefold: 50 pressings tracked, owned by 5 collectors.
About
Angel were going for gold here. It was the quintet’s second album for Casablanca (home to Kiss, Cher, and Donna Summer), and they figured they should’ve been huge by now. So they donned angelic white suits of the spandex variety, doubled up on the ’70s arena-rock mannerisms and androgyny, and penned heavy stabs for FM radio play, such as “Anyway You Want It” and “Feelin’ Right.” Their reach-for-the-sky prog-rock gestures indicated adoration for bands such as Yes and Emerson, Lake & Palmer (it’s hard to escape the near-nine-minute epic “The Fortune”), and what comes across shows a young band still finding their way. And that’s what makes this album great. Yes and ELP, or even Deep Purple, could never write driving rock ’n’ roll like “Pressure Point” and “Dr. Ice,” and Angel outdid anyone on the power-ballad score with “Feelings.” Despite the lady coifs and angelic fringe, they weren't a confused bunch—they were a band whose audience had yet to find them.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Feelin' Right4:41
- A2The Fortune8:37
- A3Anyway You Want It2:42
- A4Dr. Ice5:15
Side B
- B1Mirrors4:24
- B2Feelings5:40
- B3Pressure Point5:22
- B4Chicken Soup4:43
- B5Angel Theme2:30
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Hard Rock
- crunchy
- triumphant
- outlaw
Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.
Recorded at Wally Heider's in Hollywood
Management for Toby Organization
Sleeve has mastering credit for Allen Zentz as per the artwork on the original US release, but it's not applicable here.
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Barry BrandtDRUMS DRUMS, PERCUSSION
- Barry BrantDRUMS
- Dan WymanPROGRAMMED BY
- Frank DiMinoVOCALS
- Gregg GiuffriaCLAVINET, HARPSICHORD, MELLOTRON, ORGAN, PIANO, SYNTHESIZER HARPSICHORD, CLAVINET, MELLOTRON, ORGAN, PIANO, SYNTHESIZER HARPSICHORD, CLAVINET, MELLOTRON, ORGAN, PIANO, SYNTHESIZER, KEYBOARDS
- Jim CypherdPROGRAMMED BY
- Mickey JonesBASS ELECTRIC BASS
- Punky MeadowsGUITAR
- Sound ArtsPROGRAMMED BY
5 collectors on Gatefold own this · 50 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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