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Cactus - Temple Of Blues: Influences & Friends (2024)

Posted By: popsakov

Date: 11 Jun 2024 06:12:14

One of the baddest, meanest, most unsung heroes of classic rock, Cactus, recreate their greatest moments with the help of their many admirers and acolytes! Includes founding Cactus members, drummer Carmine Appice and guitarist Jim McCarty, joined by the likes of Joe Bonamassa, Ted Nugent, Billy Sheehan, Bumblefoot, Dee Snider, Pat Travers plus members of Gov’t Mule, Vanilla Fudge, Living Colour, Vixen and more!

Cactus are a rock & roll supergroup that has featured members of Vanilla Fudge, Mitch Ryder's Detroit Wheels, and the Amboy Dukes at one time or another. The band emerged in 1969 with a sound that combined blues, boogie, and hard rock. Between 1970 and 1972, they issued four full-length efforts, including their Billboard-charting eponymous debut, before ceasing operations after the release of 'Ot 'n' Sweaty. They re-formed in 2006 and unveiled Cactus V, their first studio album in 34 years. Since then, the band has continued to tour and record sporadically – notably on 2024's feature-heavy Temple of Blues – with drummer Carmine Appice serving as the sole original member.

The plan was for the Vanilla Fudge rhythm section of bassist Tim Bogert and drummer Carmine Appice to join guitar god Jeff Beck and singer Rod Stewart. The project came undone when Beck had a motorcycle accident that incapacitated him for 18 months. Stewart then joined pal Ron Wood in the revamped Faces, leaving Bogert and Appice to find alternates for their dream band. They recruited guitarist Jim McCarty from Detroit Wheels and singer Rusty Day from Amboy Dukes.

Operating under the moniker Cactus, the band's assured 1970 self-titled debut included six original cuts and a pair of covers, one of which was a souped-up rendering of Mose Allison's "Parchman Farm." They applied the same formula to 1971's One Way… Or Another, laying down six hip-shaking originals along with fiery covers of Little Richard's "Long Tall Sally" and Chuck Willis' "I Feel So Bad." The like-minded Restrictions arrived later that year and included a searing rendition of Willie Dixon's "Evil." McCarty and Day left the fold ahead of the release of the band's fourth long-player. The resulting 'Ot 'n' Sweaty, released in 1972, saw Appice and Bogert joined by guitarist Werner Fritzschings, keyboardist Duane Hitchings, and vocalist Peter French (ex-Leaf Hound and Atomic Rooster). Cactus disbanded shortly after the album's release.

In June 2006, the band re-formed around a lineup consisting of original members Appice, Bogert, McCarty, and new vocalist and former Savoy Brown frontman Jimmy Kunes – Rusty Day passed away in 1982. They issued their long-awaited fifth studio LP, the aptly named Cactus V, later that fall. Various lineup shifts preceded the release of 2016's Black Dawn, which featured McCarty, Appice, Kunes, and newcomers Pete Bremy and Randy Pratt. Founding member Tim Bogert died on January 13, 2021, after a long fight with cancer; he was 76. Later that year, Cactus released a new studio album, Tightrope. 2024 saw the release of Temple of Blues, a star-studded set of Cactus faves performed by founding members Appice and Jim McCarty with special guests Joe Bonamassa, Ted Nugent, Billy Sheehan, Bumblefoot, Dee Snider, and Pat Travers, among others.

~ Jim Newsom, All Music

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Track List:

01. Cactus feat. Joe Bonamassa & Billy Sheehan (Mr. Big / David Lee Roth) - Parchman Farm (3:06)
02. Cactus feat. Randy Jackson (Zebra), Randy Pratt (Cactus) & Bob Daisley (Ozzy Osbourne) - Brother Bill (4:50)
03. Cactus feat. Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal (Guns N' Roses) & Phil Soussan (Ozzy Osbourne) - Guiltless Glider (6:12)
04. Cactus feat. Dee Snider (Twisted Sister) & Dug Pinnick (King's X) - Evil (3:17)
05. Cactus feat. Dug Pinnick (King's X) & Ted Nugent - One Way Or Another (5:09)
06. Cactus feat. Johnny A. & Tony Franklin (The Firm) - Alaska (3:45)
07. Cactus feat. Warren Haynes (Gov't Mule) & Jorgen Carlsson (Gov't Mule) - No Need To Worry (6:13)
08. Cactus feat. Steve Stevens (Billy Idol) & Billy Sheehan (Mr. Big / David Lee Roth) - Oleo (4:03)
09. Cactus feat. Pat Travers & James Caputo (Cactus) - Big Mama Boogie (6:18)
10. Cactus - Can't Judge A Book By The Cover (5:26)
11. Cactus feat. Britt Lightning (Vixen), Vernon Reid (Living Colour) & Rudy Sarzo (Quiet Riot) - Rock N Roll Children (6:25)
12. Cactus feat. Doug Aldrich (Whitesnake) & Marco Mendoza (Blue Murder) - Let Me Swim (4:27)
13. Cactus feat. Ty Tabor (King's X) & Phil Soussan (Ozzy Osbourne) - Restrictions (6:16)
14. Cactus feat. Mark Stein (Vanilla Fudge) & Fernando Perdomo - Long Tall Sally (5:09)
15. Cactus feat. Tim "Ripper" Owens (Judas Priest) - Guiltless Glider (6:12)

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Cactus / Temple Of Blues

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