Q65 - Revival (1969) (repost)

Revival was their second lp released in 1968/1969. Prior to that Q65 had released a superb 1966 debut, plenty of great non-lp singles and an outstanding blues rock ep titled Kjoe Blues. It was a time of transition for the group, Bieler was tired of the club circuit and opted out for military service. Other members were making new music under the name Circus. These new tracks reflected the psychedelic era but it wasn’t long before Circus folded and Hans Van Hemert released a new Q65 album titled Revival. Revival was made up of earlier singles, stray album tracks and Circus material. Much of the music had more of a psychedelic vibe but still bore many of the classic hallmarks of Q65.
Revival opened with Cry In The Night. This was one of the Q’s greatest punk rockers, a pulverizing monster that stood out for it’s vicious, out of control guitar breaks and Bieler’s deranged vocals. So High I’ve Been, So Down I Must Fall is similarly excellent but more in an acid punk style. This track has more mental guitar work and a brilliant outsider feel – a very intense, emotional track. The album’s variety could be considered it’s strength. One track, World of Birds covers the exotic folk-rock spectrum and is notable for some fine psychedelic guitar work while It Came To Me is fast and furious blues-rock. Ridin’ On A Slow Train may be the best of the 3 Circus tracks, it’s overloaded with guitar effects and distortion. The other two, Fairy Tales of Truth, a nice psych pop number highlighted by mellotron and Sundance, a bizarre psychedelic instrumental are also very worthy.

Track listing
1. Cry In The Night (2:16)
2. No Place To Go (3:10)
3. It Came To Me (2:36)
4. I Was Young (2:37)
5. World Of Birds (3:29)
6. So High I've Been, So Down I Must Fall (3:12)
7. Sundance (4:40)
8. Voluntary Peacemake (5:03)
9. Ridin' On A Slow Train (4:14)
10. Fairy Tales Of Truth (5:52)
11. And Your Kind (3:12)
12. I Despice You (2:26)
13. Where Is The Key (2:21)
14. Ain't That Loving You Baby (2:21)
15. Ramblin' On My Mind (4:50)
16. 80% O (2:47)
17. Mother Mutha's Great Sundance (4:23)



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