Tapestry Of Delights: When Pete Brown was kicked out of the band, Chris Spedding took over the vocal role for this now very rare album. Twisted Track is a standout cut, which also got an airing on Harvest's Picnic sampler. Other highlights include Turned On To The Earls Court Scene and there's also some good interplay between the band, particularly Spedding and Khan, throughout. After this album, Spedding concentrated on session work and also pursued a solo career. The remaining members formed The People Band, cutting one album on Transatlantic.
This was the first album released on Decca's progressive Nova label. Ashkan are not able to create a sound of their own. The menu mainly offers ill-digested blues and on one track a shameless Traffic rip-off (Slightly Country). The sound is heavy and unpolished, but without conveying any inner need or aim. For completists only.
(Marcel Koopman).
1. Going Home
2. Take These Chains
3. Stop (Wait And Listen)
4. Backlash Blues
5. Practically Never Happens
6. One Of Us Two
7. Slightly Country
8. Darkness
Steve Bailey - vocals
Ron Bending - bass, vocals
Terry Sims - percussion, drums
Bob Weston - guitar, vocals, mandolin
Why didn't this group record more than just one album? Their self-titled album is a
heavy progressive masterpiece with excellent, Hendrix-influenced guitar work and vocals
by Frank Diez. Armageddon was the start of his long and impressive career. Their
album had six tracks, and two of them were cover versions. Most impressive was the 10
minute version of Jeff Beck Group's "Rice Pudding". This track had some of the
greatest heavy guitar riffing to appear on a German record. Their version of Spooky
Tooth's "Better By You, Better Than Me" was also competent enough. In addition, both
Frank Diez and Manfred Galatik wrote great songs, as typified by the tracks "People
Talking" and "Open". Michael Nurnberg and Jurgen Lorenzen provided a strong backing.
Armageddon's album has rocketed in price during recent years, due to the ever increasing
interest. However, demand for the group was poor way back in 1970, and Armaggedon soon
broke up. Diez never played material with a similar energy again, his next step was
to join the 'slightly-above-average' jazz-rockers
Emergency. Luckily
the Armaggedon album was released on CD in 1991 with a sharp and clean digitally
remastered sound (in a limited edition of 1,000 numbered copies)
01. Dangerous Love 4:32 02. Since You'Ve Been Gone 5:39 03. Never Come Back 5:03 04. Please Call Me 5:29 05. Loneliness 20:03 06. Y.T.T - Bonus Track 6:01
- Karin Toppig / vocals - Harry Kottek / drums - Manni Dick / guitar - Axel Maurer / keyboards - Bernd Kolf / bass
01. Life Is Your Profession 5:51 02. Let It Die 6:12 03. Patricia 9:29 04. Milkman 4:54 05. Try To Please Me 2:55 06. Pictures Of My Woman 3:46 07. Linda Jones 3:43 08. Blowing In Blow 7:21 09. Reflections Of A Summer - Bonus 4:37
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