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Cactus-Parchman Farm (1970)
Bassist Tim Bogert and drummer Carmine Appice were looking for a new project since The Vanilla Fudge dissolved. There hope was to team up with Jeff Beck fr a new group. Alas, Beck was involved in a serious auto accident in 1969 and was going through a long recovery. So Jim McCarty from Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels along with vocalist Rusty Day from The Amboy Dukes were enlisted
The eponymous debut from Atco Records showed the group to be a hard rocking, blues influenced band with a touch of metal. Cactus released 3 more albums between 1971 and 1972 and extensively toured the country. Diminishing sales and support from their record label as well as Jeff Beck now being available for Bogert and Appice to hook up with caused Cactus to disband.
The first album was the best and their entire catalog filled the discount album bins in the early 70's where I discovered them, only risking 99 cents per disc.
Mose Allison's blues tune Parchman Farm kicked off the debut album in thunderous hard rock style. I'll also embed my favorite song from that LP, an original tune called Feels So Good
Bassist Tim Bogert and drummer Carmine Appice were looking for a new project since The Vanilla Fudge dissolved. There hope was to team up with Jeff Beck fr a new group. Alas, Beck was involved in a serious auto accident in 1969 and was going through a long recovery. So Jim McCarty from Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels along with vocalist Rusty Day from The Amboy Dukes were enlisted
The eponymous debut from Atco Records showed the group to be a hard rocking, blues influenced band with a touch of metal. Cactus released 3 more albums between 1971 and 1972 and extensively toured the country. Diminishing sales and support from their record label as well as Jeff Beck now being available for Bogert and Appice to hook up with caused Cactus to disband.
The first album was the best and their entire catalog filled the discount album bins in the early 70's where I discovered them, only risking 99 cents per disc.
Mose Allison's blues tune Parchman Farm kicked off the debut album in thunderous hard rock style. I'll also embed my favorite song from that LP, an original tune called Feels So Good