Bloodrock - Bloodrock 3 (CD)

Bloodrock - 3 (1971)

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Feb 24, 2006 | 2 out of 3 found this Bloodrock 3 review helpful

Pros: Good variation of songs....

Cons: Nothing really.....

Bloodrock's third entry and really the best of the first 3...All the songs shine and either rock hard, are mid tempo, ballady or are complex...and then some. All the guys shine and play hard, lots of social commentary going on too. "Jessica..." is a pretty mid tempo-ed natural rocker...thumps along with some great playin in it, a pretty regular but decent Bloodrocker. "Whiskey Vengeance" starts off with some weird off the wall mid-evil bellowing into an all out hard rocking jam...pretty sweet song, also I like my whiskey at times so it fits:-) The next track is probaly one of the best here..."Song for a Brother"...such a sweet positive lovely song I believe wrote by Steve Hill the keyboardist...very jazzy with beautiful piano/keyboard lines within and Jim Rutledge sings it like a glove. "You Gotta Roll" is a nice little funky jam with great lyrics and playing...the extended Lee Pickens guitar solo is super sweet...and he never plays the same solo twice so it was noticeable on the Live disc...:-) Good rocker though through and through. The next song is a real long complex "thinker" type of song...."Breach of Lease", very long, complex and never gets dull..."Man has Breached his Lease"...from god, very heavy stuff going on here and great bass lines by Ed Grundy. "Kool-Aid Kids" is another funkier little type of jam...I believe either wrote or co-wrote by a guy of the last name Nitzinger, a musical artist in his own right...good song, doesnt get dull..the mid section slow down is memorable too. "A Certain Kind" is a tender touching ballad and is actually pulled off better than Bloodrock 2's "Sable and Pearl"...Rutledge sings it better...good song. The closer is a little tossed off min and a half track but sung pretty good by the drummer Rick Cobb I believe, and is social commentary for the most part...the guy that looks like my uncle back then..lol. Summing it up.... Bloodrock's awesome 3rd delivery and one of the best....the coverwork was designed by Flint MI native and Bloodrock manager then Terry Knight(Gotta prop it...I know), If you can find it...get it. They need to be re-released desperately. RR Read more Less