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Cactology is the definitive collection of music from one of the most underrated and overlooked hard rock bands of the '70s. From the opening notes of Howlin' Wolf's "Evil" (cast by Cactus as a Black Sabbath/Led Zeppelin-type monster riff sludge rocker), the listener is swept into a dark world of beer-swilling, testosterone-fueled stud boogie. On the CD's second track, the band gives Mose Allison's lightly swinging jazz/blues classic "Parchman Farm" a hyper-speed freight train treatment that shames even the Who's thunderous Live at Leeds version of Allison's "Young Man." All the while, bassist Tim Bogert and drummer Carmine Appice (both of whom are better-known for their work with Vanilla Fudge and Jeff Beck) add a thunderous, chops-heavy bottom end. This rhythm section is perhaps the most distinctive element of the Cactus sound, a kind of missing link between Cream's Jack Bruce/Ginger Baker tandem and the virtuoso grooves of Rush's Geddy Lee and Neil Peart. Although Cactus never had an actual hit song, Cactology includes all of the band's best-known recorded moments as well as two previously unreleased tracks. The first of the these is the gem, a reworked version of fuzz guitar pioneer Link Wray's "Rumble," entitled "Rumblin' Man." This track must rank among the heaviest music ever recorded prior to the advent of Metallica. A slow, steamroller-like goliath of a song, "Rumblin' Man" sounds like the upset digestive tract of some evil giant. Although this disc makes clear that Cactus lacked the songwriting skills to ever reach a mainstream Top 40 audience, it also gives the band its due as one of the most energetic pure heavy rock ensembles ever to enter a recording studio.
© Pemberton Roach /TiVo
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Tim Bogert, CoProducer - Carmine Appice, CoProducer - Jim McCarty, CoProducer - GENE PAUL, Remixer - CHESTER BURNETT, Composer - Gary Peterson, Producer - Bill Stahl, RecordingEngineer - Jackson Howe, Remixer - Cactus, MainArtist
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1971 Atco Records
Tim Bogert, Bass Guitar - Carmine Appice, Drums - Jim McCarty, Guitar - Mose Allison, Writer - Rusty Day, Vocals - Cactus, Producer, Arranger, MainArtist
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1970 Atco Records
Tim Bogert, Bass Guitar - Carmine Appice, Drums - Jim McCarty, Guitar - WILLIE DIXON, Writer - Rusty Day, Vocals - Cactus, Producer, MainArtist
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1970 Atco Records
Tim Bogert, Composer, CoProducer - Carmine Appice, Composer, CoProducer - Jim McCarty, Composer, CoProducer - GENE PAUL, Remixer - Gary Peterson, Producer - Bill Stahl, RecordingEngineer - Jackson Howe, Remixer - Rusty Day, Composer - Cactus, Arranger, MainArtist
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1970 Atco Records
Tim Bogert, Composer, CoProducer - Carmine Appice, CoProducer - Jim McCarty, Composer, CoProducer - GENE PAUL, Remixer - Gary Peterson, Producer - Bill Stahl, RecordingEngineer - Jackson Howe, Remixer - Rusty Day, Composer - Cactus, Arranger, MainArtist
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1971 Atco Records
Enotris Johnson, Writer - Robert Blackwell, Writer - Tim Bogert, CoProducer - Carmine Appice, CoProducer - Jim McCarty, CoProducer - GENE PAUL, Remixer - Richard Penniman, Writer - Gary Peterson, Producer - Bill Stahl, RecordingEngineer - Jackson Howe, Remixer - Cactus, MainArtist
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1971 Atco Records
Tim Bogert, Bass Guitar, Writer - Carmine Appice, Drums, Writer - Jim McCarty, Guitar, Writer - Rusty Day, Vocals, Writer - Cactus, Producer, Arranger, MainArtist
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1970 Atco Records
Tim Bogert, Bass Guitar, Writer - Carmine Appice, Drums, Writer - Jim McCarty, Guitar, Writer - Rusty Day, Vocals, Writer - Cactus, Producer, MainArtist
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1970 Atco Records
Tim Bogert, Composer, CoProducer - Carmine Appice, Composer, CoProducer - Jim McCarty, Composer, CoProducer - GENE PAUL, Remixer - Gary Peterson, Producer - Bill Stahl, RecordingEngineer - Jackson Howe, Remixer - Rusty Day, Composer - Cactus, Arranger, MainArtist
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1970 Atco Records
Tim Bogert, Composer, CoProducer - Carmine Appice, Composer, CoProducer - Jim McCarty, Composer, CoProducer - GENE PAUL, Remixer - Gary Peterson, Producer - Bill Stahl, RecordingEngineer - Jackson Howe, Remixer - Rusty Day, Composer - Cactus, Arranger, MainArtist
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1970 Atco Records
Tim Bogert, CoProducer - Carmine Appice, Composer, CoProducer - Jim McCarty, CoProducer - GENE PAUL, Remixer - Gary Peterson, Producer - Bill Stahl, RecordingEngineer - Jackson Howe, Remixer - Rusty Day, Composer - Cactus, Arranger, MainArtist
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1971 Atco Records
Tim Bogert, Bass Guitar, Writer - Carmine Appice, Drums, Writer - Jim McCarty, Guitar, Writer - Rusty Day, Vocals, Writer - Cactus, Producer, MainArtist
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1970 Atco Records
Tim Bogert, Bass Guitar, Writer - Carmine Appice, Drums, Writer - Jim McCarty, Guitar, Writer - Rusty Day, Vocals, Writer - Cactus, Producer, Arranger, MainArtist
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1970 Atco Records
Tim Bogert, Composer, CoProducer - Carmine Appice, Composer, CoProducer - Jim McCarty, Composer, CoProducer - GENE PAUL, Remixer - Gary Peterson, Producer - Bill Stahl, RecordingEngineer - Jackson Howe, Remixer - Rusty Day, Composer - Cactus, Arranger, MainArtist
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1996 Atlantic Recording Corp.
Tim Bogert, CoProducer - Carmine Appice, CoProducer - Jim McCarty, CoProducer - GENE PAUL, Remixer - Gary Peterson, Producer - Robert Johnson, Composer - Bill Stahl, RecordingEngineer - Jackson Howe, Remixer - Dave Willardson, Contributor - Peter French, Composer - Cactus, Arranger, MainArtist
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1972 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Tim Bogert, Bass Guitar - Carmine Appice, Drums - Jim McCarty, Guitar - Mose Allison, Writer - Rusty Day, Vocals - Cactus, Producer, Arranger, MainArtist
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1977 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Albumbeschreibung
Cactology is the definitive collection of music from one of the most underrated and overlooked hard rock bands of the '70s. From the opening notes of Howlin' Wolf's "Evil" (cast by Cactus as a Black Sabbath/Led Zeppelin-type monster riff sludge rocker), the listener is swept into a dark world of beer-swilling, testosterone-fueled stud boogie. On the CD's second track, the band gives Mose Allison's lightly swinging jazz/blues classic "Parchman Farm" a hyper-speed freight train treatment that shames even the Who's thunderous Live at Leeds version of Allison's "Young Man." All the while, bassist Tim Bogert and drummer Carmine Appice (both of whom are better-known for their work with Vanilla Fudge and Jeff Beck) add a thunderous, chops-heavy bottom end. This rhythm section is perhaps the most distinctive element of the Cactus sound, a kind of missing link between Cream's Jack Bruce/Ginger Baker tandem and the virtuoso grooves of Rush's Geddy Lee and Neil Peart. Although Cactus never had an actual hit song, Cactology includes all of the band's best-known recorded moments as well as two previously unreleased tracks. The first of the these is the gem, a reworked version of fuzz guitar pioneer Link Wray's "Rumble," entitled "Rumblin' Man." This track must rank among the heaviest music ever recorded prior to the advent of Metallica. A slow, steamroller-like goliath of a song, "Rumblin' Man" sounds like the upset digestive tract of some evil giant. Although this disc makes clear that Cactus lacked the songwriting skills to ever reach a mainstream Top 40 audience, it also gives the band its due as one of the most energetic pure heavy rock ensembles ever to enter a recording studio.
© Pemberton Roach /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 01:16:52
- Main artists: Cactus
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Rhino - Elektra
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing.
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