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The original LP version of this album, the second by the legendary white Chicago garage punk/blues outfit, was one of the most sought-after artifacts of mid-'60s punk rock. Back Door Men was a loud, feedback-laden, sneering piece of rock & roll defiance, mixing raunchy anthems to teenage lust ("Gospel Zone," "Bad Little Woman"), covers of Chicago blues classics (Willie Dixon's "Spoonful," Jimmy Reed's "Peepin' and Hidin'"), raga rock ("The Behemoth"), folk-rock ("Hey Joe," "Three for Love," "I'll Make You Sorry"), and a blues-punk grab off of commercial Top 40 ("Tomorrow's Gonna Be Another Day") all on one 12" platter. What makes the record even more startling is that every one of these tracks, however far afield they go from one another, works. The band strides across the music spectrum with a reach and boldness that most listeners usually only associate with the likes of the Beatles or the Rolling Stones, and a grasp that, for a moment here, may have exceeded either of those groups, as they slide from electric guitar into extended Chess-style blues instrumentals ("New York Bullseye").
© Bruce Eder /TiVo
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Armstrong, Writer - The Shadows Of Knight, MainArtist - Catling, Writer - Demick, Writer - Rosbotham, Writer - Tinsley, Writer
© 1966 Atlantic Records ℗ 1966 Atlantic Recording Corp. for the US and WEA International for the world outside the United States.
The Shadows Of Knight, MainArtist - Schiffour, Writer
© 1966 Atlantic Records ℗ 1966 Atlantic Recording Corp. for the US and WEA International for the world outside the United States.
The Shadows Of Knight, MainArtist - Schiffour, Writer - Pye, Writer
© 1966 Atlantic Records ℗ 1966 Atlantic Recording Corp. for the US and WEA International for the world outside the United States.
Kelley, Writer - The Shadows Of Knight, MainArtist
© 1966 Atlantic Records ℗ 1967 Atlantic Recording Corp. for the US and WEA International for the world outside the United States.
The Shadows Of Knight, MainArtist - Schiffour, Writer
© 1966 Atlantic Records ℗ 1966 Atlantic Recording Corp. for the US and WEA International for the world outside the United States.
Kelley, Writer - The Shadows Of Knight, MainArtist
© 1966 Atlantic Records ℗ 1966 Atlantic Recording Corp. for the US and WEA International for the world outside the United States.
Reed, Writer - The Shadows Of Knight, MainArtist
© 1966 Atlantic Records ℗ 1966 Atlantic Recording Corp. for the US and WEA International for the world outside the United States.
The Shadows Of Knight, MainArtist - Schiffour, Writer
© 1966 Atlantic Records ℗ 1966 Atlantic Recording Corp. for the US and WEA International for the world outside the United States.
The Shadows Of Knight, MainArtist - Schiffour, Writer
© 1966 Atlantic Records ℗ 1966 Atlantic Recording Corp. for the US and WEA International for the world outside the United States.
The Shadows Of Knight, MainArtist - Schiffour, Writer
© 1966 Atlantic Records ℗ 1966 Atlantic Recording Corp. for the US and WEA International for the world outside the United States.
The Shadows Of Knight, MainArtist - Schiffour, Writer
© 1966 Atlantic Records ℗ 1966 Atlantic Recording Corp. for the US and WEA International for the world outside the United States.
The Shadows Of Knight, MainArtist - Schiffour, Writer
© 1966 Atlantic Records ℗ 1966 Atlantic Recording Corp. for the US and WEA International for the world outside the United States.
Carr, Writer - Bayer, Writer - The Shadows Of Knight, MainArtist - D'Errico, Writer
© 1966 Atlantic Records ℗ 1966 Atlantic Recording Corp. for the US and WEA International for the world outside the United States.
Traditional, Composer - The Shadows Of Knight, MainArtist - Pye, Arranger
© 1966 Atlantic Records ℗ 1967 Atlantic Recording Corp. for the US and WEA International for the world outside the United States.
Album review
The original LP version of this album, the second by the legendary white Chicago garage punk/blues outfit, was one of the most sought-after artifacts of mid-'60s punk rock. Back Door Men was a loud, feedback-laden, sneering piece of rock & roll defiance, mixing raunchy anthems to teenage lust ("Gospel Zone," "Bad Little Woman"), covers of Chicago blues classics (Willie Dixon's "Spoonful," Jimmy Reed's "Peepin' and Hidin'"), raga rock ("The Behemoth"), folk-rock ("Hey Joe," "Three for Love," "I'll Make You Sorry"), and a blues-punk grab off of commercial Top 40 ("Tomorrow's Gonna Be Another Day") all on one 12" platter. What makes the record even more startling is that every one of these tracks, however far afield they go from one another, works. The band strides across the music spectrum with a reach and boldness that most listeners usually only associate with the likes of the Beatles or the Rolling Stones, and a grasp that, for a moment here, may have exceeded either of those groups, as they slide from electric guitar into extended Chess-style blues instrumentals ("New York Bullseye").
© Bruce Eder /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 00:43:10
- Main artists: The Shadows Of Knight
- Composer: Traditional
- Label: Rhino Atlantic
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 1966 Atlantic Records ℗ 1966 Atlantic Records
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