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CD - Various - Brown Acid: The Twentieth Trip

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CD - Various - Brown Acid: The Twentieth Trip1 CD UK Import AFTERFLASH open this 20th dose of Brown Acid with a fantastic cover version of Cookbook, the stunning Damnation Of Adam Blessing song about feeding your mind with psychedelic adventures. Stripped down to its essentials with two verses and an acid soaked fuzz guitar solo on the fade, 500 copies were issued in 1971 out of Iowa on Hawkeye Records. The band were formed by the merger of two garage bands, Orphans Of Love and The Thirteenth

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AFTERFLASH open this 20th dose of Brown Acid with a fantastic cover version of “Cookbook”, the stunning Damnation Of Adam Blessing song about feeding your mind with psychedelic adventures. Stripped down to it’s essentials with two verses and an acid soaked fuzz guitar
solo on the fade, 500 copies were issued in 1971 out of Iowa on Hawkeye Records. The band were formed by the merger of two garage bands, Orphans Of Love and The Thirteenth Hour and they capture that transition from garage to psychedelic to hard rock reaching a perfect
sweet spot where they come back full circle to the garage after walking a mile into a mirror and traveling sideways into time.

POLVO ask “Have You Ever Been There?” and ‘there’ is a dark downer place fortunately exorcised by no compromise heavy riffing, alienated vocal attitude until half way through when gnarly guitar leads drive it home. Out of Nuevo Laredo, Mexico in 1971 this scorcher was
unleashed by the Mancilla brothers Eric on guitar, Ricardo on bass, Marco on vocals with Roberto Martinez on drums. Issued on major label Orfeon but not watered down one bit by the producer.

HOT CANDY out of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania in 1978 rip it up sideways with blatant Led Zep action in “Darkened Passage”, moves that will put a big juicy WTF smile on your face. Tuff vocal and familiar heavy riffage lead to a haywire guitar break aping Jimmy Page complete with a brief dark dreamy jangle bit culminating in a breakdown based on the way Zep come out of the trippy section of “Whole Lotta Love”... you will crack up when you hear it! Rare private pressing with the mysterious minimal info look on the labels that seekers of the ultra obscure get off on buried treasure style.

BANANA BROS “Suck You In” does just that in a style much different from the other tracks on this ride. Southern rock funky moves support an unhinged soul strutter vocal filled with grunts and ‘git it!’ yelps including the amazing lyrics “my nerves are tighter than a watch spring, watch me spring baby all over you” and “tell me baby what’s wrong with you”... with dual blazing guitar licks spitting nonstop all thru, hard panned left and right in the stereo mix. Cool looking pic label, too, from Los Angeles 1975.

THE JORDAN BROTHERS from Frackville, Pennsylvania started gigging in the late ‘50s delivering the sounds of the times throughout their career, had a minor hit with a cover of “Gimme Some Lovin’” in 1968, they’re still at it locally today. “Thank You For The Ride” from 1980 is atypically hard rocking for them in an AM top 40 hit radio early ‘70s style. Tuff fuzz guitar, churning organ, bonehead to the point lyrics, the song could have been titled “Thank You For The Sex”, that’s the ride they’re thanking out on!

OSAGE LUTE “Watch Em Shine” is the most ambitious track on this trip, nearly six minutes of epic progressive tinged action moving through multiple scenarios with tempo and key changes, never losing it’s tuff ballsy edge by getting too fancy. You can easily hear Ozzy singing the first two verses in your head with the way the vocals are phrased. Extended southern dual guitar section is followed by a terrific high energy Led Zep influenced arrangement before the vocal comes back with some powerhouse Jack Bruce moves. Out of Union, Missouri in 1974, this band later evolved into the great Back Jack.

SANDY TORANO & THE NIMO SPLIFF is a vitriolic rant from a dude who got totally bent by a girl he thinks was a nothing until he made her into a something but then she got smart and ditched him. Terrific tuff groove with use of a fab exhaling air vocal effect like on “Purple Haze”
and “Time Of The Season”, terrific left field hard rock pop moves like spooky descending vocal harmony accents, clever arrangement, gnarly guitar injected into just the right spots. Miami 1970, Sandy went disco in 1977 with the better known band Niteflyte.

LAZY DAY keep the negative vibes coming in a mid ‘70s bar band southern rock style, usually these type bands get all sweaty on stage with exhortations to dance to their music, these guys warn you “Don’t Dance In My Song”. Ha! Actually they’re just saying’ don’t get in my face don’t spoil my groove... from their 1974 private press LP ‘Straight Atcha’ out of Iowa. The guitar break is quite tasty but the gushy organ action is what makes it move.

FLAVOR get down with a “Hot And Tot Woman” and she’s like playing with matches, danger, got to put the flame out before it gets too hot in Elburn, Illinois 1977. Close to metal riffage gives way to trashier bar band moves with a low-fi lean towards AOR FM radio appeal, fortunately too raw here to get anywhere near there. Gnarly leads, crude vocals, bleak resignation that this hot and tot chick has a brief shelf life like all the others and figuring it out is pointless.

FROZEN SUN works it just right as a closer for this trip, an instrumental titled “Jamm Part 1” out of Arizona in 1969. It has an eerie epilogue feel following the previous nine tracks. Opens with a lost-in-time tighten up garage funk rhythm guitar groove that sets the mood, bass and drums are just On It all the way, edgy but uneasily relaxed psychedelic fuzz guitar leads veer into raga patterns but remain in the dive bar twilight zone, enhanced by a hauntingly generic familiarity. Off you go into the forbidden underbelly of the night... Frozen Sun means no light, theme music for for those who can’t get it right but have a real good time getting it wrong!
 

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★★★★★ 5
One of the best Star Wars comic series of all time.
Format: Kindle
Crimson Empire was the first Star Wars comic that I read. Stories like these are what kept Star Wars alive and fresh during the nearly 20 years between films. I love the stories about those minor characters that you see in the films. When you saw the Crimson Guard with the Emperor for the first time, you knew there was something fascinating about these guardians of the most powerful being in the universe. This story delves into some of those characters. The art is fantastic, sort of that stylized 90's colorful art. Awesome battle scenes. It really captures the imagination. Great story, give it a try. I highly recommend getting a paper copy of this trade.
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steven
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Top Notch!
Format: Hardcover
A lot of the time when your reading SW books your imagination doesn't quite fill in the gaps that the author leaves. A lot of SW books have little to no detail because they are movie or game based. This is where the top notch illiustrations took this story line to a whole new level! Richardson does a great job on developping the main character. I was very impressed with the quality of the story and blown away with the illustrations. Great read for all!
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Darth Caedus
Cuba, US
★★★★★ 5
Great saga!
Format: Kindle
I love this series! It is beautifully painted, has good dialogue, and has a very compelling narrative. I cannot help but like the protagonist, Kir Kanos. He is brave, unselfish, noble, determined, and deadly. Even if his primary goal is to exact vengeance for the killing of the truly evil Palpatine, I cannot help but cheer for him. This is truly a compelling read that refuses to be put down.
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Nikki J. Shefflette
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★★★★★ 3
Just an OK read
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I was not aware when I purchased this that it was a Graphic Novel, I really wish that in the blurb about these products it was made very clear that you are buying a Graphic Novel. I like reading, not viewing the written word. Since I got this via Kindle there was no shipping issues. Maybe the Graphic Novels should have their own category, so that we don't end up with things we don't want.
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BlueStar
Draper, US
★★★★★ 4
"Thus die all traitors."
Format: Hardcover
At a grand 504 pages, this big book covers the Crimson Empire series in its entirety. Containing the first, second, and third mini-series as well as Bounty Hunters: Kenix Kil, Dark Horse Extra #21-24 "Hard Currency", and Dark Horse Presents #1 "Third Time Pays for All". While some of these stories truly pale in comparison to the original series, they all still form a big story that is collected in this book. Slightly smaller than a regular TPB, this hardcover edition looks nice with a dustjacket (although mine was very off-center) but utilizes a glued binding on this thick book so you lose a bit to gutter loss. The first story in the book is the classic Crimson Empire series. The six-issue series is collected here in full with a truly timeless story by Randy Stradley and Mike Richardson. Paul Gulacy did the awesome art within the issues. The writing and art work well together with the vibration of the blades to the movie-like, choreographed 12-page fight scene between Kanos and Jax at the end. A truly epic tale with lots of action and mystery that made you feel like you were watching another Star Wars movie but condensed into six issues of a comic book! This alone is worth the purchase price but you get even more stories after this! Bounty Hunters: Kenix Kil follows the Crimson Empire in a tale following Kir Kanos after the end of the Crimson Empire series and was the third issue in the Bounty Hunters series. Kir becomes the bounty hunter Kenix Kil to move through a bounty hunter-filled planet and get what he needs and get out alive! Javier Saltares did the penciling while Randy Stradley reprised his role for the story. The story's short but tells a bit more about Kir and his journey. The drawings, while not as good as the first series, look good enough to get the story across. Crimson Empire II: Council of Blood is next directly following the first series as Kir Kanos, as Kenix Kil, continues his quest to destroy what's left of the traitorous Imperial leaders. However, the return of an old friend side-tracks his quest and brings him to an even bigger journey! The old writing team of Mike Richardson and Randy Stradley return in this story as well as the original artist Paul Gulacy. The art's great and the story, though a bit dense, works well. There isn't quite as much action this time around but the story's just as good. The Zanzibar creatures are one of the creepiest things you'll ever see in a Star Wars comic, too! Next up is the very short four-part comic entitled Hard Currency that appeared in Dark Horse Extra #21-24. The comic is written by Randy Stradley so you know the writing's done well but the art is by Isaas Buckminister Owens and is one God-awful mess. The characters are horribly out of proportion and it looks extremely cartoony. It's very, very short with only a few pages but even if you get past the art, the comic reads like a calendar with the book turned on its side. So, the whole process of reading this out of a 500+ page book is just annoying. I know they probably couldn't print it any other way but it's still inconvenient. However, what you get is a neat story wrapping up the fate of a character that has ran through the first two series and a bit more about Kir's alter ego Kenix Kil. Unlisted, the book appears to start with the third main series but actually contains an 8-page prequel comic that originally appeared in Dark Horse Presents #1 entitled The Third Time Pays for All. The writing has Randy Stradley again and, thankfully, Paul Gulacy on art duty (although his other works here were better). Once again, a short glimpse into the life of (a newly outfitted) Kenix Kil on a bounty-hunting mission while he reminisces about his past run-ins with Mirith Sinn. Mike, Randy and Paul continue their work with the Crimson Empire III: Empire Lost where Kir Kanos rejoins Mirith Sinn one last time to thwart an Imperial thug from destroying the New Republic and the New Empire in one fell swoop! Leia, Luke, Han, and Chewie appear in this tale as well as Boba Fett to round out a classic cast. The art's great, once again, and the writing, while probably my least favorite of the series, is still pretty good with an epic fight between Kir and Devian. At the end of the book, we get the Crimson Empire Handbook entries on some of the characters as well as a few more covers to gawk at. While this hardcover book looks really nice, Dark Horse still fails to make a truly great edition for this series through the book itself. The contents are great but the small size and lack of comic covers are disappointing. Sadly, that's just how Dark Horse releases their hardcovers and TPBs. But, if you're looking to read the Crimson Empire books, this is the one to get!
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