VENENOS DO ROCK

SEGUNDO ALBUM DESTA ÓTIMA BANDA BRITÂNICA QUE FAZIA UM HARD ROCK PROGRESSIVO QUE LEMBRAVA ATOMIC ROOSTER, CACTUS E STEPPENWOLF!!! EXCELENTE SOM!! BELO VENENO!! OS CARAS USAVAM FLAUTA, HARMÔNICA E KEYBOARDS!! Zior's 1971 debut album got immediate attention when it was released because the band used the same artist that Black Sabbath had used on their first album (an artist called Keef).Their first album was a knockout of fantastic heavy rock (Originally released on Nepentha records). Zior was a 4 piece band but,on both albums,the 4th member is missing in the photos... Weird!The band then switched to Intercord for the release of 1972's masterpiece Every Inch A Man." This album,mainly recorded in 1971,contains the solid heavy rock - with fine lead guitar - that the band have become known for. On Certain songs Zior used organs,harps & flutes making a variety of progressive/psychedelic which become really noticeable on the 6 minute epic 'Angel of the Highway'.W...

BANDA BRITÂNICA QUE FAZIA UM HARD ROCK PROGRESSIVO QUE LEMBRA ATOMIC ROOSTER E CACTUS!!! EXCELENTE SOM!! BELO VENENO!! OS CARAS USAVAM FLAUTA, HARMÔNICA E TECLADOS!! Zior's 1971 debut album got immediate attention when it was released because the band used the same artist that Black Sabbath had used on their first album (an artist called Keef). This first album is a knockout of fantastic heavy rock and is still one of my favourite albums of that year. Zior had their roots in Southend's early sixties R&B scene. Kevin Bonsor had previously been in a local R&B outfit, The Essex Five, and then classical/rock fusion outfit, Cardboard Orchestra.Pete Brewer had been in another Southend R&B band, The Night Riders. He and Bonsor were Zior's founding members recruiting Truba and Skeels (who'd once played in a London band called The Bum) via a 'Melody Maker' advert. Zior did have a reputation as a wild live band. They were heavily into Black Magic and ...