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Second Life 1971

Second Life ( 1971)

Album Legnth: 42:09

Recorded: Windrose Studio - Hamburg

Genre: Hard Rock

Best Song: 'Hate'

Release Info: Second Battle CD Reissue SB 040

Tracks:

1. Second Life 20.55
2. I'm Going 5.37
3. Raiders Of Night 4.58
4. Sunshine Is Dying 5.27
5. Hate 5.02

Overview:

Second Life is a hard rock power-trio which should appeal to Jimi Hendrix fans. Their self-titled debut LP relies heavily on the Hendrix power-trio approach as the overall feel of the music and especially the vocals has Hendrix written all over it. The album kicks off with the twenty-minute epic �Second Life�. A collage of explosions introduces the track before giving way to some rather downbeat acoustic guitar and vocals. Slowly the track builds into a heavy guitar jam (the second life) containing heavy blues rock riffs and Hendrix-styled guitar solos before giving way to a six-minute drum solo. Following this solo the track returns to the heavy riff motifs that were featured earlier before ending with another collage of explosions. �I�m Going� follows a similar path in that it starts off slow before building up steam. The guitar on this track sounds a bit psychedelic and the vocals sound like Hendrix. �Raiders Of Night� is a heavy anthem containing a heavy riff and a catchy chorus. �Sunshine Is Dying� and �Hate� close out the album in similar fashion with �Hate� being the stronger of the two tracks. Overall this album is a good first outing. Soon after its release the band changed their name to Tiger B. Smith and released �Tiger B. Smith� on the Vertigo label and �We�re The Tiger Bunch� on Bacillus before calling it quits in 1975. [3/5 Doug]

Album Rating: 3 out of 5 [Doug]

Musicians:

Holger Schmidt - Guitar, Vocals
Claus Meinhardt - Bass, Vocals
Karl-Heinz Trauth - Drums

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