The Guess Who - It's Time (1966) [Reissue 1997]
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 180 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 72 MB | Covers - 8 MB
Genre: Psychedelic/Garage Rock | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: True North/Legend (TNMD 0142)
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 180 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 72 MB | Covers - 8 MB
Genre: Psychedelic/Garage Rock | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: True North/Legend (TNMD 0142)
Though this Canadian LP was issued under the Guess Who name, the group still hadn't quite completed its evolution from its prior incarnation as Chad Allan & the Expressions. Indeed Allan himself was still in the band during sessions for the recording, writing one of the tracks, "Guess I'll Find a Place." But a couple British Invasion covers and guitarist Jim Kale's "Don't Act So Bad" excepted, every song was written by Randy Bachman. Even more crucially, much of the material went in a decidedly harder-rocking direction than much of what the group had previously cut, with newcomer Burton Cummings injecting a new raunchiness into the material on which he sang lead vocals. "Believe Me," which is very much in the style of Paul Revere & the Raiders' fiercest sides, is the clear standout, but the moody Manfred Mann-ish "Seven Long Years" and the surly garage rocker "Clock on the Wall" are also highlights…