Thursday, May 15, 2008

Granicus - Self-Titled


Granicus was a short-lived band from Cleveland, OH. Their single, official release was this self-titled album which included tracks very reminiscent of another band, Led Zeppelin. Woody Leffel's vocals are haunting and very similar to Plant's. Granicus was signed to RCA records and called it quits after their only release.

Most people I play this record for think it's Zeppelin at first, so I can guarantee that fans of the Led will thoroughly enjoy this.

The tracks "Nightmare" and "Prayer" contain some of the most powerful vocals you'll hear from the 70's era of rock. It's a shame these guys never went on to further recordings. There is, however, a recording of a live performance that the band did in November of 1973. That will be uploaded at a later date.

Woody Leffel - vocals, guitars
Wayne Anderson - lead guitar
Al Pinelli - rhythm guitar
Dale Bedford - bass
Joe Battaglia - drums

Granicus - Self-Titled (1973)
1 - You're In America
2 - Bad Talk
3 - Twilight
4 - Prayer
5 - Cleveland Ohio
6 - Nightmare
7 - When You're Movin
8 - Paradise

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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I can't unzip the Granicus album with Winrar.
What was usedto zip/compress it?
-Les

and Thanks! Curious to listen to it.

The Massacre Metal said...

I used winrar, so it should work.