GRAILS - Black Tar Prophecies Vols 1, 2, & 3 LP rock even though the late 1970s

even though the late 1970s were the golden age of bands scoring big with live albums (Kiss' ALIVE

‘Transformer’) but there’s no contemporaries with The Gospel Truth’s ability to fuse such unvarnished explorations of mind

“Endless Party” fits just as well as a Ronettes single as it would on a Flamin Groovies LP

And the people who want more Doolittle do get it: two full minutes of unhindered and unhinged Frank Black to make up for the lack thereof on the opener in “Rock Music” (and like his vocals on "Debaser" or "Tame

Having already established the side project Dome

GRAILS - Black Tar Prophecies Vols 1, 2, & 3 LP rock even though the late 1970sIncludes download code. Gatefold sleeve. Instrumental psychedelic explorations of the highest order. More then a touch of middle eastern influences yet thoroughly Western at the same time. Open ended but this is no creaky on the fly, off the cuff improv jam, these songs have direction and purpose. One of the great "out there" records of the 00s. A modern day Third Ear Band. Like Tortoise, Macha, Scorn, and Trial Of The Bow having an opium enhanced