Monday 20 April 2009

Earthen Vessel - Hard Rock/Life Everlasting (1970)



That rarest of rarities, a Christian rock record that actually sounds like it comes from the same spiritual source as the music of Messiaen, Albert Ayler and Blind Willie Johnson. Blinding fuzzy hard rock with whiteboy/girl gospel vibes and an all-round sense of ecstatic joy (tempered with anguish and eventual redemption on "Who Can"). Sharon Keel kinda sounds like Grace Slick if she swapped the pharmacopia for Communion wine. Competently played throughout, but still with that hint of ramshackle enthusiasm that makes the post-hippie private press such a goldmine of compelling music. Unreservedly recommended to humans with ears

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