The Moving Sidewalks - Flash
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Artist: The Moving SidewalksEdition: Music CD
Format: Import
CD Release Date: 2001-05-22
Music Label: Akarma Italy
Soundtracks:
- Flashback - The Moving Sidewalks, Ames, Steve
- Scoun da Be - The Moving Sidewalks, Moore, Tom
- You Make Me Shake
- You Don't Know the Life - The Moving Sidewalks, Moore, Tom
- Pluto-Sept. 31st.
- No Good to Cry - The Moving Sidewalks, Anderson, Al
- Crimson Witch
- Joe Blues
- Eclipse
- Reclipse
- 99th Floor
- What Are You Doing to Do
- I Want to Hold Your Hand - The Moving Sidewalks, Lennon, John
- Need Me
- Every Night a New Surpise - The Moving Sidewalks, Ames, Steve
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Free Music Review: +1/2 -- Middling guitar-psych from future ZZ Top guitarist
Hit: 3 Stars
This Houston band's "99th Floor," initially brought to light on Pebbles, Vol. 2, is one of the greatest mid-60s garage rockers of all time. The band's sole LP, from 1968, is more psychedelic and less punk, and in the end less distinctive. Moving Sidewalks (and future ZZ Top) guitarist Billy Gibbons could certainly play at this point, but on this album he provides neither the adrenal buzz of "99th Floor," nor the authoritative boogie blues of his later band.
The songs, more heavily blues oriented than the seminal single, had yet to find the groove of ZZ Top. Gibbons admiration of Jimi Hendrix is played out on "Pluto-Sept. 31st," with an Experience-like riffing rhythm section and a studio freakout in the middle. The backward vocal of "Eclipse" is quite compelling (though the Zappa/Red Crayola-style production might harsh on your trip), and "Joe Blues" gives an indication of where Gibbons would be heading next.
The CD reissue's true value are the five non-LP singles, including the awesome "99th Floor," the fine garage rockers "What Are You Doing to Do" and "Every Night a New Surprise," the Elevators styled "Need Me" (complete with Roky styled wail), and a reverb drenched take on The Beatles "I Want to Hold Your Hand." Those who can't get enough Texas psych-blues will like the album, but if you're drawn in by "99th Floor," it's the bonus tracks for you. LP: 3 stars, Bonus tracks: 4-1/2 stars, Overall: 3-1/2 stars. [?2007 hyperbolium dot com]
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Reissue of classic psychedelic rock album. This underground masterpiece features Billy Gibbons (ZZ Top) and was their sole album. Originally released in 1968 on Tantra Records. Includes five bonus tracks, '99th Floor', 'What Are You Doing To Do', 'I Want To Hold Your Hand', 'Need Me' and 'Every Night A New Surprise'. Packaged in a very cool digipak.Alternative Rock Music CDs
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