Bloody Mary — Bloody Mary 1974 (USA, Heavy Progressive-Hard Rock)

Bloody Mary — Bloody Mary 1974 (USA, Heavy Progressive-Hard Rock)

A mysterious band from New York City who anonymously recorded a single album. The musicians' names were uncredited and remain unknown to this day.Bloody Mary was a group based in New York, and this is their only album released by USA Family Productions in 1974. The rumors was that they were Sir Lord Baltimore, who was also from New York, but that was a misunderstanding because it was recorded in the same studio in Hempstead, Long Island, as Sir Lord's second album, with the same engineer (John Bradley). Sir Lord and Bloody Mary recorded in studios next to each other in 1971, but for some reason this album was released in 1974. The album was produced by Vinnie Testa.

According to some infos, members were Vito Albano, John Parisio, Richard Incoirvaia, (these three guys were part of a band called Alive ‘N Kickin, who scored a big hit with the song “Tighter, Tighter” in 1970), for the rest of the members Donnie Dimola, John Tattos and Larry Goodman, except their names, I don't have further informations.

The guitar and organ are constantly played, and the music is high-tension, fast-paced hard rock. The songs are based on blues but have a touch of funk and progressive rock, and the 16-beat-based performance with Latin percussion is simply cool. It gives the impression of a jumble of Purple-like and Santana-like parts, and there are also elements of rough hard rock. A great album with a full band feel.

Tracks:

01. Dragon Lady — 0:00

02. Highway — 5:06

03. Riddle Of The Sea — 8:00

04. Free And Easy — 12:10

05. You Only Got Yourself — 17:07

06. Can You Feel It (Fire) — 24:09

07. I Hear The Music Playing — 29:51


Personnel:Bloody Mary

*Vito Albano - Drums, Percussion
*John Parisio - Guitar
*Richard Incoirvaia
*Donnie Dimola
*John Tattos
*Larry Goodman
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Vinny Testa — producer

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