defrosted

By the time their second album was released, these heavy rockers were already reasonably well-known, thanks to a particularly inspired version of "House of the Rising Sun" that appeared on the band's first album. Like Frost, the Rationals and MC5 Frijid Pink were fathers of the "Detroit Sound", characterized by violent, but well controlled guitar-heavy heroics, thanks to the technical ability of the musicians, particularly guitarist Gary Thompson, and vocalist Kelly Green, who both grew up listening to blues (which can be heard in their excellent "Bye Bye Blues"). Other highlights include the instrumental "Sloony" (a true showing of guitar bravado in the style of Alvin Lee on "Black Lace" that starts off hard and straight-ahead, before slowly melting into torrid blues-rock.