Freeway Madness
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Freeway Madness is the sixth album by British
rock band, The Pretty Things
. It's the second album without founding member Dick Taylor
and the first without bassist Wally Waller as a full member, who has been with the band since the band's 1967 album Emotions
(however, he did produce the album, as well as sing vocals on one of the tracks). The group had a major lineup increase, by adding a violin player, a viola player and a cello player, as well as a second guitar player.
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rock band, The Pretty Things
The Pretty Things
The Pretty Things are an English rock and roll band from London, who originally formed in 1963. They took their name from Bo Diddley's 1955 song "Pretty Thing" and, in their early days, were dubbed by the British press the "uglier cousins of the Rolling Stones". Their most commercially successful...
. It's the second album without founding member Dick Taylor
Dick Taylor
Richard Clifford 'Dick' Taylor is an English musician who was an early bass guitarist for The Rolling Stones. He left to become an art student at Sidcup Art College and while there formed The Pretty Things in September 1963...
and the first without bassist Wally Waller as a full member, who has been with the band since the band's 1967 album Emotions
Emotions (The Pretty Things album)
Emotions is the third LP by the British rock group The Pretty Things, released in 1967.-Recording:The sessions for "Emotions" were spread across a few months during which there were major change in the bands line up. Their record company Fontana had not been happy with how their three 1966 singles...
(however, he did produce the album, as well as sing vocals on one of the tracks). The group had a major lineup increase, by adding a violin player, a viola player and a cello player, as well as a second guitar player.
Track listing
- "Love Is Good" 6:51
- "Havana Bound" 3:54
- "Peter" 1:26
- "Rip Off Train" 3:17
- "Over the Moon" 4:31
- "Religion's Dead" 4:11
- "Country Road" 4:46
- "Allnight Sailor" 1:55
- "Onion Soup" 3:48
- "Another Bowl?" 2:50
The Pretty Things
- Phil MayPhil May (singer)Phil May is the stage name of an English vocalist...
- Lead vocals - Pete Tolson - Guitar
- John Povey - Keyboards/Vocals
- Stuart Brooks - Bass guitar
- Skip Alan - Drums
Outside Musicians
- Gordon Huntley - Pedal steel guitar
- Wally Allen (aka Waller) - Vocals (on Track 5)
- Don Harper - Viola
- Billy Reid - Violin
- Peter Willison - Cello