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This is an extra album from the same year that I've chosen, that either just missed the final cut, I think could be of interest, or even from a different genre that could be of interest or influence on the hard rock/heavy metal genre.
Rick Derringer All American Boy 1973 (Blue Sky Records)
Rock
Rick Derringer was certainly one of the most in demand guitarists of the early 1970s. He had already built up an enviable reputation doing high profile guitar features with artists such as Alice Cooper, Johnny Winter, Edgar Winter and Todd Rundgren amongst others and had also been the leading light in his previous band The McCoys. He had also opened for artists of the calibre of the Rolling Stones and Led Zeppelin, so when he issued his first solo effort
All American Boy, it almost seemed certain that it would be an album worth the wait. The album of course as would be expected, features some great guest spots from the likes of Joe Walsh and Edgar Winter, along with session musicians such as Dave Bromberg and Joe Vitale, and a certain very young Suzi Quatro on bass! As for the music and for most of the album, it tends to consist of a collection of very cohesive melodic rockers, that fall both on the softer side of the musical spectrum as well as on the harder side of things. The album is often held in high regard, as one of those great albums that slipped under the radar at the time of its release in 1973 and known as something of a hidden gem! I certainly wouldn’t regard this album as a gem by any means, but it is a solid debut set of songs of some real quality. These are songs that are short and catchy, whilst being built around traditional rock and roll values, all with a distinctly American sound and feel about them. These aspects can be highlighted on the likes of its best known tracks “Rock & Roll, Hoochie Koo” “Teenage Queen” “Teenage Love Affair” and “Jump, Jump, Jump” the best song on the album. This album is very different to a lot of the albums featured here and a nice diversion.