Friday, August 10, 2012

The Third Power - Believe (1970)



The Third Power - Believe (1970)

Great US Detroit Rock

Hailing from Detroit City, hard rockers Third Power were led by singer/guitarist Drew Abbott (later to become a longtime member of Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band), along with bassist Jem Targal and drummer Jim Craig. Third Power formed in 1969 and quickly emerged as a favorite on the local club circuit thanks to the band's hard rock, bone-rattling sound and their influence from such three-person bands as Cream or the Jimi Hendrix Experience. In 1970 the album Believe was recorded for the Vanguard label but it was deemed too heavy for the label's direction and lacked the support that could have made it more of a hit. This decision by Vanguard to drop the band from their roster almost immediately after the album's release made it an instant collectable. Now, for the first time, Third Power have been legitimately released on CD with the sound digitally remastered and the original album graphics faithfully reproduced in a digipack CD package.

Jem Targal - bass and lead vocals;
Drew Abbott - all guitars, vocals on Percecution and Like Me, Love Me, and vocal harmonies;
Jim Craig - drums and vocal harmony on Feel So Lonely.
Wind Chimes on Crytalline Chandelier played by C.A.Z.; Piano on Passed By organ on Like Me, Love Me played by Sam Charlers.

Tracklist:
1. Gettin' Together
(Abbott and Targal) 4:18
2. Feel So Lonely (Targal) 4:17
3. Passed By (Targal) 3:43
4. Lost In A Daydream (Targal) 2:31
5. Percussion (Abbott) 3:24
6. Comin' Home (Targal) 3:49
7. Won't Beg Any More
(Abbott and Targal) 4:28
8. Crystalline Chandelier (Targal) 3:41
9. Like Me Love Me (Craig,
Abbott and Targal) 5:23

The Third Power - Believe (1970)

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