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Second Life 1971

Second Life ( 1971)

Album Legnth: 42:09

Recorded: Windrose Studio - Hamburg

Genre: Hard Rock

Best Song: 'Hate'

Release Info: Second Battle CD Reissue SB 040

Tracks:

1. Second Life 20.55
2. I'm Going 5.37
3. Raiders Of Night 4.58
4. Sunshine Is Dying 5.27
5. Hate 5.02

Overview:

Second Life is a hard rock power-trio which should appeal to Jimi Hendrix fans. Their self-titled debut LP relies heavily on the Hendrix power-trio approach as the overall feel of the music and especially the vocals has Hendrix written all over it. The album kicks off with the twenty-minute epic ‘Second Life’. A collage of explosions introduces the track before giving way to some rather downbeat acoustic guitar and vocals. Slowly the track builds into a heavy guitar jam (the second life) containing heavy blues rock riffs and Hendrix-styled guitar solos before giving way to a six-minute drum solo. Following this solo the track returns to the heavy riff motifs that were featured earlier before ending with another collage of explosions. ‘I’m Going’ follows a similar path in that it starts off slow before building up steam. The guitar on this track sounds a bit psychedelic and the vocals sound like Hendrix. ‘Raiders Of Night’ is a heavy anthem containing a heavy riff and a catchy chorus. ‘Sunshine Is Dying’ and ‘Hate’ close out the album in similar fashion with ‘Hate’ being the stronger of the two tracks. Overall this album is a good first outing. Soon after its release the band changed their name to Tiger B. Smith and released ‘Tiger B. Smith’ on the Vertigo label and ‘We’re The Tiger Bunch’ on Bacillus before calling it quits in 1975. [3/5 Doug]

Album Rating: 3 out of 5 [Doug]

Musicians:

Holger Schmidt - Guitar, Vocals
Claus Meinhardt - Bass, Vocals
Karl-Heinz Trauth - Drums