Hunger is tagged as: psychedelic rock, psychedelic, 60s, rock, classic rock The group Hunger was an extremely talented group from Portland, Oregon. The album “Strictly From Hunger” was released in 1968. It was to be the only release from the group, as a streak of bad luck broke the band apart. Unfortunately on two separate occasions their equipment was stolen. The group featured long organ driven instrumental breaks with piercing guitar lines between some strong songwriting in a majority of their songs. They were a very popular group that was rising fast in the California psychedelic scene. By the time it was over they were right on the verge of crossing over to hard rock. Songs like “Workshop,” which delves into your thought processes and dreams, I thought, were very introspective and thought provoking, and great musically. “She Let Him Continue” is a psych-rock gem from the vaults. With all of the sound effects (which were fairly new at the time) and the strong vocal inflections from the pipes of Bill Daffern (drums), the song still sounds as hauntingly fresh today as the day it was laid down in the studio. Mike Parkinson normally handled all the vocals. John Morton (lead guitar), Steve Hansen (rhythm guitar), Tom Tanory (bass) were the core of the group that supported the great songwriting and vocals. “P... Read More About Hunger Biography... Send Hunger ringtones to your cell |
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