Германское хард-роковое трио в составе Holger Schmidt (вокал, гитара), Klaus Meinhardt (бас-гитара) и Karl-Heinz Traut (ударные). "We're The Tiger Bunch" - второй альбом группы. Первый вышел в 1972 г., а третий в 2002 г.
In a similar vein to their previous release, this is also quite comm
sounding, prog influenced hard rock, this time with sub-par song
writing. This US issue created confusion with Janus' decision to use an
alternate take of the debut's German cover. It looked virtually
identical (and it was, on the back cover). Its still quite good overall
and well worth investigating despite the lame moniker and style of
dress. Recorded in 1973, the release was delayed for some reason. Grades
- 1 B+, 4 B's, 1 B-, 2 C+'s, and a C-. There is a distinct difference
between the two versins of the title track found here. They would have
done much better leaving the original German issue track list alone. (Tymeshifter)
Tiger B Smith released 2 Albums in the early 70s. "Tiger Rock" and this one. Tiger Bunch is by far the better of the two.
The music at times reminded me of Classic era Uriah Heep and small touches of Motorhead.
Favourite tracks are "Help for a Blind Man" and "Disappointed Love".
The latter would have sounded great at a Large concert hall with an audience sing-along. "Little Miss Anna Sheffield" has some really amusing lyrics in it eg.
"She fell in love with a stranger, but God she's got an ugly face".I didnt find any weak tracks on this CD, and recently recorded on German Satellite a 10 Hour tribute to Kraut Rock.
It had a couple of vintage promos of TBS, and although it was a thrill, they can't mime to save their lives, and at the same time, looked lifeless. God knows what they were like in concert (by Paul Watson).
