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Derringer 'Sweet Evil'
CANDY156 / During the mid-1970s American hard rock had reached its
zenith with acts like Aerosmith, Montrose and Ted Nugent ruling the
roost and setting standards for years to come. Amongst those lynch pins
were a number of up and comers all eager to capture a slice of the
action and Derringer were one of the very best. Fitting right into the
period the band focussed on lean and mean riffs, punchy production and
wide screen songs blessed with heavy and dark overtones. Formed by
teenage prot�g�e Rick Derringer who had scored a huge hit, 'Hang On
Sloopy', in the 1960s with his band the McCoys and later going on to
play with Edgar and Johnny Winter. Rick's star was certainly in the
ascendance when he decided to form this non compromising hard rock band.
Enlisting second guitarist Danny Johnson, bassist Kenny Aaronson and
drummer Vinny Appice, the band quickly established themselves as
contenders with a solid debut album, but it was their second record, the
wonderfully titled 'Sweet Evil', that really put the cat amongst the
pigeons. Produced by Jack Douglas (Aerosmith, Starz, Cheap Trick) and
originally issued in 1977, the album is a veritable treasure trove of
deeply moving heavy rock, with epically constructed tracks such as
'Driving Sideway', 'Sittin' By The Pool', 'One Eyed Jack' and the title
track itself � all wide angle shots at the big time and all injected
with breathlessly executed guitar solos and some of the best riffs on
record.
24-bit remastering, 4,000 word essay about the making of the album, new
interview, enhanced artwork and photos spread out over a 16 page full
colour booklet.
Track Listing: 1. Don't Stop Loving Me 2. Sittin'
By The Pool 3. Keep On Makin' Love 4. One Eyed Jack 5. Let's Make It 6.
Sweet Evil 7. Drivin' Sideways 8. I Didn't Ask To Be Born.

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» RICK DERRINGER