Stoned Circus - Revisited
(World In Sound WIS 1019, 2004)
Stoned Circus - Revisited
(World In Sound WIS 1019, 2004)
From Aural Innovations #37 (Sep 2007)
A long gone, forgotten by most psychedelic band from the Midwest. This is a
remaster from the original tapes. Band was from Kansas City and this ten track
album was recorded at Cavern Studios in 1970. Didn't realize that most of these
cuts featured lead female vocals. Tunes here that impressed me the most were
the well played "Gotta Find A Way", their single "Try Love"
that reportedly got some airplay on the old WHB radio station, the catchy "New
World", "Sweet Loving" (possibly the best track of the entire
CD), cut number 7- simply titled as "Instrumental", their Led Zeppelin
cover of "Gonna Leave You" and "Corina" (nice harmonica
work). ' Revisited' simply sounds just so extremely 1970-ish. According to the
full color 8-page CD booklet in 1971, Stoned Circus got to open for some big
names like the Guess Who, Strawberry Alarm Clock, Chicago, Steve Miller Band
and Ritchie Havens. I believe they've even recently reunited with all six original
members. Line-up: Johnny Isom - guitar & vocals, Harold Haney - bass &
vocals, Joe York and Richard Van Sant - keyboard & vocals, Nancy Lake Whedon
- percussion & vocals and Donna Kurtz Nugent -drums. Fans of Jefferson Airplane,
Touch, Neighborhood Children, Big Brother And The Holding Company and Carrie
Nations (that fictitious band in the movie 'Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls'
) should undoubtedly get a lot from this CD reissue. Very nice.
For more information you can visit the band’s web site at: www.stoned-circus.com/
You can also visit the band's record label site at: www.worldinsound.com
Reviewed by Mike Reed