SCOTT MORGAN'S POWERTRANE
Ann Arbor Revival Meeting (Real-O-Mind)
Reviewed by Alan Wright

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A Detroit "supergroup" featuring Scott Morgan (Rationals, Sonics Rendezvous Band, Hydromatics), Deniz Tek (Radio Birdman, Visitors, Deep Reduction), and Andrew Gillespie (Mitch Ryder Band, Torpedoes, Rob Tyner Band), along with the crack rhythm section of Chris Taylor (Malinga) and Andre Frost (Hydromatics). Recorded live at the Blind Pig in Ann Arbor in 2002, this thing really cooks! What a line-up, what a sound! Morgan and Tek share the lead vocal duties, offering up a selection of songs from previous musical endeavors. Thus, you get classics like "Hangin' On," "What Gives," "Dangerous," "Blood From A Stone," "Outside," "Ready To Ball" and much more. After 12 songs of total rock action, they are joined by former Cult Heroes singer Hiawatha Bailey and Ron Ashton guitar for a run though of five Stooges classics! I was a big fan of the Cult Heroes, whose two '70s singles I've always been a big fan of. Hiawatha does a great job on the four songs he leads: "1969," "I Wanna Be Your Dog," "Down O The Street" and "No Fun" (Deniz sings the last one, "T.V. Eye") and Ashton's guitar shreds. This must've been an amazing show to have witnessed!

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© 2003 - Alan Wright