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Merry Airbrakes - Merry Airbrakes (1973)

Track listing:
  1. Vigilante Man 3:42
  2. Frog Song 3:25
  3. The Bearded Man 4:01
  4. Quang Tricity 2:29
  5. Even Those Among Us 4:46
  6. Draft Board Blues 5:39
  7. Three Hearts 4:02
  8. A Happy Song for Hanoi 1:38
  9. Preacher Song 4:29
  10. Tribure to Frankie 0:21

Notes

Finally out on CD is this rare US album recorded in 1973 by a freaked out Vietnam veteran. Largely a concept album about that great US misadventure it's folky and "down-home" for playing whilst sitting around a fireside. Main man Bill Homans has a fine voice and also plays some mean slide guitar.

Actually the first post-Vietnam record (recorded 1973). With songs about the Vietnam's point of view. Wonder why this never made it onto a major label. Bill Homans great voice is getting you. He, his brother Peter plus 4 other musicians recorded this album for a private studio to get attention from a big label. Some songs sound like Cpt. Beefheart doing Vietnam songs, others are fragile and MOST beautiful. We love it forever."