Saturday, February 28, 2009

Ill Wind - Flashes + 6 Bonus (1968)












Even though this band was from Boston, they had a great west coast hippie sound. Ken Frankel and Carey Mann originally started this band while attending MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The band was Ken Frankel (lead guitar, banjo), Carey Mann (bass, vocals), Conny Devanney (vocals), Richard Griggs (rhythm guitar, vocals) and David Kinsman (drums). Dominated by Conny Devanney’s wonderful crystal clear vocals, and some great psychedelic guitar jamming. The harmonies between Devanney and Mann are just great, complimenting each other perfectly. Their version of the often recorded High Flying Bird is one of the best that I’ve heard. Another excellent one from the Bosstown scene.