Tin House - Silver Star [1971 Hard Rock US]

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Tin House [p]
1971 Vinyl LP Epic / E 30511 United States
Tin House
1998 CD Big Joe Records BJR946 Netherlands
Tin House
2007 CD Lion / Lion 196

Track listing :-

A1 I Want Your Body http://youtu.be/jSvtsl9uMj0
A2 30 Weight Blues http://youtu.be/GHrnhWgceaM
A3 Be Good and Be Kind http://youtu.be/T-53lFs9pm0
A4 You've Gone Too Far http://youtu.be/prsxUypGgLc
A5 Silver Star http://youtu.be/pQuOlR4aaJU
B1 Personal Gain http://youtu.be/mDYu9K5tkh0
B2 Jezebel, Give Me Your Lovin' http://youtu.be/SNM3yOdPd8M
B3 Tomorrow http://youtu.be/jdc4rI0ZDU8
B4 Endamus Finallamus http://youtu.be/L68n9sjFWP4
B5 Lady of the Silent Opera http://youtu.be/-CF5dpmOp0I

Currently:- Winter Park, FL, United States

Members
Floyd Radford (guitar, vocals), Mike Logan (drums, vocals), Jeff Cole (bass, vocals), David Mikeal (vocal, guitar, keyboards), Robbie Crouse (guitar), Jimmy Smith (bass guitar)

Related Artists
Edgar Winter's White Trash

Tin House was formed in 1969 by original members Floyd Radford - Guitar, Mike Logan - Drums and Jeff Cole - Lead Vocal and Bass. They were one of the first progressive rock bands to be signed to a major label out of the Central Florida area. Their debut album entitled Tin House was released on Epic Records in 1970. The album produced by Rick Derringer went on to win international acclaim.

The opening chords of "I Want Your Body," the opening track on Tin House, gives you a very good idea of what to expect from the rest of the album. The brash, energetic guitar might remind you of Edgar Winter Group, which would be entirely appropriate because guitarist Floyd Radford left this group to join that band just after this album was made.

Edgar Winter himself has a cameo, playing a one-finger organ solo, and his longtime compatriot, Rick Derringer, produced the album. Interesting as it may be to pick through influences, Tin House had their own sound, composed of blues and progressive hard rock with poppy harmony vocals. The progressive side comes to the fore with the slightly pompous duo of "Endamus Finallamus" and "Lady of the Silent Opera," which are redeemed by several catchy and inventive instrumental passages.

Tin House was a hot band with some good ideas, and though the players went on to greater success in other groups, this album is worth a listen.