{"id":31751,"date":"2013-09-04T13:16:19","date_gmt":"2013-09-04T18:16:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/?p=31751"},"modified":"2014-02-08T08:37:55","modified_gmt":"2014-02-08T13:37:55","slug":"tommy-bolin-whirlwind-cd-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/2013\/tommy-bolin-whirlwind-cd-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Tommy Bolin | Whirlwind<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"

by John Kindred<\/span>
\n– Publisher —<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"Whirlwind\"Cleopatra Records\/Purple Pyramid Records have put together a two-disc collection of rare and unreleased recordings of the late Tommy Bolin titled Whirlwind<\/em>. Bolin\u2019s brief career was cut short upon his death in 1976. As an artist, he accomplished quite a lot in a few short years, ranging from playing with the James Gang to joining Deep Purple after the departure of Ritchie Blackmore. <\/p>\n

While the press release implies that this is a \u201cspectacular collection\u201d of music, fans should prepare for the fact that a lot of the songs suffer in quality because of the limited technology. For example, many of the songs were recorded on a three-track recorder. As noted in Bolin\u2019s reproduced letter printed on the digipack foldout, Bolin stated, \u201cIt is more a \u2018potential\u2019 tape than anything else \u2026 it gives an idea what the guys can do.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Whirlwind<\/em> is a collection of music that features rare material from Bolin\u2019s jazz-rock band Energy, the 26-minute version of \u201cMarching Powder\u201d (titled \u201cMarching Bag\u201d) from his first solo album Teaser and includes music that Tommy was preparing for his third solo album. Produced and compiled by Greg Hampton and Johnnie Bolin, the album is a nostalgic glimpse into Bolin\u2019s musical world. <\/p>\n

Bolin\u2019s guitar style incorporated Jazz-fusion, Rock and Blues. The music on Whirlwind<\/em> leans more in the direction of Jazz-fusion than straight-up Rock. It is important to stress that the majority of the music here is demos. A lot of the ideas are improvised jams and were the beginning of ideas that hadn\u2019t been completely fleshed out. For hard-core Bolin fans, this compilation will be a must-have, but new fans should look to his official studio albums as a solo artist or Deep Purple and the James Gang.<\/p>\n

Genre: Classic Rock, Jazz, Fusion<\/p>\n

Band:
\nTommy Bolin (g)(v)
\nBobby Berge (d)
\nStan Sheldon (b)
\nTom Stephenson (k)
\nMike Finnigan (v)(organ)
\nMax Carl (v)<\/p>\n

Track Listing:<\/p>\n

DISC 1
\n1. Cucumber Jam
\n2. Heartlight
\n3. Hoka-Hay!
\n4. Don\u2019t Worry \u2019Bout Cash (Acoustic Version)
\n5. San Francisco River
\n6. Rock-A-Bye
\n7. Dungeon
\n8. Alexis
\n9. Gotta Dance (Take 2)
\n10. Spanish Lover (Instrumental Version)
\n11. Sooner or Later\t\t<\/p>\n

DISC 2
\n1. Red Skies (Instrumental Version)
\n2. Way It s Always Been
\n3. Sleepwalker (Instrumental Version)
\n4. Leave Other People Alone
\n5. Marching Bag (26 Minute Original Version)
\n6. Wild Dogs (Acoustic Version)
\n7. From Another Time<\/p>\n

Label: Cleopatra Records, Purple Pyramid Records<\/p>\n

Web: http:\/\/www.tbolin.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Hardrock Haven rating: 7\/10<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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