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Title: The Litter-Emerge
Review: Released in early 1969, The Litter album "Emerge" is one of the great albums from the period when psychedelia merged into a heavier direction musically. I am reminded of a Lester Bangs article on heavy metal describing how mid 1960s garage bands transformed into hard rock/heavy metal later on and The Litter (much like MC5) fit this profile very accurately. The guitar distortion was still evident, but the tone was much sharper, guitar solos more abrasive and prominent, bass and drums, much deeper and the vocals are well mixed. The songs were longer (the epic "Future of the Past") and less radio friendly in a non underground FM sense, but are nonetheless memorable and powerful. The Litter could definitely hold their own among their American and British counterparts of the time when it came to raw energy and heaviness. I have had Emerge for decades on LP and was glad to finally get it on CD. A great find I have wanted to have on CD for years.
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