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The Blues Train
12+ albums
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AllMusic Biography If most people's appreciation of Canadian rock during the late '60s and early '70s begins and ends with the Guess Who, they are missing out on a host of great lesser-known bands. One of the most intriguing of those bands is the Blues Train, a sensational psychedelic blues combo that, like the Crazy People, put out an album on the Vancouver exploit label Condor. That immediately brings into question who exactly played on the album, since one theory holds that the same studio house band was responsible for all the label's product. Regardless of band makeup, though, The Blues Train is valuable on its own considerable merits. It houses some truly excellent music, and if it is not a proper band, it certainly comes across as the work of a legitimate unit -- and a pretty outstanding one at that. As the band moniker implies and in keeping with perhaps the primary influence on the rock & roll scene of the era, there is a heavy identification with blues, including covers of Willie Dixon's "Hootchie Kootchie Man" and the traditional "Mojo" alongside convincing, like-minded originals like "Ride the Train" and "Busted in Chicago." There is some scorching guitar throughout, and a bass drum pulse that frequently mimics the chug of a train, an enduring symbol that holds romantic sway over the music (as the band itself articulates in the original liner notes). Joe Sanchez is (presumably) the main songwriter in the band, having contributed four of the 11 songs, and he turn
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Fuzz, Psych & Surf - Garage Sounds of the 60's
The Blues Train
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100 Psychedelic Trips - Stoner Rock, Garage Rock, Acid Rock
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100 Psychedelic Rock Essentials
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Psychedelic Blues
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The Blues Train (Johnny Kitchen Presents The Blues Train) (Remastered)
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Johnny Kitchen Presents An Anthology Of Tax Shelter Nuggets
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Fuzz, Psych Surf - Garage Sounds of the 60's
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Rock The Blues
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Psychedelic Soul & Blazin' Blues
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The No. 1 Blues Album Ever
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