Lightning - Lightning (1970)

Lightning was an American psychedelic rock band from Minneapolis, active from 1968 through 1971. The band was founded by guitarist Zippy Caplan and bassist Woody Woodrich. The band was very popular in Minnesota, mostly due to Caplan's fame playing with The Litter. The manager of radio station KDWB mistook the single "Of Paupers and Poets" for a song by Cream, giving valuable early airtime to the band. They also would perform a cover of the William Tell Overture.
Very good overall,But you get the feeling they are holding back .The hard rock music is all decent enough, but just seems as though it could have been better.
The inclusion of an inordinate amount of slower material does nothing to help the situation. But, nonetheless, their talent shines through. Eventually, the band broke up due to musical differences, especially between Woodrich and Caplan.
"White Lightning" was on ATCO Records, a division of Atlantic Records.

Track listing

01.  "Prelude To Opus IV"  (Stanhope, Woodrich)  - 4:06 
02.  "Hideaway"  (Stanhope, Woodrich)   4:00 
03.  "When A Man Could Be Free"  (Stanhope, Woodrich, Caplan)  - 4:26 
04.  "Madame Sunrise"  (Stanhope, Woodrich, Caplan)  - 6:00 
05.  "1930"  (Stanhope, Roberts, Caplan)  - 4:17 
06.  "Freedom (Is Life With Living)"  (Stanhope, Roberts, Woodrich)  - 5:48 
07.  "They've Got The Time"  (Stanhope, Woodrich)  - 5:51 
08.  "Riders In The Sky"  (Edwin H.Morris)  - 5:28

Credits
Vocals – Ronn Roberts
Rhythm Guitar – Tom "Zippy" Caplan
Bass Guitar – Woody Woodrich
Guitar – Ronn Roberts
Lead Guitar – Tom "Zippy" Caplan
Lead Vocals – Mick Stanhope
Percussion – Bernie Pershey, Mick Stanhope

Notes
Recorded At - Sound 80 Studios
Arranged By - Lightning
Arranged By [Additional String Arrangement Arp Synthesizer] - Herb Pilhofer
Artwork By [Cover Design] - John Hanson
Engineer [Chief Recording Engineer] - Tom Jung
Producer - Ira Heilicher, Lightning , Pat Rains
Genre - Psychedelic Rock
Length - 40:28
Label - P.I.P. Records

© 1970