Label: Aztec Music (Australia), AVSCD007
Style: Hard Rock, Heavy Metal
Country: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (1971–1977)
Time: 45:42
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 327 Mb
When it comes unadulterated '70’s macho rock, no one can really top Australia’s Buffalo.
Formed
by former blues vocalist Dave Tice in Sydney in the summer of 1971, the
band bellowed out both a burly, proto-metal sound and an intentionally
misogynist ambiance across the five albums they recorded for the highly
collectible and lauded imprint, Vertigo. Their third album, ‘Only Want
You for Your Body’ – which was released in June 1974 with a cover image
of an overweight, scantily clad woman on a torture table and song titles
such as ‘I’m a Skirt Lifter, Not a Shirt Raiser’ – truly defines their
horny ‘n’ hairy vibe.
The aforementioned ‘I’m A Skirt Lifter, Not A
Shirt Raiser’ opens up the album with a raucous, good time explosion.
The band is locked into a driving rhythm courtesy of Jimmy Economou
while Tice delivers his gravely vocals with all the grace of a Sherman
tank. After that, the record loses paces a bit with a run though Ten
Years After ‘I’m Coming Down’, and the track ‘Dune Messiah’, a heavy,
Black Sabbath-at-a-snail’s-pace tune that although crushing, brings the
pace down a little bit.
But after that, the record is back up and
practically running out to the corner store to pick up another case of
suds. John Baxter delivers some seriously hammeringly hard guitar on
tracks such as ‘What’s Going On’ and ‘Kings Cross Ladies,’ and it makes
you wonder if some of those New Wave of British Heavy Metal bands might
have had a copy of this record hidden away in their record collections
and unconsciously bit a riff or two from the man. It’s one to ponder for
sure.
‘Only Want You for Your Body’ remains one of those special
pieces of the '70’s hard rock puzzle; one that is equally obscure as it
is seminal. The Aztec label out of the band’s native country did a full
re-issue campaign of their releases a few years ago and the complete
package of every single one of them is truly a labor of love to behold.
Do yourself a favor and pick up their re-issue of ‘Only Want You for
Your Body’. If you’re a fan of things hard, heavy and loud as hell, you
won’t regret it.
(ultimateclassicrock.com/buffalo-only-want-you-for-your-body/)
01. I'm a Skirt Lifter Not a Shirt Raiser (04:53)
02. I'm Coming On (03:39)
03. Dune Messiah (04:32)
04. Stay With Me (03:37)
05. What's Goin On (03:58)
06. Kings Cross Ladies (07:27)
07. United Nations (06:18)
08. What's Going On (Single Version) (Bonus) (03:25)
09. United Nations (Live Version) (Bonus) (07:51)
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