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Baraka Guru -
Yes, I am the guitarist in Venomin James...
I routinely perform google searches to see if anyone is writing about our band or reviewing the album, and your post came up. I'm always hip to turning someone on to some new music, especially music that I love personally. It thrills us that someone likes what we do, so I had to comment and help out if I could.
I have 2 corrections to my list:
If you get into the Kyuss stuff and you find you're getting into it, make sure to track down the Unida albums and songs. I misnamed their 1 full length, it should be labeled "Coping With The Urban Coyote". They also have a bunch of stuff of compilations and splits, so I think you can get those on iTunes or Napster or similar services. Worth checking out for sure. Look them (Unida) up on Wikipedia.
Also, the first Down album is called "NOLA". I can't believe I messed that one up.
I wanted to add a couple more selections as well:
Trouble: "Psalm 9", "The Skull", "Run to the Light", "Trouble", "Manic Frustration", "Plastic Green Head". We had the good fortune to open for these guys recently, before Eric Wagner left as singer. These are all classic albums. Gotta agree with Pogue above.
Crowbar: "Lifesblood for the Downtrodden", "Equilibrium" (another good one, Pogue)
Captain Beyond: "Captain Beyond". Rod Evans from Deep Purple is the vocalist, and the rhythm section is from Iron Butterfly and Johnny Winter's band. Awesome.
Wishbone Ash: "Argus".
Orange Goblin: "Thieving from the House of God", and "Healing Through Fire". Start here, and if you dig these guys, keep digging into their catalogue. I also really like "Frequencies from Planet Ten" and "Coup De Grace".
Second anything that has Wino in it: Saint Vitus, The Hidden Hand, Spirit Caravan, The Obsessed, Probot. Pogue nailed that one, too.
Keep rockin'
Joe
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