SOD "House Rules" 1972 US Jazz Rock

SOD "Face The Music " Decca 1972 rare US Jazz Rock,Funk.

Picked this up at a (fairly) recent trip to Atomic in Burbank. SOD were a horn-rock band originally out of the Vegas area. Their debut album, simply titled SOD, begins with a massive drum break that makes it a prized possession for those who collect such things. Breakdowns aside, I think both of the records are pretty comparable, solidly played…a lot of rock dudes don’t mess with “Horn-rock” but for me, this is a horn-rock album for the whole family.

“Pushie” takes a little while to get started, but once it does it rocks along just fine. As an added bonus there’s a nice “Funk #49″ inspired drum break down. “House Rules” has a really slinky funky groove from the guitar that will have your head nodding. David Axelrod is credited with producing this album, though it doesn’t necessarily have any of his trademark style, he does (in comparison with the first record, that I’m still trying to track down) give the band a warmer feel.

Bass, Vocals – Robert "California" Arnold
Congas – Pat Chico Murphy
Drums, Vocals – Highme Devers
Engineer – Brian Ingoldsby
Guitar – Dirty Don Phillips
Organ, Piano, Trumpet, Vocals – Jojo Molina
Producer – David Axelrod
Saxophone, Percussion, Vocals – Rick Kellis
Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Percussion – Michael Green.