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CACTUS ROCKS.....CRANK IT UP...WAY UP !!!!

Lloyd Ouellette | Sudbury, ON. Canada | 09/21/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I've been a fan of Carmine Appice and Tim Bogert since their days with The Fudge...so when they hooked up with Jimmy McCarty from The Detroit Wheels and Rusty Day the Ex Amboy Duke to form Cactus...I just knew we were all in for some serious Rockin' !!! This 2 CD Set contains the first three albums and the studio tracks from the fourth album plus 3 Bonus songs !!! Crank up tunes like Parchman Farm, Evil, Sweet Sixteen, Bedroom Mazurka and Big Mama Boogie - Parts 1 & 2 and you will not be disappointed. These guys can really cook !!! Rhino deserves a big thank you for another great project....the packaging, informative booklet and remastering are superb !!! Also check out Cactus on Rhino Handmades " Fully Unleashed " the Live gigs 2 CD Set and hear some terrific drumming and guitar solos as the boys grind out lengthy jams of their rock anthems !!!"

Cactus - No One Ever Rocked Harder

Vibrolux45 | Xiamen,China | 04/04/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"The 2 cd set of Cactus is a welcome addition to Rhino Handmade..Cactus for those of you who may be unfamilar formed in 1970 and released 3 albums of pure rock n roll.The first album was simply named Cactus and contained some amazing hard rock,the songs of note being Oleo and Parchment Farm. In 1971 One Way Or Another was released and I remember wearing out the groves listening to Long Tall Sally and Rock Out What Ever You Feel Like ....both amazing and still hold up well in 2005.I will tell you that the guitar skills of Jim McCarty are to be listened to and enjoyed as they are screaming hard rock tones thru a Les Paul and a Marshall that will amaze and inspire!Rusty Day a great out front guy singing and playing his harp along with the thundering bass of Tim Bogert and Carmine Appice's double bass druming supreme. The last album's songs which are included here are represented by Restrictions which featured the title song which is fantastic as well as Guiltless Glider another great rocker. When McCarty left so did I so I wont comment on the last few songs that are from the final lp Ot 'N' Sweaty....but if you like intense hard rock done like nobody else...get this 2 cd set and the live set as well. I must listen to Cactus at least once a week or I feel deprived ! Get this set and know what rock really is !!!!!"

The best Rock Band period!

Brad Starr | tucson, az United States | 09/28/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Where do I start? Well, let me start by saying you need to listen over and over to catch all the talent on display in this band! I first heard Cactus when I was 16 in 1971. Now at the age of 50 I can appreciate the enormous talent of all four of these guys. Carmine and Tim the great rhythm section each on their own have talent unequalled, but together you guys blow all other combos away! Jim McCarty your riveting style and creative leads played into Tim and Carmines' rhythm changes perfectly. Jim on this collection was the best Rock lead, and rhythm guitarist around not only were his lead solos incredible but his hard driving style complimented every aspect of this bands in your face style. I hope your still playing this style Jim, I would love to hear Live! Rusty Day no one, no not even Plant let out the soul the way he did. Rusty's harp playing was blues yet he had a hard rock edge unlike anything I have ever heard.I now can not get enough of this band, I hope there is more studio tapes being released. If you like Blues based, Boogie based Rock n Roll you will not be sorry!This band was the real deal for sure. All those Bands that heard Cactus and took pieces from them should thank this band for showing how to expose their soul in Rock n Roll!!!"