Birth Control - 'Operation' (Repertoire)
Mike Reed | USA | 03/04/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Originally released in 1970,looks to be Birth Control's third album.Wow!Did I ever end up digging on this disc,SO much better than what I had expected.Tell me I'm nuts,but to ME,specially on this release(my first ever Birth disc I've had)that for the most part,'Operation' sounds a lot like Uriah Heep on guitar and The Guess Who on the vocals,especially on the cuts "Stop Little Lady","The Work Is Done"(liked both the lp and single version),"Pandemonium" and "What's Your Name".This CD reissue comes with five(5)very decent bonus tracks that make this disc THAT much more so a must-have.Great heavy progressive rock.Line-up:Bruno Frenzel(R.I.P.)-guitar&vocals,Bernd Koschmidder-bass,Reinhold Sobotta-keyboards,Peter Richter-vocals and Hugo Balder-drums.Believe the group still exists to this day.Should appeal to fans of Deep Purple,Argent,Richie Blackmore's Rainbow and possibly Black Sabbath.Highly recommended."
Still ahead of your time....
Thaddeus B. Rosemyer | Massena, NY USA | 06/11/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Take a cross-section of what makes 70s rock music so cool and you have Birth Control. These Germans didn't care about being PC....they could tick off right or left wing with their blend of heavy/funky/nasty/prog rock. Check out the lyrics--Vietnam baby killings, drugs, space-travel, pollution, etc etc: the 70s in an ugly nutshell. Birth Control are for people who want music with an impact, they're too creative to be compared to other bands of that Kraut-rock 70s era. Rest assured if you dig Sabbath, Heep, Bang, Vander Graaf, Accept, Purple et al you'll love BC."
Must have
eimamovic | Elizabethton, TN United States | 07/21/2000
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I still have a record of OPERATION , all i can say MUST HAVE, one of the best group album after LIVE album which is my favorite."
Track Listings (11) - Disc #1