Road Alert (updated 2013-10-14)!
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This is a link to a few Amazon.com reviews of 1st album, self-titled "Wilderness Road"
One review:
This record is like a cowboy comic book, telling the story of a guy who killed a man because he "had the right."
There's some old-time religion thrown in, as well as some medicine-show.
The album cover is listed in several collections as one of the top covers of all time.
The early seventies vibe might put you off, but it's a melodious joy, even now.
It's more fun than Gunsmoke reruns.
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This is a link to a few Amazon.com reviews of the 2nd album "Sold for the Prevention of Disease Only"
One review:
Wilderness Road was something of a legend in Chicago in the late 60s and early 70s.
I saw them at clubs and on the Northwestern campus a few times.
They were ahead of their time in mixing good musicianship with really biting parody, much of it political.
All these years later I can still remember much of this album--
commercials by Ricky and the Balloons for "Mouth Jive" (spread it on and watch your body come alive!), and a routine called "The Gospel Hour,"
featuring a really nifty song called "What Key Does The Good Lord SIng In?" As I recall, Warren Leming was a former member of Second City,
so the satire made sense, but I don't think the record company and the public knew what to make of the band.
This was their high point. It's very much worthy of a listen when located-- I'm going to dig out my copy and spin it soon, and not just for reasons of nostalgia...
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Road Alert (updated 2013-02-16)!
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Heres a link to some Road music- and an interview with Russell Jacoby. If you go to the site click at the top of the page on "online festival site" and the doc. should be there.
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Road Alert (updated 2010-03-21)!
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Checkout these new discovered pics of the Road hard at work...
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Road Alert (updated 2009-12-15)!
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Check out this Road audio recording written and
arrainged by Lou Hennsley, an early member of the Road.
Mistletoe and Holly - 320K
Mistletoe and Holly - 128K
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Road Alert (updated 2009-12-10)!
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Madison, Wisconsin's Daily Page is a fine newspaper midst a progressive community.
Here's writer Bob Koch's piece on the Road from a recent issue.
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Road Alert!
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Two friends of Wilderness Road are working on a documentary film based on the American Road.
Their website is located at: http://americanroad.viviti.com
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Road Alert!
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June 1972 performance of
Dr. Morpho's Revenge,
Bounty Man,
Rock Garden,
Bob Jesus Ford,
Reno,
The Cuckoo Bird
at Provo Park in Berkeley California.
Wilderness Road completed its last tour of the States in 1972,
with a free performance at Provo Park in Berkeley, Calif. just as the anti-War,
communalist Hippie culture was ending. This is the only complete tape of the bands
stage performance.
Now available for consumption on
Also...
Darrel Mullins is a fine picker,singer, and lawyer from Pikeville, Kentucky, ...
Heres his article about his adventures with the Road, recently published in ME/Music Entertainment (magazine.)
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