THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD
1,428) Hate — “Corridors”
There may be a thin line between love and hate, but I definitely love this prog/hard rock delight from Scotland. Why has no one covered it?! The band has a small but devoted following:
Israbox:
How is it possible that such an impressive album remained unknown for decades . . . ? Without a doubt Hate (with their only LP) are one of the most underrated UK progressive bands from early 70’s! This dark, sinister and sometimes psychedelic music resembled a combination of early Procol Harum/Atomic Rooster-like Hammond organ sounds; tasty guitar leads and emotional, Spooky Tooth-like vocals. The session was engineered by Tom Allom who 10 years later gained fame by producting albums for Judas Priest and Def Leppard. . . . [S]imply a lost, progressive gem!
https://www.isrbx.me/3137869437-hate-hate-kills-reissue-1970-2010.html
T. Kasuboski:
Easily one of the most over-looked rock, prog, R&B vocalists in UK history, Rab Munro was truly a powerhouse singer with talent for miles . . . . Sadly, neither his efforts on HATE’s sole 1970 LP Hate Kills or RUBY’s sole 1974 Red Crystal Fantasies LP were given the the attention they deserved at the time or the respect which passing decades has afforded much lesser bands . . . . An album filled to the brim with stellar songwriting, excellent musicianship, and most importantly a wonderful dynamism which makes the album of interest to fans of early British prog-rock, [and] early British hard rock/post-psych . . . . [The band features] heavy Hammond organ (similar to Atomic Rooster) courtesy of Neil Bruce, juxtaposed against guitarist Jim Lacey’s tasteful, yet scorching guitar leads, and a super-tight rhythm section (Lenny Graham-Bass and Allan Pratt-Drums) and the amazing voice of Rab Munro . . . . Even superbly written and played horn accompaniment on several tracks. . . .
[T]hey very much had their own mood (ranging from exuberant to melancholy to downright dour) and took much effort to make each song kind of a little world unto its own, though a thread runs through the whole LP making it a cohesive artistic statement. . . . Hate Kills also features a tremendous production courtesy of Tony Chapman and . . . Tom Allom which brings out the lush and mammoth character of the band’s sound and treats Rab Munro’s supremely moving vocals just right. One can definitely picture HATE achieving success had a few breaks gone their way. It was no deficiency in their craft or approach which relegated this album to the realm of a “lost classic”. Likewise with RUBY’s ‘74 Chrysalis released “Red Crystal Fantasies” LP which should have been a full-blown smash.https://johnkatsmc5.blogspot.com/2018/12/hate-hate-kills-1970-uk-prog-rock.html
Blake Mitchner:
Rab . . . began his career in the 60s singing with various Glasgow bands where his deep and resonant belting voice was popular on the R&B circuit. . . . Come 1969 Mr. Munro was singing in the progressive/psych group House Of Lords . . . . contain[ing] ex Three’s A Crowd drummer Alan Pratt and made only one single- “Land Of Dreams” . . . an amazing song. . . . full of rich Procol Harum like organ work, strong vocals from Rab whose melodic, deep, and warm voice is perfect for the early progressive sound of the track with its phasing signalling an influence of several years earlier. . . . House Of Lords had been tipping their caps to the progressive era with R&B taking a backseat [and] would go Underground in 1970 and change their name to the rather odd moniker of Hate. . . . Signed to Famous Records/Regal Zonophone (an EMI imprint . . . ) and miraculously Paramount in the US sometime in 1970 or early 1971 their lone album was released and just as soon they vanished without a trace. . . . [T]his is a really down and depressed effort that shows all the signs of change into progressive underground early 1970s British rock . . . . The songwriting of organist Neil Bruce and guitarist Jim Lacey together with an excellent job done by Lenny Graham (Bass) and Alan Pratt (Drums) and Rab’s emotional voice made for a very impressive debut. . . . Hate share with us an album that stands among the best of the early progressive era . . . . The lyrics to nearly all the songs are as deep and depressed as the cover . . . . Hate’s album is a near perfect great album, but it just didn’t sell and the disillusioned band called it quits . . . .
https://johnkatsmc5.blogspot.com/2018/12/hate-hate-kills-1970-uk-prog-rock.html
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