The Guess Who - American Woman FLAC album

The best sounding pressing (by far) of this great album that I have ever heard...get it!

The Guess Who seem to be just known for their hits and not really for their albums, and that's a shame. They made several great albums. American Woman, their last before Randy Bachman's departure is a prime example. They take on a harder-edge approach than their previous albums, probably because they wanted more FM rock credibility. We all know the title track and "No Time". The title track actually has a bluesy intro that's been omitted on the single version, and most radio stations don't bother playing the one with the bluesy intro. I really dig that guitar riff and lead guitar. I hate to say this, it totally clobbers Lenny Kravitz's version big time. "No Time" first made its way on the previous album, Canned Wheat, but of course, it reappeared again on this album but with slight changes in the guitar solo, and those lyrics that go "I go no time in messing with you, girl" removed completely. Of course, most are you are familiar with this version (this version was released as a single) and not the one of Canned Wheat, so if you want the true original, get Canned Wheat. "Talisman" is one people don't seem to care for. To me, it's a nice mellow psychedelic number that, strangely, reminds me of King Crimson minus the Mellotron. I could almost imagine Peter Sinfield writing the lyrics. Coincidence? In the Court of the Crimson King did come out while the band was in the middle of recording this album (the Crimson album was released in October 1969, and the American Woman album completed in November 1969, released two months later). Then we come up with the classic "New Mother Nature/No Sugar Tonight". My guess was this band meant them to be two separate songs, but sounded so good melded together that they kept it that way. The rest of the album is not known to the average rock listeners, which is too bad. Check out "8:15", which rocks nicely, as well as the wonderful "Proper Stranger". "Humpty's Blues" is the album's only weak point, as far as I'm concerned. Blues has never been my music of choice, and this sounds like blues by numbers to me. I still highly recommend this to rock fans, even ones who might dismiss this band as a "singles band".