Mother Superior - Kaleidoscope

Bitrate: 320K/s
Year: 1997
Time: 55:56
Size: 130,4 MB
Label: Top Beat Records
Styles: Rock/Hard Rock
Art: Front

Tracks Listing:
 1. Got to Move - 5:30
 2. Got a Thing About You - 3:19
 3. Where Are All the Rock N' Roll People? - 5:41
 4. When I'm Alone I Feel Like Cryin' - 3:59
 5. I Want You (For Real) - 5:47
 6. Count Me Out - 2:57
 7. 3 Tails - 3:59
 8. Tomorrow's Forever - 2:15
 9. Must Be a Curse - 5:08
10. Girl on My Mind - 5:35
11. Last One to Know - 3:18
12. Place In My Mind - 2:31
13. You Think It's A Challenge - 5:51

Recalling too many late-'60s and early-'70s British power blues acts to list or even remember, Mother Superior takes their cues from classic guitar bands like Humble Pie, Cream, and Deep Purple on this, their second full-length, self-released disc. Singer/guitarist Jim Wilson, drummer Jason Mackenroth, and bassist Marcus Blake get a little heavier and more psychedelic on 1997's Kaleidoscope, as numbers like "Got a Thing About You" recall a little Black Sabbath or even Montrose. Wilson's vocal work goes higher than that of the band's debut, adding an Ian Gillan-like edge to Mother Superior's already metal-leaning blues stomp. Standout tracks include howlers like "Where Are All the Rock N' Roll People" and "You Think It's a Challenge," as well as laid-back numbers like "Last One to Know." The vocal maturation of Wilson really puts Mother Superior over the top on Kaleidoscope, a collection of '90s retro power blues that is just about as good as this genre gets.
Playing a combination of blues, soul, and classic American rock & roll, Mother Superior became a popular club act in the Los Angeles area during the late '90s. Guitarist Jim Wilson, bassist Marcus Blake, and drummer Jason Mackenroth released several independent CDs over that period, including 1996's The Heavy Soul Experience of Mother Superior, 1997's Kaleidoscope, and 1998's Deep. The latter record was produced by alt-rock icon Henry Rollins, who subsequently invited Mother Superior to join him as a new incarnation of the Rollins Band. After backing Rollins on 2000's Get Some Go Again, Mother Superior signed their own deal with Triple X and debuted for the label in 2001 with Mother Superior. The band soon found another benefactor in another icon of American hard rock, former MC5 guitarist Wayne Kramer, who produced the group's 2002 album Sin and released it on his MuscleTone label. Kramer returned to the producer's chair for 2004's 13 Violets, which was issued on Mother Superior's own Top Beat imprint. Moanin' and Three Headed Dog arrived in 2005 and 2007, followed by a CD and LP vinyl compilation of new songs, rare live performances and previously unreleased versions of Mother Superior classics called Grande in 2008. ~ Steve Huey

Kaleidoscope