Bull Angus - Free For All 1972

Poughkeepsie's Bull Angus was one of those bands that should have been huge. With Franke Previte handling the vocals with extraordinary ease and a style that blended Zeppelin, Deep Purple and southern rock, the band released two exceptional albums for Mercury before folding and disappearing. Not much is known about the whereabouts of the former members, but Previte went on to front Franke & the Knockouts before writing the Grammy award-winning, "The Time of My Life" from the Dirty Dancing soundtrack. Bull Angus' debut was reissued a few years ago by Skyf Zol Records, but this gem has yet to see the digital treatment. Feast your ears upon this hard rock classic and marvel at one of the 70's lost talents.

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Bull Angus - Free For All 1972

While "Bull Angus" didn't do a great deal commercially, it garnered generally favorable reviews from the critics, leading Mercury to finance a second album - 1972's 'Free For All' produced by Vinny Testa including a cover version of The Beatles 'Savoy Truffle', and supported the likes of Deep Purple and Fleetwood Mac. Their brand of post-psychedelic heavy blues successfully crossed between Southern rock jam and budding Prog.

Frankie Previte subsequently relocated back to New Jersey where he formed the much more smooth and AOR dealing Franke And The Knockouts, dropping the 'i' in Frankie in the process. He also co-wrote music for the hit soundtrack to the 1987 movie Dirty Dancing, "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" with co-composers John DeNicola and Donald Markowitz.

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