Another overlooked Garage-Psych Revival slab, recorded in late 80’s and
released in ’91 by Music Maniac Records. This aren’t Attila & The Huns, the
60’s garage heroes, but actually Sheldon “Shelley” Ganz [The Unclaimed] with
Lee Joseph and Sylvia Juncosa. Here you got fuzz drenched garage psych with
pretty evident influences by The Music Machine, The Standells and Count
Five. Get It! Source
This is really the "long-lost" Unclaimed LP, released several years after its completion under this assumed name of Attila & The Huns. Band founder Shelly Ganz, disenchanted with his former band-mates, is the one who changed the band name for this release - he even prints co-producer and bassist Lee Joseph's name backwards on the sleeve as one last attempted insult. The LP itself is a worthy successor to the previous Unclaimed output, with better production & some tricky arrangements showing Ganz's musical growth. "Betty Cooper" is an especially pleasant folk-pop number, and the band's sound clicks on the cover of the "Village Of The Giants" movie theme. This isn't a spectacular outing - and the cover art is abysmal - but it serves as a successful close to the Unclaimed story under another name. (Timothy Gassen)
02 - No Win Game
03 - Don't Love Me
04 - Well It's True
05 - Betty Cooper
06 - Village Of The Giants
07 - Let's See (The Eye)
08 - Great Mystery
09 - Teeny Bopper
10 - Haunted
11 - The Creeps
12 - Farmin' Man
13 - Bodhi Tree
Bass, Backing Vocals - Lee Joseph
Drums - Scott Forer
Keyboards [Guest] - Sylvia Juncosa
Lead Guitar - Dan Valentie
Lead Vocals, Guitar, Percussion - Shelley Kidd
Cover [Concept] - Hans Kesteloo, Shelley Kidd
Attila + The Huns - Under The Bodhi Tree (Music Maniac Records 1991) 320
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