Brainbox

In 1969 I bought the single Down Man by this Dutch hard rock band. Jan Akkerman's guitar solo is short but incendiary. After all these years I remember it note for note. This song is included as one of the many bonus tracks on this remastered re-issue of their first titleless album that came out the same year shortly after. I recently heard the song as part of the soundtrack in the Anton Corbijn movie A Most Wanted Man. Some great guitar playing is also evident on the opening track Dark Rose, a fast blues.When Akkerman left the band soon after, to play in the band Focus, Brainbox continued with other guitarists and produced several more singles: To You, Doomsday Train, The Smile. All good rockers, with Rudy de Queljoe as new guitarist. These songs are also included on this disc. To some listeners the singer Kaz Lux's voice is an acquired taste. Give it some time, you'll like it sooner or later...Addendum: the single Down Man is also prominently used in the great soundtrack for the excellent 2017 comedy/crime movie LOGAN LUCKY by Steven Soderbergh.

great lost classic reissued the right way from this dutch outfit, if you liked early jethro tull then i think it is safe to say you will love this record, the remastering is fantastic as is the booklet with all the information, i have not heard this album in years but its hard to belive this recording is 41 years old already, estoric does a fantastic job with these reissues, if you liked the uk canterbury sound and jazz fuzz scene as well as tull then i cant see you going wrong with this release.......

This was the last of the lp's that I needed to complete converting my old lp collection to cd's. And it's remastered! Wow!

Excellent hard rock band,

"Between Alpha and Omaga" was a real personal Song when played on KMET and KLOS at that time. The Studio Singles for some reason or another where much better in song and performance, such as "Doomsday Train" ( Great Singing on that one), "Virgin" and "The Flight"! Now, those Songs were played more in the South Land than the "Album" and I could understand why. P S. Just to give you People some idea's on other "Albums", I only like "ONE SONG ONLY" on these! "The Bow Street Runners", Electric Star. "The Collectors" (NOT the Canadian Band! ), She Will Own The Wind. "The Cryan' Shames", The Sailing Ship( Should have KEPT that style and arrangement with that SONG! ). "The Misunderstood", Golden Glass. "The Merseys", Sorrow. "Autosalvage", Land of Their Dreams. "The Koobas", Barricades. "Sagittarius", The Truth is not Real. "The Lemon Drops", Paperlane Flyer. "East of Eden", Northern Hemisphere and "The End's", Dreamworld. Just to let you People know were I'm coming from. HELL, might as well throw in "Blonde on Blonde's", Ride the Captain Max and Spinning Wheel. That's the only "TWO" I like out of the whole Album! So, you DIG IT? Lots of fillers out there!!!! But don't get Me wrong, if those Albums were sealed with original price tags, then Your going to throw in another phase if You know what I mean, and that's MONEY! Can't believe that guy from "New York City" with that bottom of the barrel stuff. WOW! I guess We hear anything We want, ha? Dude! The groups The Poets (UK) and The Incredible String Band a la Quick Silver Messenger Service? WOW, YOU KEEP THEM. I DON'T WANT THEM. I'll take the Bands "Heavy Jelly", "Taste", "Condello", "Fat Mattress" and throw in "Churchill" any day! Awesome Stuff for a Sound Room Collection! Buy the way, I've seen a White Label V.J. Introducing the Beatles Album made for Radio Only. The Record Cover is all White, just like the White Album, but the Bottom Right has the Stamp of VJ Records! On Top of the Record Cover on the left side is a Name in Red Ink, I'm not going to give You the Name of the Person, but says Lexington, Kentucky! The Record weighs a Ton! Not Conterfeit! How much for that baby?????????????????/

Brainbox was a Dutch 'supergroup' that brought together some remarkable talents, most notably stellar guitarist Jan Akkerman and vocalist Kaz Lux. I've always held on to my vinyl copy and when I noticed this cd release with many bonus tracks I did not hesitate.For me the highlights of the original vinyl are 'Dark Rose' and the lengthy 'Sea of delight' with some intense interplay - the only self-penned tracks, by the way. The classic 'Summertime' is very good, while 'Scarborough Fair' and 'Reason to believe' are decent covers, featuring Jan Akkerman on acoustic guitar, but the excitement is clearly in the electric stuff he produces, like in the blues tracks 'Sinner's prayer' and 'Baby, ...'. The bonus tracks (all self-penned) are very welcome additions and include the well-known and blues-based 'Down Man'.Still, I felt strangely dissatisfied revisiting this important piece of Dutch rock history. Given the talents on board (including wonderful drummer Pierre van der Linden and creative bass player Andre Reynen) Brainbox's output seems not up to par. When I first heard Brainbox all those years ago I loved Kaz Lux's vocal style, but now it seems a bit over the top, and the band's own songs, however well played, are not really remarkable (with the exception of the aforementioned 'Dark Rose' and 'Sea of delight'). Soon after these recordings were made (and even before the release of the album) Jan Akkerman had left to join Focus and while it was a mortal blow to Brainbox I think Akkerman made the right choice as Focus was able to produce really unique music that stood out in a major way with readily recognisable tracks like 'Hocus Pocus'. Had Jan Akkerman stayed the story would, of course, have been different for Brainbox and the band would have had its chance to grow. Nevertheless, this sole Brainbox album gives you some fine classic rock and it's well worth diving into.

Excelent album!

Hadn't heard of this record until it was featured in the MOV catalog. For fans of classic / Psych rock, a must have. Worth purchasing just for the version of Scarborough fair alone but it is all good. Being a MOV pressing, likewise with the Vinyl quality.

pas mal on entend focus sur cet album

Der große Nachteil bei Brainbox ist, dass es nicht so viel kaufbares Material von ihnen gibt. Jan Akkerman, Kaz Lux, Pierre van der Linden sind eigentlich immer Garanten für gute Musik.