Big Brother Feat. Ernie Joseph - Confusion (US 1970) Produced by Bill Holmes who'd handled production for the two earlier Giant Crab LPs, 1970's "Confusion" came as a major change in direction to anyone familiar with Orosco/Joseph's earlier pop/lite-psych moves. Confusion is influenced by the guitar sounds of Hendrix, Cream and Jeff Beck. The band, not to be confused with the similarly named and of course more popular Big Brother and the Holding Company made a name for themselves as a great live performance, often encouraging audience participation. Their on stage energy comes across well on the record, resulting in a loose charismatic album that only slows down long enough to sing a serenade on "Wake Me In The Morning." The rest blisters through with searing guitar virtuosity from Ernie Joseph and an organ sound that shows no signs of prog's impending overindulgence. members: Ernie Joseph - lead vocals, lead guitar, rhythm guitar, bass Cory Colt - lead guitar, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, bass, organ, backing vocals Stevie Dunwoodie - drums, vocal percussion, vocals Ruben the Jet - bass, rhythm guitar, drums, vibraphone, saxophone Brian Faith - drums, bass

• published: 05 Dec 2013
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