Kryptonite

by Neil Merryweather

Kryptonite cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: February 1975
  • Label: Mercury
  • Country: Canada
  • Length: 36:41
  • Community rating: 3.77/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Continuing his deep dive into conceptual, sci-fi-themed heavy rock, Canadian bassist and vocalist Neil Merryweather delivered a blistering intersection of glam theatrics and driving hard rock on 'Kryptonite'. The album is a cult favorite among heavy psych enthusiasts, praised for its muscular synthesizer integration and relentless, fuzz-drenched guitar riffs.

Genres

Descriptors: space, technical, sci-fi, progressive, electronic

Tracklist

  1. Kryptonite (3:19)
  2. Star Rider (5:32)
  3. Always Be You (3:27)
  4. Give It Everything We Got (5:33)
  5. The Groove (4:55)
  6. Real Life Love (3:38)
  7. You Know Where I'd Rather Be (5:21)
  8. Let Us Be the Dawn (4:52)

Credits

  • Space Rangers - backing band
  • Don Rico - cover
  • Tim McGovern - drums, guitar
  • Jamie Herndon - keyboards, slide guitar
  • Michael Willis - lead guitar
  • Jim Taylor - piano

More from Neil Merryweather: full discography