Space Rangers

by Neil Merryweather

Space Rangers cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: August 1974
  • Label: Mercury
  • Country: Canada
  • Length: 43:45
  • Community rating: 3.65/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Canadian musician Neil Merryweather fully embraced a science-fiction glam aesthetic for this heavy, fuzz-laden odyssey. Blending driving hard rock riffs with early synthesizer effects, the album creates a cosmic, proto-metal atmosphere distinct from his earlier blues-rock outings. The cult record features a surprisingly gritty and effective cover of the Byrds' 'Eight Miles High'.

Genres

Descriptors: space, rhythmic, melodic

Tracklist

  1. Hollywood Blvd. (5:32)
  2. Step In The Right Direction (3:41)
  3. Eight Miles High (3:36)
  4. King Of Mars (3:32)
  5. Neon Man (4:01)
  6. Sunshine Superman (3:50)
  7. Road To Hades (4:15)
  8. High Altitude Hide N' Seek (3:23)
  9. Escape (3:50)
  10. Sole Survivor (8:05)

Credits

  • John Wolf - artwork [color]
  • Tim McGovern - drums
  • Edgemont - keyboards [chamberlin], synthesizer
  • Michael Willis - lead guitar
  • David Crosby - written-by
  • Gene Clark - written-by
  • Jim McGuinn - written-by
  • Donovan Phillips Leitch - written-by

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