The Hook Will Grab You / Hooke

Description

The Hook evolved out of legendary Los Angeles' folkrockers The Leaves, and burst upon the 1967 musicscene with a bombastic power trio sound that made BlueCheer sound like wimps!The Hook appeared in the iconic TV cop show, Ironside,in the episode A Trip to Hashbury, performing the mindbendingacid-rock anthems Son of Fantasy and PlugYour Head In , both of which feature on this collection.Signed to the hip UNI label, they released two albums ofheavy psychedelic blues rock, similar to that of Creamand Jimi Hendrix. The addition of keyboards made theirsecond album reminiscent of The Doors and IronButterfly.For the first time, both Hook albums from1968/1969 are married on one CD, complete with adetailed history featuring quotes by band members,illustrated with a multitude of rare photographs andposters. Prepare to get hooked by The Hook!