River Styx Blues Emporium / Harrison,Preston 1967-1972 CD

Anchored by the incredibly limber and melodic bass playing and lead vocals of Preston Harrison, not to mention top-notch musical chops all around, the River Styx Blues Emporium is well worth exploring. Like a lot of bands at the time, they fused heavy blues riffs with experimentation-and sometimes downright psychedelic freak-outs. But these guys had the skills to back it up. There's a heavy, appealing Stones influence in here as well, and this 11-song set throws in some killer demos they recorded for Capitol for added measure. Includes Holding for Me; Now; LO; Understanding's Hard to Come By; Dolly Nighttime; Let Them All Excite You; Wonder Woman; Bike Writer; Holding for Me II; Innocent, and Run with You.

1. Holding for Me 2. Now 3. Lo 4. Understanding's Hard to Come By 5. Dolly Nighttime 6. Let Them All Excite You 7. Wonder Woman 8. Bike Writer 9. Holding for Me II 10. Innocent 11. Run with You