Joy - Under the Spell of Joy CD

Special Features: Guest appearances by Nik Turner (Hawkwind) and Parker Griggs (Radio Moscow). Tracklisting: Under the Spell Miles Away Confusion Evil One More Time Driving Me Insane Death Hymn Blues Back to the Sun Release Date: August 19, 2014 Label: Tee Pee Records Origin: USA Joy take the primitive blues-based amp-destroying sound of Blue Cheer and launch it into space. It even sounds loud when you have the volume turned down. You’ll get plenty of lead heavy riffs on here, but then guitarist Zach Oakley will tear into one of his many solos and the band launches itself skyward. Plus, they have Nik Turner of Hawkwind making a guest appearance on this album, along with Parker Griggs of Radio Moscow, and Brian Ellis of nu-proggers Astra, all the adding to the joyful noise. “Miles Away,” which is the first proper track on the album, opens with a monstrous riff and some tinkling of the keys, which leads to some six-string sorcery from Oakley. “Evil” traffics in some heavy primitive