tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660808341284783109.post6321567935055190622..comments2024-03-02T07:40:22.786+03:00Comments on Only Solitaire blog: Cactus: CactusUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660808341284783109.post-89891041362305089942016-02-06T23:22:56.849+03:002016-02-06T23:22:56.849+03:00This Jim McCarty had previously been the guitarist...This Jim McCarty had previously been the guitarist in Mitch Ryder's Detroit Wheels and would later go on to form The Rockets.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660808341284783109.post-27036849014415425822016-01-14T03:24:04.758+03:002016-01-14T03:24:04.758+03:00No, these guys don't have a tenth of the uniqu...No, these guys don't have a tenth of the unique personality that Blue Cheer possessed. That band was an experiment in and of itself. Cactus, on the other hand, are a perfect example of the sometimes successful (not in this case) show biz formula "3 ace sideman + 1 up and coming front man = super group!" They got a bit of play for having a push from Ahmet Ertegun and a timely mention in Hendrix's last round of interviews, but the whole thing soon collapsed like the charade it truly was.Malxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17260547693221778146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660808341284783109.post-41471703678362249872016-01-13T12:03:12.374+03:002016-01-13T12:03:12.374+03:00https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_McCarty_(guitari...https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_McCarty_(guitarist)MNbnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660808341284783109.post-32685078897141443832016-01-13T11:48:28.480+03:002016-01-13T11:48:28.480+03:00Unless you have an absolutely insatiable appetite ...Unless you have an absolutely insatiable appetite for every heavy 70s group...you could probably skip the albums and just pick up their "Cactology" setAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660808341284783109.post-36772298286777005152016-01-13T05:12:42.364+03:002016-01-13T05:12:42.364+03:00Cactus is just another band that showed how much t...Cactus is just another band that showed how much the US was behind Britain in the 70's - a state of affairs that would continue for several years; in general until American New Wave (Talking Heads and Blondie), regarding hardrock/heavy metal until Metallica (with the notable exception of Eddie van Halen).MNbnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660808341284783109.post-1328611382226042662016-01-13T05:12:15.822+03:002016-01-13T05:12:15.822+03:00I assume this is a different Jim McCarty than the ...I assume this is a different Jim McCarty than the Yardbirds/Reniassance/Illusion guy?trfesokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12631886869696528704noreply@blogger.com