Supergroup already scheduled and presented to media 1969 as the first Jeff Beck Group split, but after Beck being injured in a hot-rod accident the project was postponed. Bogert and Appice went to Cactus and Beck eventually continued Jeff Beck Group with an alternate setting. When the three teamed up again at the end of 1972 and recorded this album it was long awaited. At least I had looked forward to it since the first reports three years earlier. Never liked the early seventies JBG setting, but as a fan of "Truth" and "Beck-Ola" I expected this to be like the good old days or even better. It wasn't. There's some good heavy rockers and guitars are top notch all trough, but the ballads lacks soul. Non of them were good singers and that shows when things slow down. Even if they stay in tune the vocals has no true feeling or zest. It sold rather well - US #12 and UK #28 - but didn't get the full response they hoped for. It's a pity Rod Stewart wasn't available anymore. With him behind the mike it would have been a smasher and maybe kept the band together a while longer. As it was now the debute also became their last studio album and they broke up about year later. Favorite track - "Black Cat Moan". Permiere US on Epic (KE 32140). First UK had Label as shown here and thin, structured cover. (JÄBÄ*)
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