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Mickey Hart – Rolling Thunder (VG/VG) – LP, US 1972
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Rolling Thunder is an LP by Mickey Hart from 1972 released on the Warner Bros. Records label.
About this album
Rolling Thunder is Mickey Hart’s adventurous 1972 debut, a percussion-led album that expands rock’s palette with folk, psychedelic and world-music influences. Best known as one of the Grateful Dead’s drummers, Hart steps forward here with a record that turns rhythm into the central force, pairing dense groove, improvisation and shamanic atmosphere. The album’s long-form opener, ‘Rolling Thunder / Shoshone Invocation’, sets the tone for a work rooted in experimentation rather than conventional songcraft. As an early solo statement from a major counterculture figure, it shows Hart pushing beyond the drum kit into a wider musical vision that helped anticipate later crossover percussion projects.
Genre: Global, Pop & Rock
Review
AllMusic rating:AllMusic users:Artist: Mickey HartLabel: Warner Bros. Records – BS 2635Format: LP, AlbumUnits: 1Country: USReleased: 1972Genre: GlobalStyle: Folk Rock, Psychedelic RockA1 Rolling Thunder / Shoshone Invocation
A2 The Main Ten (Playing In The Band)
A3 Fletcher Carnaby
A4 The Chase (Progress)
A5 Blind John
B1 Young Man
B2 Deep, Wide And Frequent
B3 Pump Song
B4 Granma'S Cookies
B5 Hangin' On