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THE HEARD - Exit 9
ALBUM You're Gonna Miss Me (7", Single)(1967)
The Heard were from Longview in East Texas and were formed in 1965 by twin brothers Andy and Randy Clendenen and three of their high school classmates. After gaining notoriety playing locally, the band travelled further afield to the metropolises of Dallas, Austin and Houston. While taking part in a Battle of the Bands contest at Houston’s Catacomb Club, they caught the attention of the manager Bob Cope and he invited them back to play the venue several times, including an opening slot for The Five Americans.
‘Exit 9’ was recorded at Robin Hood (Brians) Studio in Tyler (like The Basement Wall’s ‘Never Existed’). A short, raga-like introduction and the announcement “Collision course – Exit 9” introduce a punkadelic monster with pulsing fuzz guitar and swirling keyboards. There’s even a touch of what sounds like harpsichord in the song’s more reflective moments, and it culminates in a nicely tripped out solo accompanied by bizarre chanting
THE HEARD - Exit 9
ALBUM You're Gonna Miss Me (7", Single)(1967)
The Heard were from Longview in East Texas and were formed in 1965 by twin brothers Andy and Randy Clendenen and three of their high school classmates. After gaining notoriety playing locally, the band travelled further afield to the metropolises of Dallas, Austin and Houston. While taking part in a Battle of the Bands contest at Houston’s Catacomb Club, they caught the attention of the manager Bob Cope and he invited them back to play the venue several times, including an opening slot for The Five Americans.
‘Exit 9’ was recorded at Robin Hood (Brians) Studio in Tyler (like The Basement Wall’s ‘Never Existed’). A short, raga-like introduction and the announcement “Collision course – Exit 9” introduce a punkadelic monster with pulsing fuzz guitar and swirling keyboards. There’s even a touch of what sounds like harpsichord in the song’s more reflective moments, and it culminates in a nicely tripped out solo accompanied by bizarre chanting
