1.1 Back Door Man Pt. 1 ; 2 featuring Eric Gales ; Billy Sheehan
1.2 300 Pounds Of Joy featuring Ty Tabor
1.3 Moanin' At Midnight featuring Pat Travers
1.4 Down In The Bottom featuring Dug Pinnick
1.5 Token Chokin' featuring Bumblefoot
1.6 Bad Stuff featuring Steve Morse, Joe Lynn Turner, Derek Sherinian ; Tony Franklin
1.7 Tail Dragger featuring Rudy Sarzo ; Alex Skolnick
1.8 The Little Red Rooster featuring Dee Snider, Tracii Guns, Jimmy Haslip
1.9 Purple Haze featuring Melanie
1.10 Spoonful featuring Ted Nugent ; Bob Daisley
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Description:
"Temple Of Blues II - All-Stars" on CD by Cactus and released by Cleopatra Records is a compelling journey into earthy, electrified blues with a classic rock edge. Rooted in the raw energy that made Cactus a cult favorite, this release celebrates the power of riff-driven grooves, soulful vocals and extended, guitar-heavy jams. Expect thick, overdriven tones, hard-hitting rhythms and an atmosphere that feels like an intimate, sweat-drenched club show where every solo pushes the temperature higher. The track selection focuses on slow-burning blues, shuffling mid-tempo numbers and explosive up-tempo pieces, all executed with a veteran band's sense of feel and dynamics. It's a disc tailored for listeners who want their blues to be gritty, loud and unapologetically live-sounding rather than polished or overly produced.
Cleopatra Records, the label behind this release, is known for a broad and adventurous catalogue that often shines a light on rock, punk, metal, gothic and classic-artist projects. Over the years, the label has built a reputation for giving legendary and cult bands a platform for reissues, special editions and new material, often curating releases that appeal strongly to collectors and long-time fans. With "Temple Of Blues II - All-Stars," Cleopatra once again underlines its commitment to passionate genre releases that keep guitar-based music and its traditions in the spotlight.
Cactus, often described as one of the great "unsung" heavy rock and blues-rock bands, made their name in the early 1970s with a high-octane mixture of blues, boogie and hard rock. The group became known for powerful performances, extended improvisations and a rough, live-in-the-studio attitude that influenced later hard rock and jam bands. Their work has retained a loyal following among connoisseurs of classic rock and deep-cut blues-rock, and new and archival releases like "Temple Of Blues II - All-Stars" continue to introduce their sound to fresh generations of listeners. This CD is therefore both a celebration of blues traditions and a testament to Cactus's enduring status as a band for true rock and blues devotees.