Suicide (Expanded Edition)

The second album by Stray from 1971 saw the band move into a harder sound starting off with anti-war song Son of the Father,leading off into other classic tracks such as Jericho which is still performed on stage today by the band and whose lyrics are still relevant what with events in the middle east.It is not all hard rock though the band show that they are more than capable of slowing things down very nicely with the tender Dearest Eloise.The closing track Suicide is a true rock classic and recalls the energy of Jimi Hendrix as Del Bromhams guitar stuns with his brilliant playing,this album charted at number 23 when it was first released and it easy to see why Stray were not heavy metal they were much to clever and too good for that they were roots rock at its very best.