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Before the formation of Flower Travellin’ Band, Japanese rock pioneer Yuya Uchida assembled The Flowers to create a home-grown answer to the psychedelic and blues-rock groups he had encountered in Britain. Their sole album under this name, Challenge!, captures the moment when Japan’s Group Sounds movement began moving towards heavier, more adventurous territory.
Fronted by the striking vocals of Remi Aso alongside the band’s male singers, the album transforms material associated with Jimi Hendrix, Cream, Jefferson Airplane, Big Brother & The Holding Company and other Western artists into raw, forceful Japanese psychedelic rock. Fuzz guitar, steel guitar, hard-driving percussion and expressive vocal performances give familiar songs such as “White Room,” “Hey Joe,” “Piece Of My Heart” and “Stone Free” a distinctive character.
Originally issued in Japan in 1969, Challenge! is an important precursor to the heavier sound Yuya Uchida would develop with Flower Travellin’ Band. This digitally remastered CD edition was issued in a numbered run of 1,000 copies.
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