This is the second album from All Saved Freak Band. The recording of this album came after a very strange period in the history of the band. Lead guitarist Glenn Schwartz had actually been with both James Gang and Pacific Gas & Electric. He left the secular music scene to join an Ohio religious group called Church of the Risen Christ and ASFB was the musical arm of the church. Today most people recognize the church as a cult and there’s actually a book about it called Fortney Road: Life, Death, and Deception in a Christian Cult. In 1975 before this album, Glenn’s family had him abducted by famed cult deprogrammer Ted Patrick. I’m a little confused at how you abduct a 35 year old man without going to jail but obviously the whole thing didn’t work and this album’s cheeky name was a result of this whole event. This album is their most Rock oriented albums and is likely one of if not the best rock album of the era. That said not many people had this album as it really wasn’t well known and had very little distribution. It had some distribution because it is out there but nothing like Larry Norman was getting at the time. This album has become legendary with the resurgence of seventies music and I would say slightly tongue in cheek that it has a cult following.
Tracklist
1 – Peace, Love, And Rock And Roll – 3:37
2 – Ode To Glenn Schwartz – 4:04
3 – Seek Him – 3:02
4 – Don’t Look Back – 7:05
5 – Lonely – 2:50
6 – Frog Alley – 4:55
7 – Messed Up – 2:27
8 – See The Flesh Fly – 3:34
9 – Smilin’ Dog – 3:27
10 – Our Answer – 2:05
Credits
Acoustic Guitar – Mike Berkey
Acoustic Guitar, Violin, Cello – Kim Massmann
Arranged By, Keyboards, Artwork, Photography – Larry Hill
Artwork By, Photography By – Gary Allen, Joe Markko
Backing Vocals – All Saved Freak Band
Bass – Glenn Schwartz, Morgan King, Norris McClure
Bass, Drums, Percussion – Tim Hill
Drums, Percussion – Tom Eritano
Engineer – Ken Hamann
Keyboards – Carole King
Keyboards, Violin, Cello, Arranged By [String] – Pam Massmann
Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Harmonica – Glenn Schwartz
Music By – All Saved Freak Band
Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Keyboards, Arranged By [String] – Rob Galbraith
Rhythm Guitar – Ed Durkos
Companies, etc.
Recorded At – Cleveland Recording Company – CRC-2197
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – All Saved Freak Band
Copyright © – All Saved Freak Band
Mastered At – Nashville Record Productions – NR5974
