Pete Haycock's Climax - Total Climax

Pete Haycock's Climax - Total Climax - 1985

Pete Haycock ((4 March 1951 – 30 October 2013) formed what was then known as the Climax Blues Band in 1967 with singer Colin Cooper, right at the height of the British blues boom. The band released its self-titled debut album in 1969 - reportedly recorded in two days, it featured a mix of original and traditional (Big Bill Broonzy, Sonny Boy Williamson) blues songs. In 1970, the band dropped the "Chicago" from its name so as not to be confused with the American band, and recorded a number of well-received albums as the Climax Blues Band during the early 1970s.

In 1976, with an amazing nine albums under their belt (in a mere seven years), the band released Gold Plated, which would become their breakthrough album, scoring Top 30 status on the strength of "Couldn't Get It Right," the song hitting #3 in the U.S. and #10 in the U.K. By this time, the band's sound was more rock than blues, with a few jazzy flourishes thrown in for good measure, but it was Haycock's lead guitar skills that drove the band's fortunes. They continued to release albums at a prolific pace, but Haycock left the band in 1985 to pursue his own musical vision, and Climax Blues Band broke up a couple years later.

Haycock soon formed Pete Haycock's Climax, the band touring extensively throughout Europe, the guitarist later recording a pair of instrumental solo albums for I.R.S. Records. Moving to Germany, Haycock launched a new career writing movie scores, collaborating with composer Hans Zimmer on films like Thelma & Louise before striking out on his own. A benefit project for children with cancer led to Haycock's association with fellow guitarist Robin George, the two recording a charity single together as the LovePower Band. After a lengthy hiatus from the stage, Haycock returned back to his roots, forming Pete Haycock's True Blues in 2008, touring and recording a single album.

01. This Fight Is Fixed
02. Scene of The Crime
03. Young Executive
04. Love to Burn
05. I´m The Madness in Your Life
06. In Time
07. Irresistible Forces
08. Guilty
09. Mean Streak
10. Sunbird
11. Love´s Got a Hold on Me
12. Friends in High Places
13. Gotta Have More Love





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