Bloodrock was a Fort Worth, Texas-based hard rock band that had considerable success in the 1970s, and was one of the earliest of a number of significant bands to emerge from the Fort Worth club and music scene during the early to mid 1970s and on into the new century. Bloodrock initially formed in 1963 under the name The Naturals. This first lineup featured Jim Rutledge – drums/vocals, Nick Taylor – guitar/vocals, Ed Grundy – bass/vocals, and Dean Parks – guitar. They released their first single in 1965 "Hey Girl”. Shortly thereafter they changed their name to Crowd + 1 and released three more singles: "Mary Ann Regrets” , "Don’t Hold Back" and "Circles". In 1967 Parks left Crowd +1 to become the musical director for the Sonny & Cher Show. He was replaced by Lee Pickens – guitar. It was also at this time that Stevie Hill – keyboards/vocals joined the group. They continued as Crowd + 1 until 1969 when they changed their name to Bloodrock. They also recorded this album, the Terry Knight produced Bloodrock. The album peaked at 160 on the Billboard Pop Albums Chart in 1970. 01 - Gotta Find A Way 02 - Castle Of Thoughts 03 - Fatback 04 - Double Cross 05 - Timepiece 06 - Wicked Truth 07 - Gimmie Your Head 08 - Fantastic Piece Of Architecture 09 - Melvin Laid An Egg LINK
