Label: Science Friction (UK), HUCD004
Style: Acoustic, Classic Rock, Folk Rock
Country: Manchester, England (12 June 1941)
Time: 41:26
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 258 Mb
Harper was inspired by a trip to, and time spent in, Big Sur, California. "Me and My Woman" is a love song backed by David Bedford's orchestral arrangements (Bedford would also collaborate on some of Harper's later releases). "Hors d'Oeuvres" was inspired by the fate of Caryl Chessman who spent nearly 12 years on death row – at the time the longest ever in the United States – before being executed in a gas chamber in May 1960. "One Man Rock and Roll Band" is a critique on the pointlessness of violence.
"The Same Old Rock" is an attack on government, the history of war, and organized religion featuring guitar work and a solo by Jimmy Page.
The album's four extended songs showcase Harper's talents, both as a songwriter and guitarist. But, Stormcock "...epitomized a hybrid genre that had no exclusive purveyors save Harper - epic progressive acoustic."
At the time, the album was not particularly well promoted by Harper's record label. Harper later stated:
They hated Stormcock. No singles. No way of promoting it on the radio. They said there wasn't any money to market it. Stormcock dribbled out.
Nonetheless, Stormcock would remain a favourite album of critics and Harper's fans. In October 2013, NME placed Stormcock at number 377 in their list of "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time".
Although Jimmy Page performs on the album, he was credited as "S. Flavius Mercurius" for contractual reasons.
(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stormcock_(album))
01. Hors d'Oeuvres (08:37)
02. The Same Old Rock (12:24)
03. One Man Rock and Roll Band (07:23)
04. Me and My Woman (13:01)
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