The bass player for Cactus was Tim Bogert. We just lost Tim in the past year. Tim was my bass teacher and he was the most tenured teacher at Musicians Institute in Hollywood. If you want to hear his prowess try Cactus Evil and Going to Alaska. Also Beck, Bogert and Appice, Superstition. Yes THAT Superstition. Jeff Beck and Stevie Wonder both wrote that song and Stevie released it before Jeff could get his record out. But their version still stands as the most rocking of the two versions.
If you think this is a rocker, you should check out the video of Rory Gallagher performing Bullfrog Blues on The Old Grey Whistle Test, it will make dead people tap their feet, lol. 🙏🙌👍🤘✌️
Wow. I can't believe that someone is delving into Cactus. I grew up listening to them. What a surprise. I still have their albums today. My favorite album is Restrictions 1971. Carmine Apice, Tim Bogert,Rusty Day and Jim McCarty. Beck, Bogert & Apice deserves a listen.
@@kosycat1 No that’s the Buddy Miles Express. The Rockets had fellow Detroit Wheel Johnny “Bee” Badanjek on drums. They did a number of fantastic songs, both originals and covers, including a superb cover of Fleetwood Mac’s “Oh Well.”
This was a band my Uncle Rusty sang & played harmonica in. Our friend Jim McCarty on guitar, Tim Bogert on bass & the indomitable Carmine Appice on drums. It was formed as a Rock n Roll supergroup. America's answer to Led Zeppelin. The song is a remake of the Mose Allison blues classic about a prison farm.
Oh man I got all happy when I saw the title come up! If you want another Cactus song, try "Evil". And Parchman Farm is a prison in my state of Mississippi.
I was fortunate to sing in the Rockets and The Helldrivers along side the guitarist Jim McCarty, who is a Detroit native. The intensity he played with in those days inspired many guitar players including Ted Nugent, Wayne Kramer from the MC5, and Mark Farner of Grand Funk Railroad. But this song in particular caused a young Edward Van Halen to switch from drums to guitar (his own words). Jim McCarty was and is a force to be reckoned with.
Cactus chose to cover this Mose Allison version in order to showcase the speed of Jim McCarty's guitar playing. At the time, the world was gaga over Alvin Lee's speed at Woodstock. Cactus said, Hey! Listen to our guy!
One of the rippinest songs of all time. I played this song on my record player first thing every morning my last year of high school. Graduated with honours and won a university scholarship. Thank you Cactus!
Guitarist Jeff Beck was planning to form a group with the drummer and bassist, (formerly of The Vanilla Fudge) but had a bad car accident, so the others recruited another guitarist and formed Cactus instead. Beck later joined up with them in Beck, Bogert, and Appice. The Cactus song "One Way Or Another" is built around a great riff.
@@dwanpyrtle3134 No it isn’t. Peter French was on the Ot N Sweaty album, and that’s it. Cactus’s debut album (which this song is from), One Way or Another, and Restrictions were all Rusty Day.
@@heathinvaderstudios , you're right. I'm happy to be corrected. I got my memory of the records mixed up. (Easy to do at my age😏) plus, it's been a long time since I've listened to them. I do recall 'Ot and Sweaty' has a very high collectable value.
@@dwanpyrtle3134 No problem mi amigo. 👍 Yeah, it’s pretty collectible now. It was a pretty good album too (the live version of Let Me Swim and the studio track Bad Stuff are my favorite parts of the album), but it still pales in comparison to the three that had Rusty and Jim on it in my opinion. The reunion band had two great albums called V and Black Dawn in 2005 and 2017 respectively (both are very good albums). The current lineup (with Carmine as the only original member left in it) released an album this year called Tightrope. That album was okay, but kind of a disappointment honestly. It lacked Jim’s guitar wizardry (with the exception of the album’s two final tracks), Rusty’s heart, and the overall power that made Cactus CACTUS.
As a Gen X Detroit native, I can say that Jimmy McCarty has long been a local fixture. Whether it was playing with Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels in the mid '60s, Bob Seger ("Get Out of Denver"), Jimi Hendrix or The Rockets (maybe one of the best bands to never *quite* break nationally), Jim's been a highly regarded guitarist and was commonly heard on Detroit AOR. He's close with some friends of mine and I went to his 70th birthday show a few years ago... he can definitely still play.
"Can't Judge A Book By Its Cover" is an absolute MUST! When Jim McCarty finally stomps on that Ampeg Scrambler pedal, the hair on the back of my neck stands up every time.
Some recommendations since I'm early enough for you to see it: Sonic Youth: "Dirty Boots" , "Kool Thing", and "Sugar Kane" Red Hot Chili Peppers: "Backwoods" and " Fight Like a Brave" Black Keys: "Tighten Up" , "Midnight in Her Eyes", "Gold on the Ceiling" Melissa Etheridge: "Come to My Window"
I remember a reviewer back in the day saying he was afraid the album would fly of the turntable when this song (first cut on the album) started cranking.
They were a short-lived supergroup in the early '70s. Featuring the likes of Tim bogot and Carmen Apiece. Try listening to the song for Aries which is outstanding or the song evil
'Parchman Farm' was originally recorded by Delta blues great Mr. Bukka White in 1940. In 1957 Mose Allison recorded a song of the same name with some different lyrics. Blue Cheer covered the Allison version in 1968, while Cactus covered the Allison version in 1970.
Parchman is the notorious Mississippi state prison with almost as infamous a reputation as Louisiana’s Angola. He tells you early on he’s there for the rest of his life and all he did was pull his knife. “Drummer sounding like a damn octopuss.” 😂😂
OK...Now VANILLA FUDGE: KEEP ME HANGIN ON!! LIVE VERSION!! I think from The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour. Please!! I've seen almost no reactions to this song and its a stone cold classic. Church organ out the wazoo!!
As a black teen in the early 70's we used to play rock and roll music in the DC area until we morphed into a progressive jazz rock group but Cactus was a well known iconic blues rock group to millions. Also pleaze don't compare them to Grand Funk you're talking apples and oranges! 😎
Haven’t listened to Cactus in so long! Great fun. I got to see them back in ‘71 at a concert at Kent St. U. They weren’t originally on the bill which was scheduled to be Livingston Taylor (James’ brother who not many remember), Free, and the headliners Emerson, Lake & Palmer on their first tour. I think Free’s drummer got injured so they had to postpone their tour and so Cactus replaced them. What a show: mellow, low key Livingston Taylor, and then Cactus? Talk about high energy! And then ELP with a whole different kind of mind blowing prog rock. Insanely great show, but it’s hard to imagine a show with three more different acts. Although there was that show in Cleveland with Laura Nero and Bloodrock...
Great song... The Monkees apparently liked to jam to "Parchman Farm," and they turned it into "Goin' Down," a song unlike anything else they ever did, with Micky Dolenz doing some great double time vocals, and Fast Eddie Hoh doing some fantastic drumming. One of the Monkee's best tunes.
maggot brain!! First song you have reviewed that I had not previously heard! You just sent me on a quest for more great music! I love you brother, keep spreading the joy of music and THANK YOU!
Had me laughing right out loud at that first pause, J.A.J. Taking a moment to recover from the audio assault, the Cactus was comin' too hard right out the gate! Good call on the Grand Funk vibe as well. Top #1 recommendation from Cactus, a song called "Evil", which is a cover of an old Howlin' Wolf song.
Jamel’s looks at the camera, excited breathing from 2:01-2:20! I agree! I’d never heard of Cactus either! This energy is like the J. Geils Band “Full House” which was all recorded live in Detroit’s Cinderella Ballroom ‘72. That record made me want to become a musician🙌🏾 & I did! Thanks Jamel for doing what U do
Goes back to 1940, Bukka White... thought it was probably developing from artist to artist at that time. I didn't realize it went back further than Mayall and the Blues Breakers
The Cactus version "Parchman Farm" is a cover...of sorts. Bukka (Booker T) White released the semi-autobiographical "Parchman Farm Blues" in 1940. That song inspired jazz/blues artist Mose Allison to do his own take on the subject. Allison's 1957 version, with an entirely different arrangement, and mostly different lyrics became an instant classic. Most subsequent covers of Parchman Farm are based on Allison's version rather than White's. The Cactus version doesn't resemble either arrangement-wise, but the lyrics, as sparse as they are, are closer to Allison's. Cactus was likely inspired by Blue Cheer's 1968 cover (titled "Parchment Farm"), which rivals theirs in intensity, but still recalls Allison's arrangement and lyrics. The Allison version is also a "punchline" song, with the last verse as follows: "Well I'm gonna be here for the rest of my life I'm gonna be on this farm for my natural life Well I'm a gonna be here for the rest of my life And all I did was shoot my wife"
Many years ago I found this in my brothers' record collection (vinyl), & the name intrigued me. Have heard them but not for so many years that it feels new again, which feels nice. When you're high that moment of "Oh yeah, I know this" right now....✌
So did Johnny Rivers in the mid 60's, more of a bluesy vibe but one I think Jamel would enjoy maybe listening to in his own time. I'm a Johnny Rivers fan and love his guitar playing.
Mose Allison wrote the song.. Here's the lyrics.. Well, I'm sitting over here on Parchman farm. I'm sitting over here on Parchman farm. I'm sitting over here on Parchman farm, All I ever did was shoot my arm Be down here for the rest of my life Be down here for the rest of my life Be down here for the rest of my life All I ever did was pull my knife out Ho Well they put me down here with a ball and chain. They put me down here with a ball and chain. They put me down here with a ball and chain. Good Lord 'bout to drive my mind insane Oh bust them rocks baby Down at Parchman Farm. I ain't do no harm. Just shot my arm. Down at Parchman Farm. Well I'll be down here For the rest of my life. All I did, oh Lord, Was pull my knife out. Down at Parchman Farm. At Parchman Farm. Parchman Farm. At Parchman Farm. Oh Yeah! Well I'll be down here for the rest of my life. Lord, I hope not that long! Source: Musixmatch Songwriters: Mose Allison / Randy Cierley
One of my favorite bands back in the day. The singer, Rusty Day, was shot and killed, along with his son, his friend, and his dog, in 1982. It's still unsolved although the police suspect is was probably due to a drug deal gone bad. If you've ever seen the movie, Brother Where Art Thou, Parchman Farm is the prison the three lead characters supposedly escaped from.
Yes! Check out Evil by them next its a cover of the Willie Dixon Howlin Wolf song evil is going on. Monster Magnet does A good cover of it as well. Oh and Big mama boogie is another really good jam!
They made music like heavy metal or punk music when I heard it was something like that there’s groups like. Blue cheer summer time blues and New York dolls and dust
Parchman Farm was a state penitentiary in Mississippi. The song was written by bluesman Bukka White, based on his experience serving time there. Check it out: ua-cam.com/video/jM23S12LXaE/v-deo.html
Wow! I saw them in concert as the opening act in the early 70's and completely forgot about them until I saw the title of your reaction. Now I have to go out and get some more.
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The bass player for Cactus was Tim Bogert. We just lost Tim in the past year. Tim was my bass teacher and he was the most tenured teacher at Musicians Institute in Hollywood. If you want to hear his prowess try Cactus Evil and Going to Alaska. Also Beck, Bogert and Appice, Superstition. Yes THAT Superstition. Jeff Beck and Stevie Wonder both wrote that song and Stevie released it before Jeff could get his record out. But their version still stands as the most rocking of the two versions.
If you think this is a rocker, you should check out the video of Rory Gallagher performing Bullfrog Blues on The Old Grey Whistle Test, it will make dead people tap their feet, lol. 🙏🙌👍🤘✌️
Wow. I can't believe that someone is delving into Cactus. I grew up listening to them. What a surprise. I still have their albums today. My favorite album is Restrictions 1971. Carmine Apice, Tim Bogert,Rusty Day and Jim McCarty. Beck, Bogert & Apice deserves a listen.
I've just listened to this band. Wow!
Token Chokin baby!!!
Jim McCarty is such an under appreciated guitarist. WOW 😳
is that buddy miles band
@@kosycat1 No that’s the Buddy Miles Express. The Rockets had fellow Detroit Wheel Johnny “Bee” Badanjek on drums. They did a number of fantastic songs, both originals and covers, including a superb cover of Fleetwood Mac’s “Oh Well.”
Top three at least.
This was a band my Uncle Rusty sang & played harmonica in. Our friend Jim McCarty on guitar, Tim Bogert on bass & the indomitable Carmine Appice on drums. It was formed as a Rock n Roll supergroup. America's answer to Led Zeppelin. The song is a remake of the Mose Allison blues classic about a prison farm.
RIP the bassist tim bogert. died in January. he played on vanille fudge and with Jeff Beck
I saw Beck Bogart and Appice in Toronto, I was a big Cactus fan
YES!!! Cactus. The American Led Zeppelin. Also consisting of Vanilla Fudge rhythm section Tim Bogart and Carmine Appice!!!
And guitarist Jim McCarty from Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels and singer Rusty Day from the Amboy Dukes.
Great comparison!! 🤘🤘🤘
@@michaelritter8951 hell yeah!
"Can't Judge A Book By Its Cover" and "Evil" -- Guitarist Jim McCarty OWNS when he stomps on that Ampeg Scrambler pedal!
Oh man I got all happy when I saw the title come up! If you want another Cactus song, try "Evil". And Parchman Farm is a prison in my state of Mississippi.
Cactus drummer Carmine Appice went on to drum for Rod Stewart and co-wrote some of his biggest hits like "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy" and "Young Turks".
These guys should have been so much bigger! That octopus is Carmine Appice!
Saw cactus reunion here in Detroit about 4 years ago, Jim still plays at local bars around town until last year because of COVID
Rusty Day was fantastic
I was fortunate to sing in the Rockets and The Helldrivers along side the guitarist Jim McCarty, who is a Detroit native. The intensity he played with in those days inspired many guitar players including Ted Nugent, Wayne Kramer from the MC5, and Mark Farner of Grand Funk Railroad. But this song in particular caused a young Edward Van Halen to switch from drums to guitar (his own words). Jim McCarty was and is a force to be reckoned with.
Cactus chose to cover this Mose Allison version in order to showcase the speed of Jim McCarty's guitar playing. At the time, the world was gaga over Alvin Lee's speed at Woodstock. Cactus said, Hey! Listen to our guy!
One of the rippinest songs of all time. I played this song on my record player first thing every morning my last year of high school. Graduated with honours and won a university scholarship. Thank you Cactus!
When Cactus first came out, we used to listen to them on our 8-tracks on the way to school. Talk about getting your heart started!
Guitarist Jeff Beck was planning to form a group with the drummer and bassist, (formerly of The Vanilla Fudge) but had a bad car accident, so the others recruited another guitarist and formed Cactus instead. Beck later joined up with them in Beck, Bogert, and Appice. The Cactus song "One Way Or Another" is built around a great riff.
I do like Grand Funk, but Cactus is at another level in terms of musicianship. The tempo of this song is insane and they aren't missing a beat.
Singer/harmonica player Rusty Day (RIP) called Cactus’s music, “Sonic Rock,” because it’s all about the sounds.
But this one's with Peter French.
@@dwanpyrtle3134 No it isn’t. Peter French was on the Ot N Sweaty album, and that’s it. Cactus’s debut album (which this song is from), One Way or Another, and Restrictions were all Rusty Day.
@@heathinvaderstudios , you're right. I'm happy to be corrected. I got my memory of the records mixed up. (Easy to do at my age😏) plus, it's been a long time since I've listened to them. I do recall 'Ot and Sweaty' has a very high collectable value.
@@dwanpyrtle3134 No problem mi amigo. 👍
Yeah, it’s pretty collectible now. It was a pretty good album too (the live version of Let Me Swim and the studio track Bad Stuff are my favorite parts of the album), but it still pales in comparison to the three that had Rusty and Jim on it in my opinion. The reunion band had two great albums called V and Black Dawn in 2005 and 2017 respectively (both are very good albums). The current lineup (with Carmine as the only original member left in it) released an album this year called Tightrope. That album was okay, but kind of a disappointment honestly. It lacked Jim’s guitar wizardry (with the exception of the album’s two final tracks), Rusty’s heart, and the overall power that made Cactus CACTUS.
I just bought this album at a thift store yesterday!
As a Gen X Detroit native, I can say that Jimmy McCarty has long been a local fixture. Whether it was playing with Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels in the mid '60s, Bob Seger ("Get Out of Denver"), Jimi Hendrix or The Rockets (maybe one of the best bands to never *quite* break nationally), Jim's been a highly regarded guitarist and was commonly heard on Detroit AOR. He's close with some friends of mine and I went to his 70th birthday show a few years ago... he can definitely still play.
Thank you!
Other recommendations are
One way..or another
Bro bill
Feel so good
Evil
Let me swim
Oleo
Can't judge a book by its cover
"Can't Judge A Book By Its Cover" is an absolute MUST! When Jim McCarty finally stomps on that Ampeg Scrambler pedal, the hair on the back of my neck stands up every time.
Bag drag, guiltless glider are up there too
@@ronforeman2556 I got a re-issue scrambler in an original inclosure
Some recommendations since I'm early enough for you to see it:
Sonic Youth: "Dirty Boots" , "Kool Thing", and "Sugar Kane"
Red Hot Chili Peppers: "Backwoods" and " Fight Like a Brave"
Black Keys: "Tighten Up" , "Midnight in Her Eyes", "Gold on the Ceiling"
Melissa Etheridge: "Come to My Window"
Classic blues boogie... Canned Heat/John Lee Hooker, Hot Tuna... Lots of good in that arena.
No one is reacting to Cactus. Thanks Jamel, this is the content I'm looking for. Carmine Appice is the man!
Exactly! Some Sir Lord Baltimore would be epic! 😁😎
@@sixbladeknife44 Yes! He can start with Hard Rain Fallin’.
@@susanklasinski1805 Great one! What a sonic blast that album is! 😎
I remember a reviewer back in the day saying he was afraid the album would fly of the turntable when this song (first cut on the album) started cranking.
They were a short-lived supergroup in the early '70s. Featuring the likes of Tim bogot and Carmen Apiece. Try listening to the song for Aries which is outstanding or the song evil
'Parchman Farm' was originally recorded by Delta blues great Mr. Bukka White in 1940. In 1957 Mose Allison recorded a song of the same name with some different lyrics. Blue Cheer covered the Allison version in 1968, while Cactus covered the Allison version in 1970.
I believe Bukka had done time there. You need to check out Bukka Jamal. One of the greats
Blues Image also covered it in 1970 on their album Open.
Saw Cactus with Jimi Hendrix, Grateful Dead, and the Steve Miller Band back in 1970 at Temple Stadium in Philly.
Parchman is the notorious Mississippi state prison with almost as infamous a reputation as Louisiana’s Angola. He tells you early on he’s there for the rest of his life and all he did was pull his knife. “Drummer sounding like a damn octopuss.” 😂😂
OK...Now VANILLA FUDGE: KEEP ME HANGIN ON!! LIVE VERSION!! I think from The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour. Please!! I've seen almost no reactions to this song and its a stone cold classic. Church organ out the wazoo!!
As a black teen in the early 70's we used to play rock and roll music in the DC area until we morphed into a progressive jazz rock group but Cactus was a well known iconic blues rock group to millions. Also pleaze don't compare them to Grand Funk you're talking apples and oranges!
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YOU GOING BIG TODAY JAMAL PHEW!!
Wow! Cactus! (Still have to try The Amboy Dukes "Journey to the Center of the Mind"!) This is a Mose Allison song! (another great).
"STOP"... LOL! Both GFR and Cactus are legends!
An Octopus 🐙 on the drums !
😂😂😂😂😂😂
I’m almost 60 years old and I’m learning something from you! Never heard of these guys but I love blues/rock!!
Welcome to Cactus!
Haven’t listened to Cactus in so long! Great fun. I got to see them back in ‘71 at a concert at Kent St. U. They weren’t originally on the bill which was scheduled to be Livingston Taylor (James’ brother who not many remember), Free, and the headliners Emerson, Lake & Palmer on their first tour. I think Free’s drummer got injured so they had to postpone their tour and so Cactus replaced them. What a show: mellow, low key Livingston Taylor, and then Cactus? Talk about high energy! And then ELP with a whole different kind of mind blowing prog rock. Insanely great show, but it’s hard to imagine a show with three more different acts. Although there was that show in Cleveland with Laura Nero and Bloodrock...
Jim McCarty is a fantastic guitar player, one of my very favorite!
You should listen to "Brother Bill" by Cactus
'bout damn time!!! 😁 Listen to the driving freight train that is CACTUS!!!!
Some high speed melt your face off boogie.
Great song... The Monkees apparently liked to jam to "Parchman Farm," and they turned it into "Goin' Down," a song unlike anything else they ever did, with Micky Dolenz doing some great double time vocals, and Fast Eddie Hoh doing some fantastic drumming. One of the Monkee's best tunes.
maggot brain!! First song you have reviewed that I had not previously heard! You just sent me on a quest for more great music! I love you brother, keep spreading the joy of music and THANK YOU!
Had me laughing right out loud at that first pause, J.A.J. Taking a moment to recover from the audio assault, the Cactus was comin' too hard right out the gate! Good call on the Grand Funk vibe as well. Top #1 recommendation from Cactus, a song called "Evil", which is a cover of an old Howlin' Wolf song.
This is officially the GREATEST thing I’ve ever heard!
It started rocking and never slowed once
Jamel’s looks at the camera, excited breathing from 2:01-2:20! I agree! I’d never heard of Cactus either! This energy is like the J. Geils Band “Full House” which was all recorded live in Detroit’s Cinderella Ballroom ‘72. That record made me want to become a musician🙌🏾 & I did! Thanks Jamel for doing what U do
Intense ! Intense is lucky enough to see Cactus live. Definitely one of the most underrated bands.
I haven't heard Cactus in about 40 years! Back then they were called a garage bandoor, at least where I grew up. That was fun! THANKS for sharing.
The song was written and originally performed by Mississippi jazz/blues artist Mose Allison in 1958.
Goes back to 1940, Bukka White... thought it was probably developing from artist to artist at that time.
I didn't realize it went back further than Mayall and the Blues Breakers
The Cactus version "Parchman Farm" is a cover...of sorts.
Bukka (Booker T) White released the semi-autobiographical "Parchman Farm Blues" in 1940. That song inspired jazz/blues artist Mose Allison to do his own take on the subject. Allison's 1957 version, with an entirely different arrangement, and mostly different lyrics became an instant classic. Most subsequent covers of Parchman Farm are based on Allison's version rather than White's. The Cactus version doesn't resemble either arrangement-wise, but the lyrics, as sparse as they are, are closer to Allison's. Cactus was likely inspired by Blue Cheer's 1968 cover (titled "Parchment Farm"), which rivals theirs in intensity, but still recalls Allison's arrangement and lyrics.
The Allison version is also a "punchline" song, with the last verse as follows:
"Well I'm gonna be here for the rest of my life
I'm gonna be on this farm for my natural life
Well I'm a gonna be here for the rest of my life
And all I did was shoot my wife"
Yet another killer band from my favorite decade. The 70's strikes again.
Many years ago I found this in my brothers' record collection (vinyl), & the name intrigued me. Have heard them but not for so many years that it feels new again, which feels nice. When you're high that moment of "Oh yeah, I know this" right now....✌
McCarty needs to be in the HOF on this track alone.
‘ Parchment Farm ‘ is a song
by BLUE CHEER - 1968
Speed boogie!!!! Yes, that's hilariously appropriate
It’s BLUES ON SPEED
58, I’ve never heard of Cactus, gotta say though, not bad!
Very cool to see some lesser known stuff making an appearance on the channel, thanks Jamel! ✌️
ARMORED SAINT..LAST TRAIN HOME..
It's 3 am and I literally LOL'd when you said "STOP!!!" and woke up the mrs. But it was worth it, KEEP THE MUSIC ALIVE JAJ!
Blue Cheer also did a version of this song!!!
This is a cover of an OLD blues song.
Blue Cheer did it before Cactus.
So did Johnny Rivers in the mid 60's, more of a bluesy vibe but one I think Jamel would enjoy maybe listening to in his own time. I'm a Johnny Rivers fan and love his guitar playing.
Yes!! Out of the box, just killin' it.
HELL YEAH!!!! Finally somebody does Cactus!!!!
Mose Allison wrote the song.. Here's the lyrics..
Well, I'm sitting over here on Parchman farm.
I'm sitting over here on Parchman farm.
I'm sitting over here on Parchman farm,
All I ever did was shoot my arm
Be down here for the rest of my life
Be down here for the rest of my life
Be down here for the rest of my life
All I ever did was pull my knife out
Ho
Well they put me down here with a ball and chain.
They put me down here with a ball and chain.
They put me down here with a ball and chain.
Good Lord 'bout to drive my mind insane
Oh bust them rocks baby
Down at Parchman Farm.
I ain't do no harm.
Just shot my arm.
Down at Parchman Farm.
Well I'll be down here
For the rest of my life.
All I did, oh Lord,
Was pull my knife out.
Down at Parchman Farm. At Parchman Farm.
Parchman Farm. At Parchman Farm. Oh Yeah!
Well I'll be down here for the rest of my life.
Lord, I hope not that long!
Source: Musixmatch
Songwriters: Mose Allison / Randy Cierley
"Speed boogie" - the perfect description! Cactus sure delivers some boogie overload! Outstanding band!
You must react to "Evil" by Cactus as well!
Wow, that was awesome.
I never heard of them before! Cool 😎
I don't remember being aware of Cactus. I probably heard their music and assumed it was a well-known band. I like this song very much.
Saw them do this live at there first show at Temple Stadium in Pa. 1970....
I LOVE it! Jamal is a cool and HEAVY dude!
I remember they opened for ZZ top. At that time I'd never heard of them before. Unfortunately, i don't remember much about it. Long time ago.
Oh yeah some Cactus! Entertaining Thanks bro! RIP Tim Bogert
"Oleo" is a great Cactus song.
One of my favorite bands back in the day. The singer, Rusty Day, was shot and killed, along with his son, his friend, and his dog, in 1982. It's still unsolved although the police suspect is was probably due to a drug deal gone bad. If you've ever seen the movie, Brother Where Art Thou, Parchman Farm is the prison the three lead characters supposedly escaped from.
You got that right, speed boogie! Back then it was speed and weed, baby. Speed and weed.
Woooo! That was my reaction too when I first heard this song. :)
Carmine appice is a badass drummer.
Fun fact: he also co-wrote 'do ya think I'm sexy' with Rod Stewart.
Cactus - "Big Mama Boogie pts. 1+2"
That whole record...their debut...is killer! Check out "Let Me Swim," "Brother Bill," "Oleo."
Carmine, the drummer, posted your reaction on his FB page! Awesomeness!
I grew up (about 10 years later) in the same small NJ town as Tim Bogert. He was a real local hero in the '70s.
Yes! Check out Evil by them next its a cover of the Willie Dixon Howlin Wolf song evil is going on. Monster Magnet does A good cover of it as well. Oh and Big mama boogie is another really good jam!
You wanna get movin....this is a soundtrack for it.
EVH said that Van Halens Eruption was inspired by Cactus - Let Me Swim
He wasn't lying. The beginning of Eruption is a direct ripoff of Let Me Swim.
Yessss! Try Cactus-Guiltless Glider! I think you'll absolutely love it!
do my favorite--"you can't judge a book by the cover"!
Glad you found out about this hidden gem as well Jamel
"Bust them rocks baby..."
They made music like heavy metal or punk music when I heard it was something like that there’s groups like. Blue cheer summer time blues and New York dolls and dust
Speed Boogie. That fits it just fine. Nice choice, Jamel!
Jamel.. you are incredible interpreter of music meaning! Man.. you said .. I think this is about a prison?... looks it up... prison! Damn Son!
Love his reaction!
I WAS GOING TO RECOMMEND CACTUS!! HOLY SMOKES :) Do "Feel So Good" next!!!
Parchman Farm was a state penitentiary in Mississippi. The song was written by bluesman Bukka White, based on his experience serving time there. Check it out: ua-cam.com/video/jM23S12LXaE/v-deo.html
1 way or another!!!!!!
Wow! I saw them in concert as the opening act in the early 70's and completely forgot about them until I saw the title of your reaction. Now I have to go out and get some more.
Fabulous mission! Let's stay on point withat mission!
CACTUS, HELLS YEA...
EVIL & BROTHER BILL.
Bukka White (original) & Blue Cheer also did great versions. Good one Jamal!