Cactus is an American hard rock/blues-rock band formed around ex-Vanilla Fudge rhythm section Tim Bogert and Carmine Appice with guitarist Jim McCarty and singer Rusty Day. Their self-titled debut album was released at the end of 1970 and the band earned a reputation for powerful live performances.

Formed from the Vanilla Fudge rhythm section (Tim Bogert, Carmine Appice) joined by Jim McCarty and Rusty Day; debut album 'Cactus' released late 1970. The band's sound is described as raw hard blues-rock with strong live acclaim but limited mainstream commercial success.

The reviews describe Cactus as a powerful American hard blues-rock band formed around ex-Vanilla Fudge members Tim Bogert and Carmine Appice with Jim McCarty and Rusty Day. Their 1970 debut is praised for raw energy and technical skill but critiqued for limited stylistic range. The group is presented as a spectacular live act with a limited commercial reach.

For:Fans of 1970s hard rock and blues-rock; collectors of live classic-rock recordings

 The record reveals Cactus as a solid hard rock blues band, noisy and above all without the slightest nuance, neither progressive nor pop nor psychedelic nor jazz nor... nothing, and this despite the much more baroque and pretentious recent past of the two ex-Vanilla Fudge.

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