Magic Muscle

The Profile

A loose Bristol-centered commune of musicians around 1970–73 led by Rod Goodway with Adrian Shaw among the core members; recordings from 1970–73 were issued on an album released in 1988.

Recordings discussed in the reviews were made between 1970 and 1973; Rod Goodway owned the tapes used for the 1988 release. Adrian Shaw later worked with Hawkwind and Bevis Frond (as noted in the reviews). Guest contributors on sessions included Simon House, Huw Gower and Keith Christmas (all mentioned in the reviews).

Magic Muscle is presented in the reviews as a loose Bristol-based commune of musicians centred on Rod Goodway and Adrian Shaw. The available release discussed contains material recorded between 1970–1973 and issued in 1988. Music ranges from hard blues and muscular rock to psychedelic, lysergic and raga-influenced passages. Guest contributors mentioned include Simon House, Huw Gower and Keith Christmas.