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Randy Holden

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American guitarist known for playing with The Other Half and Blue Cheer and for the 1970 album Population II; noted for massive guitar tone and proto-metal/psychedelic hard rock.

Recorded Population II (1970). Member of bands including The Other Half and Blue Cheer. Reputation for loud, feedback-driven guitar work.

Two DeBaser reviews praise Randy Holden's Population II for its colossal guitar tone, monolithic riffs and proto-metal/doom sensibility. Reviewers highlight feedback-driven solos, tribal/garage rhythms and a visceral, physical experience of volume and amplification. The album is presented as a landmark for heavy guitar collectors and fans of late-60s/early-70s hard psychedelic rock.

For:Fans of heavy guitar-driven music, proto-metal, doom and stoner rock, collectors of late-60s/early-70s psychedelic hard rock.

 "Population II" is a visceral declaration of love from a guitarist for the sound of his guitar, launching into monolithic riffs and killer solos.

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 The rumination is relentless, the solos blend perfectly with the psalmodizing rhythm from Chris Lockheed's drums, we give our consent to ride the lava wave as much as possible.

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