
Here's some proof, if any was really needed, that everything in music has been done before and will be done again to the nth degree. A regular visitor to these pages once pointed out to me how similar The Libertines 'Last Post on the Bugle' sounded to Australian psych-heads The Masters Apprentices 1967 track 'War Or Hands Of Time' . Making a mental note I promised to myself I'd listen to both records back to back before writing a bit about them. [...]
If the Easybeats were considered the Beatles of Down Under than the Master's Apprentices were surely Australia's answer to the Rolling Stones. They released 5 records during their 65-72 heyday, including the above debut and their classic hard rock album, A Toast To Panama Red. In between this period the group released a few unfocused but interesting lps and several good singles. The Mick Bower era (65-68) is usually considered the group's highwater mark,...