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Japanese Psych Rock To The Max!!!

Kelly M. Livingston | Portland, Oregon USA | 07/12/2001

(4 out of 5 stars)

"High Rise rocks! If you like Blue Cheer or Hawkwind, you'll love High Rise. They do the screaming wah-wah guitar like I've never heard before. "Dispersion" is their best album with longer more drawn out songs than the other albums: "Disallow" and "High Rise 2". They are raw and noisy like Blue Cheer and have the patented wah-wah guitar screams like Hawkwind minus oscillations. The Japanese trio work well together on this album. The pounding drums and heavily distorted bass really complement the screaming wah guitars. Check out their 2 live albums too. I've not heard their newest release "Two." I hope it is good. I'm dying to see them live!"

High Rise - 'Dispersion' (Squealer)

Mike Reed | USA | 08/18/2006

(4 out of 5 stars)

"'Dispersion' is the Japanese power heavy rock trio's second effort,their follow-up to '2'(see my review).Hide Rise is still very new to me.Believe I like this CD better than '2'.Tracks here I dug the most were "Sanctuary",the fifteen minute jammin' "Sadducees Faith" and "Mainliner".I've heard some fans say that one can't HELP but to hear/notice their heavy influences by Cream or Jimi Hendrix.Can't argue with that.Worth hunting down a copy of."