Zed Pawl were a hard rock band from Marion, Ohio (north of Columbus) and were somewhat typical of the underground at that time. The title of a) doesn't inspire much confidence that this will be anything special, but it's actually the highlight. Excellent hard rock, with a rough guitar sound, and piercing vocals. There's also a couple of odd progressions that recall Rush's Permanent Waves. The flip side borrows from another major act of the era, that of The Who. It's good, but doesn't live up to the promise of 'Back Seat Boogie'.
Ownership: SP: 1981 Blue Ash. Online acquisition (2020). Both sides say Side A, though the catalog number clearly distinguishes which is which.
7/6/20 (first listen); 5/16/21 (review / new entry)
