20/06/2023
Growing out of the relatively quiet music scene in Bristol, England, the Heads consist of singer/guitarist Simon Price, lead guitarist Paul R.A. Allen, bassist H. O. Morgan, and drummer Wayne C. Maskell. On the surface, their 1995 indie debut Relaxing With the Heads seemed to fit the boisterous stoner rock scene of the mid-'90s, built on the prevailing influences of Sabbath and '70s hard rock. nearby, it soon became clear that the Chiefs never got that far. Instead, the band draws mostly from the late '60s, blending the sounds of Detroit proto-punk and post-British Invasion psychedelic bands with the typical acid trips of UK space rock pioneers like Hawkwind. Approached by the Man's Ruin label (company owner and legendary artist Frank Kozik often claimed they were his favorite band), the Heads spent the next three years engaging in the odd collection of stoner rock and issuing a slew of hit singles.
