Description
Praise and Prayer is the sophomore and final album by the American garage rock band Our Generation, independently released on the band’s own labl Generation Records in 1972. The album was self-produced by the band. Featuring songs written by various members of the band as well as three covers; Chet Powers’ 1960s anthem “Get Together”, the Eric Clapton classic “In The Presence Of The Lord”, and Paul Stookey’s “Hymn”.
Our Generation features Dwight Craver, Myrna Craver, John Oostdyk, Donna Oostdyk, Sharon Spear, Steve McTamney, Glenn Eberhardt, and Lowell Weeks.
Holy cow, they did it again! The gang delivers another first-rate psych juggernaut here, with some of their loudest moments on record. «Hello Friends» begins the album with drums and a pulsating bass line, soon joined by fierce fuzz, psychy organ and odd spacey choral harmonies. Likewise «Praise» bursts forth with a vicious guitar riff worthy of Jefferson Airplane or Big Brother & the Holding Company. More high powered fuzz on «Jesus Paid It All». Quieter moods are expressed on organ-backed ballads «Only A Man» and «Have You Tried This One Called Jesus», as well as covers of Paul Stookey’s «Hymn» and The Youngbloods’ «Get Together». The latter has a female lead vocal for a change, as does side two’s opener «Sacrifice». Also includes Blind Faith’s «Presence Of The Lord» where they super-size the guitar break into extended total fuzz mayhem. Closes with an acoustic ballad entitled «A Prayer». A vinyl re-issue appeared on the scene in 2006. Both of these records are intensely rare small-press items. [Ken Scott, The Archivist, 4th edition]
LP tracklist:
Side One
A1. “Hello Friends”
A2. “Get Together”
A3. “Only A Man”
A4. “Jesus Paid It All”
A5. “Praise”
Side Two
B1. “Sacrifice”
B2. “Hymn”
B3. “Have You Tried This One Called Jesus”
B4. “In The Presence Of The Lord”
B5. “A Prayer”
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