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The Guess Who - Canned Wheat (1969)
 Covers | MP3 CBR 320 Kbps - 100 MB
Rock | TT - 40:53 minutes | Label: RCA/BMG Music Canada | Catalogue # 4157-2

Canned Wheat is an album released in 1969 by the Canadian rock band The Guess Who. It peaked at No. 91 on the Billboard Pop Albums charts. Three well-known singles were taken from the album: "Undun", "Laughing", and the original album version of "No Time".

“allmusic.com says:
As far as late-'60s and early-'70s rock bands go, the Guess Who has been both blessed and cursed. Blessed because their songs are still played quite frequently on oldies radio stations, cursed because they're only remembered for those songs. Truth be told, the Guess Who was a darn good rock band: Burton Cummings's great rock & roll voice -- similar in power to Bad Company's Paul Rodgers -- keeps even the most overdone Guess Who song fresh, and Randy Bachman's underrated guitar work always serves the song's needs. "Undun"'s wonderful, jazzy riff, which fits the song perfectly, is associated with the overall sound of the Guess Who, not Bachman. 1969's cleverly-titled Canned Wheat introduced several of the band's most remembered songs: "Laughing," "Undun," and "No Time." The album also has six other keepers, including the mellow "6 A.M. or Nearer," complete with jazzy guitar and flute, and the lovely ballad "Minstrel Boy." The original version of "No Time" is fun, even if it isn't radically different; little nuances, like the fade out, shake the listener out of the "I've heard this song a thousand times" syndrome. There are a couple of throwaway bonus tracks, "Species Hawk" and "Silver Bird," that are nice to have, even if they aren't up to the other material. The liner notes are helpful, and it's funny to learn that radio stations ordered copies of "Undun" for airplay, not realizing that it was the B-side of "Laughing." Canned Wheat still sounds incredibly fresh, a product from the heyday of classic rock. For those who want to dig beneath the band's "oldie" status to find the real thing, this album shouldn't be missed.”


Tracks:

01. No Time
02. Minstrel Boy
03. Laughing
04. Undun
05. 6 A.M. Or Nearer
06. Old Joe
07. Of A Dropping Pin
08. Key
09. Fair Warning

Original sessions Produced by Jack Richardson for Nimbus 9 Productions.

- Randy Bachman: guitar, sitar, background vocals
- Burton Cummings: vocals, organ, harmonica, piano, guitar, keyboards, flute
- Jim Kale: bass, background vocals
- Garry Peterson: drums, percussion, tabla, background vocals