I've been snooping around over at Allmusic, and ran across Frank Marino's boys while looking at the search results for "Rush". Checked out the samples from Strange Universe, and I'm very impressed with Marino's guitar pyrotechnics. Good band backing him too. There's a strong resemblance to Jimi Hendrix in Marino's playing, singing, and songwriting. Makes you wonder what Jimi would have sounded like if he could have played well into the 70's. I think Mahogany Rush has the sound that Jimi would have adopted as he matured in his style. Maybe I'm dead wrong, but Mahogany Rush still rocks! :music:

I've been snooping around over at Allmusic, and ran across Frank Marino's boys while looking at the search results for "Rush". Checked out the samples from Strange Universe, and I'm very impressed with Marino's guitar pyrotechnics. Good band backing him too. There's a strong resemblance to Jimi Hendrix in Marino's playing, singing, and songwriting. Makes you wonder what Jimi would have sounded like if he could have played well into the 70's. I think Mahogany Rush has the sound that Jimi would have adopted as he matured in his style. Maybe I'm dead wrong, but Mahogany Rush still rocks! :music:

Are you saying that he is still rocking? I believe I had one of his Albums called Maxoom (?) in Hi School, like pre 1975. He was pretty popular in Detroit, might have been because he was from Canada and the Rock Station in Windsor, CJOM, had to play a certain amount of Canadian Music. I know he played here often and I saw him at the Michigan Palace as a opening act for Aerosmith or someone. He did sound quite a bit like Hendrix.

I'm a King Bee.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5vwfwZ6D_U

I'm a King Bee.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5vwfwZ6D_U
Hell yes...:thmbsp:

Frank Marino is a legend here in Canada. He is from Montreal and his albums were constant party favorites in my teens. I have all his stuff on vinyl and I'm sure some are the third copy.

Like Robin Trower he suffered from constant reference to Jimi. Which is clearly the major source of influence for both. To say that Jimi would have went the Frank Marino way is a stretch, kinda like trying to predict what Miles Davis' next album was going to sound like.

But yes Frank Marino IMO is one of the very best guitar players in history and has been that in obscurity for the most part. Mahogany Rush Live, Volume IV, and the very rare Juggernaut are my favorites. I also have a rare live recording with Frank, Bryan Lee and Kenny Wayne Sheppard playing together at a club in New Orleans which is awesome.

Though he may be unknown in the States. Frank Marino is a legend here in Canada.

marc mc

I have been a FM&MR fan since the 70s. Saw him live last summer at the Pittsburgh PA blues festival. So yes, he is still rocking. Still sounded great.

Hell yes...:thmbsp:

+1 :thmbsp:.

In addition to FM's obvious talent (guitar), he gets some monster tone and is even a decent vocalist. First time I saw MR live was in '74 or '75; probably '75 as I recall 2~3 numbers from the Strange Universe LP?...I definitely remember hearing "Moonlight Lady"; MR opened for a bigger band (or two), the headliner(s) long-since forgotten. Maybe Aerosmith? No, that was that other Canadian band, Rush. Anyway. it's a sure testament to Marino's talent that these many years later I remember MR and not the headlining act(s).

Kind of a strange coincidence that there would be Rush ('68) and Mahogany Rush ('69) forming at almost the same time. And both from Canada. :scratch2: Just FYI, you can listen to full versions of almost all of Mahogany Rush and Frank's tunes at the MR website. :music:

I still have the the live album from when i bought it new. Going to get some spin time, has been to long, remember the cool " ELECTRIC REFLECTIONS OF WAR'' sonic bomb blast!

There are a bunch of stories about Frank Marino and his Hendrix attraction. I saw MR open for Queen (Kansas did also, no one had heard of them). It was around '73 or "74, Child Of The Novelty had just come out, their second record. Maxoom was their first record as far as I know. Strange Universe was their third.
When he came out, he said "you dug it then, you can dig it now", a reference to Jimi. It was for the most part a Hendrix tribute. He blew the other bands away.
I don't remember where I heard it, but one story has Frank thinking he inherited Hendrix's soul when he died. Whatever the story, he played a badass guitar back then. Haven't paid much attention to him since those days but he definitely impressed me live.

I'm listening to Urizens link, and liking it. It does sound like Jimi.