Hydra After All These Years

Released on = August 3, 2005, 3:11 pm

Press Release Author = Atlanta Music Group/Charlotte Hannon

Industry = Entertainment

Press Release Summary = It's 2020 and one HYDRA fan says to the other, "Where were you on Thursday,July 28, 2005"?

Press Release Body = It's 2020 and one HYDRA fan says to the other, "Where were you on Thursday,July 28, 2005"? The response, "Decatur, Georgia at Jake's Toadhouse". Yes, it was that meaningful, and for Hydra fans just that historical an event. The
legendary Southern band HYDRA (formerly on the Capricorn and Polydor labels), performing live for the first time in decades recording live at Jakes for their
upcoming new 'live' release.

The band consists of original members: Wayne Bruce-Guitar/Vocals, Spencer Kirkpatrick-Guitar, Steve Pace-Drums, and Tommy Vickery, the new bassist/background vocalist for the band, replacing Orville Davis, but make no mistake, this IS the original 70's rock legends "HYDRA". According to a statement from the group the new release entitled "After All These Years" comes at a time when the they felt the public are ready for the return of music performed by seasoned competent musicians and the title seemed fitting in reflecting that aspect as well as their own long hiatus.

The event at Jake's, open invitation to all, had the expected turnout of fans from those days of "rock as it should be" 60's and a surprising number of today's young rock fans who came to see what those old hippies were talking about. Wayne Bruce, lead vocalist, wasted no time in giving both groups something to rave about, he opened the show with "Glitter Queen" from their '74 self titled debut album and it was bring down the house time. Still as good as he ever was and possibly better with just a little more edge now to his vocal tones he set the tone alright and all night and before too long one wondered whether they were in the new millenium or the rock and roll 60's, and if it was the 60's then how come the sound was so current?

Moving through their repertoire of songs from "Hydra" 1974, "Land Of Money" 1975 and "Rock The World" 1977 (Hydra and Land Of Money were re-issued by Capricorn in 1998), Spencer Kirkpatrick's guitar not only sizzled through time,it was more intricate
than ever, those hook riffs swelling through the packed house rocking the world just as easily now as then. Steve Pace hasn't lost a lick, his drumming was tight and in the pocket.

"Rock The World" is still an obscure collectors vinyl item and listening you start to realize just what it is you've been missing, a song built like "Diamond In The Rough", "Feel Like Running", "Wasting Time" or "You're The One", songs that are obscure because the music world just doesn't create them like that anymore. "Land Of Money" the title cut from the second album is as relevant today as it was then and
"Keep You Around" should have been kept around on mainstream radio all these years.

Clearly HYDRA fans still abound out there and clearly HYDRA can still play like they know exactly where they stand and exactly what they've got to give, and they give it what they've got. "After All These Years" (which when released will hopefully contain those live gems from "Rock The World") HYDRA are leaving
their mark on the musical history that should have been theirs these past 28 years, and maybe actually is theirs depending on whose yardstick you measure it by, and maybe that's what will define HYDRA "After All These Years" for years to come.

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