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(Clicka qua per la versione Italiana)
The Heads, based in Bristol,
belong to the space-rock school of extreme psychedelic rock founded by Hawkwind,
but they also absorb the dadaistic elements of the
Flaming Lips.
Debuting with the single Quad (Rooster, 1993), the Heads spent a few
years releasing only singles.
Relaxing With (Cargo, 1996 -
Rooster, 2010)
collects the 1993-1995 singles
(the 11-minute Coogan's Bluff of 1994,
1995's Television)
and a few new
tracks that show a much harder style, a demented soup of
Stooges, MC5 and Blue Cheer.
After the album, the band released the single Gnu (Headhunter) and the
EPs Delwyn's Conkers (Man's Ruin, 1997) and
Mao Tinnitus (Man's Ruin, 1998).
The Time Is Now (Man's Ruin, 1998) collects the latest EPs.
Everybody Knows We Got Nowhere (Sweet Nothing, 2000) does not solve
the fundamental problem of their music: inconsistency. For a couple of
evil, poisonous rave-ups (Legavaan Satellite, Motorjam) one has
to digest meandering ballads and pointless freak-outs that merely recycle
stereotypes of the 1960s.
The limited-edition Session 02 (Rocket, 2002) contains the 18-minute
Planet Suite No 3.
Under Sided (Sweet Nothing, 2003) contains the monumental
Heavy Sea (half an hour).
At Last (Sweet Nothing, 2003) is a live in studio album
that revisits some of the band's themes in a sort of improvised medley.
33 (Invada, 2005), released only in 33 copies, collects rarities.
The music on
Under the Stress of a Headlong Dive (2006) was no less powerful
than on previous albums, but the proceedings were way too fragmented, leaving
the impression that these were mere ideas, never fully developed.
The double-LP Dead In The Water (Invada, 2007) reissues some limited-edition CD-Rs.
Tilburg (Rooster, 2009) is a live album.
Kandodo, the solo project by guitarist Simon Price of The Heads, began with
Kandodo (Thrill Jockey, 2012).
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