Captain Hammond-The Origin of Captain Hammond Review

Artist: Captain Hammond
Title: The Origin of Captain Hammond
Genre: Instrumental-Rock-Fusion
Label: Hammond Beat Records
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Looking for something a little different to put in your CD or MP3 player? Then blast into orbit with Captain Hammond's The Origin of Captain Hammond," an instrumental blend of psychedelic rhythm and blues, rock, and fusion. More than a band, Captain Hammond is an extremely innovative, unique, and energetic musical experience. What gives this United Kingdom "musical experience" their unique sound: the Hammond organ. For some of us younger folks, or those not aware, the Hammond organ was a standard of jazz, blues, gospel, and rock music in the 60s and 70s. Artists including, Booker T. Jones, Rick Wright, Billy Preston and Steve Winwood popularized the overdriven sound of the Hammond organ in the 60s and 70s. The Hammond B03 organ is also heard in 60s surf music and in 70s rock bands, such as Pink Floyd, Genesis, Yes, and Deep Purple.

Bringing back the Hammond organ full frontal into contemporary music was the idea of Mother Earth's organist, Bryn Barklam. Mother Earth was an early-mid 90s funk, soul, rock band that sounds like they are straight from the 60s- you can hear Mother Earth's 60s psychedelic/R&B influences throughout "The Origin of Captain Hammond" although Captain Hammond diverges quite a bit from Mother Earth. Bryn Barklam not only plays the Hammond organ and composed the music on Captain Hammond's first album, he is also the creator and artist for the audio-visual, comic concept of the "half man, half organ" hero, Captain Hammond that accompanies us on the journey into "The Origin of Captain Hammond."