Heavy Cruiser by Heavy Cruiser

Psychedelic hard-rock and heavy blues with loud fuzzed-out guitars, keyboards and inventive studio production / effects by this band led by the great Neil Merryweather and featuring the Mama Lion musicians.

This is their first album, originally released on Artie Ripp’s Family Productions label in 1972.

The Heavy Cruiser project was conceived during the studio sessions for Mama Lion, the band led by Neil Merryweather and Lynn Carey.
Artie Ripp always allowed Neil to experiment / jam in the studio and to record any cool ideas and songs he may come up with. Thanks to that creative freedom, Heavy Cruiser was born during Mama Lion jamming sessions. The initial idea was to operate both bands simultaneously with Lynn taking the backseat for Heavy Cruiser but providing vocals and helping with songwriting. Powerful cover versions of rock classics like “C’mon Everybody” or “Louie Louie” show the band having lot of fun in the studio and there was also room for more experimental sounds like “Miracles Of Pure Device”.

*Sourced from the original master tapes

The Heavy Cruiser project was conceived during the studio sessions for Mama Lion, the band led by Neil Merryweather and Lynn Carey.