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A pound of flesh is one of the obscure heavy rock classics. They are not quite as innovate as some of the big acts at this time, but it provides a good look into heavy music in 1975. Production is surprisingly good considering the time and size of the band. Drums sound pretty good for a '75 recording and the guitar is up-front and a joy to listen to. Good strong screaming vocals are on this one, which can be hard to find from a lot of albums at this point. Lyrically the topics are interesting and pretty well done. My diamond of the album is the opener Queen of the Night. The song is the best produced and all the instruments sound the best. Vocals are clean, crisp and loud. It's hard driven and an obscure heavy rock classic song. Other good songs on here are Katy, South Side Queen and Heed the Call.
Songs like Badside and All My Life though are uninspiring and boring. Although the production is decent on those songs, but they still don't feel fully fleshed out.

If you are looking for 70's hard rock and classic heavy metal this one is a good listen, you might like the songs even more than myself.