Wildwood are a hard rock band, hailed from the tough blue-collar environs of Stockton in California’s Central Valley – and they walked it like they talked it. In the late 60s Bay Area mellow milieu, Wildwood was the exception – dark and vaguely sinister in both look and style, they melded the f**k you attitude of the garage era with a soulful R&B streak and some enviable hard rock chops.
Nevertheless, the outfit ruled the region between the years of 1968 and 1972, promoting their own shows and recording a slew of original material at the old Fantasy warehouse in San Francisco.
Two sought-after 45s – ‘Plastic People’ and ‘Free Ride’ – were all that escaped of Wildwood for public consumption at the time, but Frantic has gathered up the rest of the sessions to present the rest of their outstanding, power-packed repertoire.
Featuring the soulful vocals of bass player Frank Colli, the Wildwood sound is reminiscent of acts as varied as The Doors, Music Machine and Steppenwolf, but with a powerful, unique backbone that is very much their own.
Joined by organist Mark Ross, guitarist John Turner, and drummer Tim Mora, Colli was a legitimate bad-ass whose expressive personality delivers Wildwood in a class of their own.
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