Acme Thunder : Let's All Get Naked

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 "Chicago's Acme Thunder 

sprang from the

 ashes of area group,

 Aliotta Haynes Jeremiah

 in 1977. 

Where AHJ were decidedly

 hippy influenced,

 Acme Thunder 

were unquestionably

 a full on rock outfit. 

With essentially the same lineup

 as AHJ, 

the band enlisted 

Harvey Mandel

 on lead guitar and soon,

 their debut 

"Let's All Get Naked"

 was issued the following year. 

Though Acme Thunder

 were a credible act

 in and around

 the Chicago area,

 the addition of 

Mandel helped 

elevate the band 

to a whole

 other level musically. 

Having a successful 

solo career

 for many years, 

as well as ties to artists like 

Canned Heat, 

John Mayall, 

The Ventures

 and Love, 

Mandel's expertise was 

an instrumental factor

 in the development 

of the band's new sound.

Strangely enough though,

 the band only lasted two years 

before fizzling out completely.

 Aliotta continued in music 

primarily as a session player,

 Haynes went on to form

 his own publishing company 

and has issued a

 drug rehabilitation 

self-help album.

 Jeremiah is living near

 St. Louis, 

but his musical activities

 are unknown

 at this time.

 Mandel continues to

 thrive as a solo artist.

"Let's All Get Naked"

 is a respectable effort

 with a rather 

schizophrenic viewpoint.

 Swaying from

 bluesy rock to hard rock

 to glossy pop,

 The highlights are 

undoubtedly the

 rock tracks like 

"If I Only Had a Girl",

 "Go Like a Beast"

 and

 "Flowers".

"Let's All Get Naked" 

is an interesting

 excursion into

 many genres."

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