WHITE LACE AND STRANGE
LIQUID EYES LOOKING THROUGH ME
CONJURING A FANTASY OF LOVE
WITHIN OUR MIND
WHITE LACE AND STRANGE
LIQUID EYES LOOKING THROUGH ME
BURNING IN A FACTORY OF FEAR
RUNNING ALL THE TIME
Led by explosive
guitar player
Chris (later Christa) Bond,
Thunder and Roses
was a power-trio from Philly
in the best tradition of
Cream or the
Jimi Hendrix Experience.
This is their sole album,
originally released in 1969.
A cult psychedelic
hard-rock classic,
including
“White Lace and Strange”,
famously covered by
Nirvana.
Thunder and Roses
named after a story from
The Astounding Science Fiction Anthology
started to take form
when genius
18-years old
guitar player
Chris Bond
and bassist
Tom Schaffer
met heavy drummer
George Emme
(previously of The Electric Power House).
Rehearsing six days a week
the trio gelled
quick and soon
they were playing
memorable shows
at venues like
Electric Factory
and the Trauma.
Recorded at
Sigma Sound by
Joe Tarcia,
“King of the Black Sunrise”
was released by
United Artists in 1969.
Dominated by
Bond’s outstanding
fuzz-wah guitar playing,
the album featured
seven original songs
plus a storming cover of
Hendrix’s
“Red House”.
Sadly, the record label
took a wrong decision
when refused to release
the killer
“White Lace and Strange”
as a 45
to promote the album,
choosing the mockery
“Country Life” instead.
After
Thunder & Roses split,
guitar player
and main songwriter
Chris Bond
had a successful career
as producer,
songwriter,
arranger and
session musician,
working closely with
Daryl Hall & John Oates
as well as other
top artists.
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