This band represented the unlikely combination of a Native American perspective on rock, combined with the freaky legacy of Frank Zappa's original Mothers of Invention. Names such as Jimmy Carl Black, Bunk Gardner, and Ray Collins go all the way back to the earliest Mothers' albums. Here they are heard doing music without the nasty Zappa satirical edge. The main political concern seems to be anger over the lot of the native American, as evidenced in two classic protest tunes written by Black, a Cheyenne hailing from El Paso, Texas. The Geronimo Black band, named after one of Black's children, was given a big label push for its debut album, but a change in the label's head honcho led to pink slips. By the time this second effort was released in 1980, the group had pretty much broken up. In fact, this effort was recorded before the band's major-label release and consists largely of demos done in preparation of that album. Some argue that it is better than the official one. It may not be a better recording, but it definitely has better jamming, and a wide range of styles. On the smorgasbord besides the aforementioned Black originals are some trashy rock & roll tunes, extended concept pieces with jamming, and a pair of classic blues and country covers. Slide guitarist Denny Walley also served as a stunt guitarist for Zappa. Tjay Contrelli on reeds and flute was a former member of '60s psychedelic outfit Love. ~ Eugene Chadbourne, Rovi

1		Trail of Tears
2		Low Ridin' Man
3		Teenage Credit
4		Other Man
5		(I'm Your) Hoochie Coochie Man
6		Lovesick Blues
7		Return to Mayonnaise Mountain
8		Thunderbuns vs. the Knumbs Nut
9		An American National Anthem

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