Groundhogs
UK
Formed: 1963
Years Active: 60, 70, 80, 90, 2000
Styles: Blues-Rock, Electric Texas Blues, Modern Electric Blues, Modern Electric Texas Blues, Rock & Roll/Roots, Hard Rock, Prog-Rock, Art-Rock/Experimental, Psychedelic/Garage, British Psychedelia, Psychedelic, Album Rock, Heavy Metal
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The Groundhogs were not British blues at their most creative; nor were they British blues at their most generic. They were emblematic of some of the genre's most visible strengths and weaknesses. They were prone to jam too long on basic riffs, they couldn't hold a candle to American blues singers in terms of vocal presence, and their songwriting wasn't so hot. On the other hand, they did sometimes stretch the form in unexpected ways, usually at the hands of their creative force, guitarist/songwriter/vocalist T.S. (Tony) McPhee. For a while they...
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