Cactus

tist:  Cactus
Origin:  Long Island, New York, USA
Genre:  Hard Rock, Blues Rock, Heavy Metal, Boogie Rock

Original line-up:

Tim Bogert:  Vocals, Bass
Carmine Appice:  Drums
Jim McCarty:  Guitar
Rusty Day:  Vocals

Cactus is an American Hard Rock Band, formed in 1969 by Tim Bogert (Bass Ex Vanilla Fudge), Carmine Appice (Drums Ex Vanilla Fudge), Jim McCarty (Guitar Ex Mitch Ryder's Detroit Wheels, The Buddy Miles Express) and Rusty Day (Lead Vocals Ex The Amboy Dukes).  Cactus referred to as America's Led Zeppelin.

Title:  Fully Unleashed:  The Live Gigs (2 CD Set)  (2004)
Genre:  Hard Rock, Blues Rock, Heavy Metal, Boogie Rock

Label:  Rhino Handmade (2004), reissued by Wounded Bird Records 2013)

Rating:   *****

Tracks:

Disc 1:

 1.  Intro/Long Tall Sally  (12:16)

 2.  Bag Drag  (3:10)

 3.  Evil  (16:11)

 4.  Parchman Farm  (6:21)

 5.  Alaska  (3:56)

 6.  Oleo  (11:20)

 7.  No Need To Worry  (20:18)

 8.  Let Me Swim'  (5:06)

Disc 2:

 1.  Big Mama Boogie - Part 1 & 2  (15:31)

 2.  Medley:  Heeby Jeebies/Money/Hound Dog/What'd I Say                 (17:04)

 3.  No Need To Worry  (5:08)

 4.  Parchman Farm  (4:30)

 5.  One Way...Or Another  (9:14)

 6.  Bro. Bill  (6:12)

 7.  Swim  (4:44)

 8.  Bad Mother Boogie  (5:25)

 9.  Our Lil Rock-N-Roll Thing  (7:00)

10. Bedroom Mazurka  (4:58)

Personnel:

Carmine Appice:  Drums

Tim Bogert:  Bass, Background Vocals

Jim McCarty:  Guitar, Percussion, Background Vocals

Rusty Day:  Vocals, Harmonica

Fully Unleashed:  The Live Gigs is a limited edition double-CD compilation of live material by Cactus, was released on July 13, 2014 by Rhino Handmade, and reissued by Wounded Bird Records, includes the original final show performed in Memphis, TN on December 19, 1971 and at Isle Of Wight Festival, August 28, 1970, show at the Gilligan's Club in Buffalo, NY, and four tracks from the later 1972 at Mar Y Sol Pop Festival in Puerto Rico on April 3, 1972.   Only 5000 copies of the compilation were made!.  For Fans of Cactus, and Music Collectors.