Hardwater "Hardwater" 1968 US West Coast Psych. <br /> <br />Hardwater is the debut album by the American band Hardwater (Formerly known as The Astronauts). <br />The album was produced by the legendary David Axelrod. <br />The album starts with the wonderful psychedelic song "Medley:My Time - Take A Long Look", Mark Bretz is the principal figure on this song, he does a great solo here, the rhythm guitar is very cool too. "City Sidewalks" has some great vocals (before the chorus, i dont really like the chorus part). "Love And I" sounds abit like CSN, maybe a bit harder, but still it reminded me of them. Songs like "Good Ole Friends" and "Sanctuary" features their west-coast influences (some of The Astronauts moved to California in 1965). <br />A great west-coast psychedelic rock album. <br /> <br />Mark Bretz - Guitar <br />- Richard Fifield - Vocals, Guitar <br />- Tony Murillo - Drums <br />- Robert Carl McLerran - Bass
