Lafauci-Lafauci (1978)

It's incredible how many Southern rock bands roamed the American South in the 1970s, and Lafauci is one of them. Formed in the mid-seventies in Louisiana, they released a single, limited-edition album in 1978, which is a highly sought-after piece of the genre today. The lineup consisted of Sal Lafauci (drums and vocals), Chip Weil (bass), Steve Dodds (guitar), and Keith Guidorz (guitar). This sole release was self-produced by the band, though primarily by Sal Lafauci himself, and pressed and distributed only within Louisiana. Their style, clearly related to other contemporary Southern rock bands like Lynyrd Skynyrd and Molly Hatchet, was full of solid, dusty hard rock, catchy melodies, and fiery guitar riffs. Skillful pieces of upbeat, cheerful southern rock such as "Loving You Is Right", "My Woman", "Ride Chester" or "Let The Good Times Roll", are interspersed with the restrained country rock "Help Yourself" and "Special Love" and even dare to include avant-garde songs as shown by the semi-complex "Flowing River".