This instrumental from 2006 is---as it were---the B Side to “St. Clair’s Defeat,” which seems to have played itself out already.

Although it is primarily an homage to the great and wise Chief, it is also a tip-of-the-hat to two of my favorite musicians from days gone by.

The lead guitar—especially in the solo section—is a deliberate nod to Jimi Hendrix.

The bass playing throughout is a nod to Felix Pappalardi, who was both the producer of the band Cream, and the bass player for the band Mountain.

R.I.P. brothers!

The original file stems were not properly preserved, and so a remix would be rather dicey. I chose instead to take the finished track—such as it is—and send it to Tom Hellstens to see if he could breathe some new life into it.

Once again, deep bows to Tom!

Hope you can enjoy this rather noisy tribute to another victim of manifest destiny…

Be well all!