September 18, 2018 - Gedo - 逃げるな (Don't Run Away) (1974)

Gedo are Nirvana's Pacific Rim ancestors. Don't Run Away sludge transformed into In Bloom grunge. From the 70s to the 90s, from Tokyo to Seattle.

Like Nirvana, Gedo was a power trio, fronted by lead singer and guitarist Hideto Kano. Although his voice does not match the dulcet huskiness of Kurt Cobain's, his guitar playing has that same primal aspect to it. His solo, which begins at 2:35, sounds a lot like something KC would have done.

It's just your basic three chord heavy rock. Slow and roughly hewn, comparing it to In Bloom is obviously a stretch, but maybe you will notice a common thread, if not to that song exactly then a connection to grunge in general. No idea what Kano is shouting about, but like Kiss he can certainly shout it shout it shout it out loud. Don't Run Away is from Gedo's excellent self-titled debut album.