Purple Image

As I was checking my feeds on twitter, I came across a tweet from talk show host Richard Mertzger that contained a link from unsung black psychedelic rock band “Purple Image”.

Y’know what? Ever since last night since I heard about this group I’ve been trying to keep my cool temper wise, but I can’t…I just can’t. You’re probably asking “Uh, why are you mad and can you get to the point of this?” Well, the reason why is because once again, you have black musicians creating music that people of a certain mindset doesn’t get it because they can’t comprehend anything outside of their musical comfort zone due to the pre-programming of personal taste. Another thing, do we ever change this? JUST BARELY! Thanks to the internet, people like me are discovering and re-discovering bands such as Purple Image, Death, Black Merda, Pure Hell and other bands and artists who paved the way for other black musicians who defied genre limits and expectations.

I’ve been a part of a forum called Afropunk since it’s inception circa 2003. The site Afropunk was created to supplement the movie of the same name. With this site, black, Latino, Asian white etc. were able to connect with each other and share their musical tastes and experiences. But, I digress…another thing that bugs me is that with this album you can’t just go pick this up in stores; you have to import this sucker.

Anyway, enough of the tirade…here’s some of their music.