Please The Nation

The Effect Of Heavy Music: Rock Music And Revolution In 70s Zimbabwe. Eye Q’s music has never been collated and issued outside of its country of origin. Now, as part of the Now-Again Reserve series, their rare singles and even rarer album are presented in full. Just as the hippie era came to an end in America, a second 60s was beginning: in what is now Zimbabwe, young people created a rock and roll counterculture that drew inspiration from hippie ideals and the sounds of Hendrix and Deep Purple. The kids in the scene called their music “heavy,” because they could feel its impact, and it resonated from Zambia to Nigeria. At its peak in the mid-70s, the heavy rock scene united tens of thousands of young progressives of all racial and social backgrounds. The country was called Rhodesia then, one of the last bastions of White rule in Africa, and heavy rockers defied segregation laws and secret police to make a stand for democratic change. Eye Q is one of the greatest bands of the scene: their rock stands on par with the early Zamrock of Witch and Ngozi Family.

Please The Nation encapsulated Eye Q’s desire to forge forth, in a new, free country, and this set collates their 7” singles, ultra-rare album and songs from master tape and presents their music for the first time outside of Zimbabwe. In the accompanying oversized booklet, a trio of authors collaborate to tell the Eye Q story, and to investigate the genesis of the heavy rock scene under Ian Smith’s racist, oppressive government, and its dissipation after Zimbabwe’s liberation.

LP track listing A1. Please The Nation A2. Angel Face A3. I Am Selfish A4. Eniweth A5. No More Crying A6. Making Life Out Of Music B1. Walking Down The Street B2. Rock & Roll Soul B3. Lovely Lady B4. Looking For The Day C1. Lonely C2. No More Crying C3. Beginning C4. Good Turning Bad D1. I Am Selfish D2. Dancing D3. Are You Satisfied D4. Worthless Woman D5. Rock & Roll Soul D6. Waiting For The Chance. CD Track listing: DISC 1: 1. Angel Face 2. I Am Selfish 3. Eniweth 4. No More Crying 5. Making Life Out Of Music 6. Walking Down The Street 7. Rock & Roll Soul 8. Lovely Lady 9. Widow 10. Worthless Woman 11. Looking For The Day 12. Lonely 13. No More Crying 14 Beginning 15. Good Turning Bad DISC 2: 1. I Am Selfish 2. Dancing 3. Are You Satisfied 4. Worthless Woman 5. Rock & Roll Soul 6. Waiting For The Chance 7. Something Different 8. When You Talk To Me 9. Palm Palm 10. Changamire Ndaneta 11. Chido Changu 12. Rock 'N Roll Band