Talk:The Cactus

Why is this in dispute they were an excelent bunch of musicians Okay I guess this is a bit of a stretch "they changed hard rock for future band of today" they weren't that widely known more influential on aficionados Alan Kroeger 23:26, 29 March 2006 (UTC)

So remove lines like "Cactus was a huge influence on the formation of roots-oriented hard rock in America" As it is entirely debatable to "Despite a lack of commercial success Cactus was an influence on the many Rock musicians" And Remove the line "they changed hard rock for future band of today" and then unlock it as some of the word choices are not so good Alan Kroeger 14:38, 31 March 2006 (UTC)

Alright I made some changes that hopefully reduce the issue of neutrality dispute on this topic anyone else want to improve on it feel free I won't argue my edit was okay (I guess)Alan Kroeger 20:01, 31 March 2006 (UTC)

My only concern is the lack of authentic information. The most glaring mistake being the name of the band: "Cactus" not "The Cactus". Also, there is no mention of the final Cactus album "'Ot 'n' Sweaty" which featured a different lineup with Tim Bogert and Carmine Appice.

This article contains factual mistakes. First, it's Cactus, not The Cactus. Second, the band existed from 1970 to 1973. They produced three albumns with the original lineup of Rusty Day, Jim McCarty, Tim Bogart and Carmine Appice. Those albumns in order are 'Cactus' 'One Way or Another' and 'Restrictions'. Cactus produced a fourth albumn called 'Hot & Sweaty', which featured Peter French, formerly with Atomic Rooster on vocals and Werner Fritshings(sp?) on guitar. There was also a keyboardist on this lineup. This was one of the most underappreciated bands ever and their influence on rock can not be overestimated. For the breif period that the original Cactus existed, they set the standard for blues tinged rock and deserve far more recognition than they achieved. 71.208.57.148 22:58, 5 May 2006 (UTC)