http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.10219&rws=%2Fcactus%2Ftop-tracks.rssBest remembered for two songs: a frenzied, speed-orgy take on Bukka White's "Parchman Farm" and a punishingly heavy cover of Howlin' Wolf's "Evil" released in 1970 and 1971, respectively. Formed by Vanilla Fudge's legendary rhythm section, bassist Tim Bogert and drummer Carmine Appice, the band was supposed to feature Jeff Beck and rising star singer Rod Stewart as well. Unfortunately for Bogert and Appice (and the rest of us, really) Beck and Stewart never came through (Beck was in a car accident and Rod joined the Faces) and the band was completed by ex-Detroit Wheels guitarist Jim McCarty and ex-Amboy Dukes singer Rusty Day. Given what could have been and what actually did happen, Cactus was, for a long time, considered some kind of failure. But with bands like Drunk Horse, Parchman Farm and Pearls And Brass, among others, trolling the riff-heavy hard rock of the early '70s today, and a closer look at the band's better-than-received albums, Cactus ends up an essential link in the heavy rock chain. - Mike McGuirkHard Rocken720Wed, 16 Dec 2009 22:15:45 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.10219&rws=%2Fcactus%2Ftop-tracks.rss Best remembered for two songs: a frenzied, speed-orgy take on Bukka White's "Parchman Farm" and a punishingly heavy cover of Howlin' Wolf's "Evil" released in 1970 and 1971, respectively. Formed by Vanilla Fudge's legendary rhythm section, bassist Tim Bogert and drummer Carmine Appice, the band was supposed to feature Jeff Beck and rising star singer Rod Stewart as well. Unfortunately for Bogert and Appice (and the rest of us, really) Beck and Stewart never came through (Beck was in a car accident and Rod joined the Faces) and the band was completed by ex-Detroit Wheels guitarist Jim McCarty and ex-Amboy Dukes singer Rusty Day. Given what could have been and what actually did happen, Cactus was, for a long time, considered some kind of failure. But with bands like Drunk Horse, Parchman Farm and Pearls And Brass, among others, trolling the riff-heavy hard rock of the early '70s today, and a closer look at the band's better-than-received albums, Cactus ends up an essential link in the heavy rock chain. - Mike McGuirk http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2037557&rws=%2Fcactus%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hard Rock Tue, 23 Apr 1996 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Cactus on Rhapsody Online 2037557 tra.2037557 Cactus art.10219 0.99 Cactology: The Cactus Collection alb.217287 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/4/7/0/1260747_170x170.jpg 2005-03-15 00:00:00.0 1996-04-23 00:00:00.0 true Evil tra.2037557 195000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2037557&rws=%2Fcactus%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2037557&variant=data&rws=%2Fcactus%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2037558&rws=%2Fcactus%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hard Rock Tue, 23 Apr 1996 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Cactus on Rhapsody Online 2037558 tra.2037558 Cactus art.10219 0.99 Cactology: The Cactus Collection alb.217287 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/4/7/0/1260747_170x170.jpg 2005-03-15 00:00:00.0 1996-04-23 00:00:00.0 true Parchman Farm tra.2037558 185000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2037558&rws=%2Fcactus%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2037558&variant=data&rws=%2Fcactus%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2037732&rws=%2Fcactus%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hard Rock Tue, 23 Apr 1996 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Cactus on Rhapsody Online 2037732 tra.2037732 Cactus art.10219 0.99 Cactology: The Cactus Collection alb.217287 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/4/7/0/1260747_170x170.jpg 2005-03-15 00:00:00.0 1996-04-23 00:00:00.0 true Rumblin' Man tra.2037732 260000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2037732&rws=%2Fcactus%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2037732&variant=data&rws=%2Fcactus%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2037561&rws=%2Fcactus%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hard Rock Tue, 23 Apr 1996 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Cactus on Rhapsody Online 2037561 tra.2037561 Cactus art.10219 0.99 Cactology: The Cactus Collection alb.217287 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/4/7/0/1260747_170x170.jpg 2005-03-15 00:00:00.0 1996-04-23 00:00:00.0 true Alaska tra.2037561 219000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2037561&rws=%2Fcactus%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2037561&variant=data&rws=%2Fcactus%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2037724&rws=%2Fcactus%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hard Rock Tue, 23 Apr 1996 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Cactus on Rhapsody Online 2037724 tra.2037724 Cactus art.10219 0.99 Cactology: The Cactus Collection alb.217287 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/4/7/0/1260747_170x170.jpg 2005-03-15 00:00:00.0 1996-04-23 00:00:00.0 true Long Tall Sally tra.2037724 354000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2037724&rws=%2Fcactus%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2037724&variant=data&rws=%2Fcactus%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2037559&rws=%2Fcactus%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hard Rock Tue, 23 Apr 1996 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Cactus on Rhapsody Online 2037559 tra.2037559 Cactus art.10219 0.99 Cactology: The Cactus Collection alb.217287 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/4/7/0/1260747_170x170.jpg 2005-03-15 00:00:00.0 1996-04-23 00:00:00.0 true You Can't Judge A Book By The Cover tra.2037559 390000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2037559&rws=%2Fcactus%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2037559&variant=data&rws=%2Fcactus%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2037725&rws=%2Fcactus%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hard Rock Tue, 23 Apr 1996 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Cactus on Rhapsody Online 2037725 tra.2037725 Cactus art.10219 0.99 Cactology: The Cactus Collection alb.217287 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/4/7/0/1260747_170x170.jpg 2005-03-15 00:00:00.0 1996-04-23 00:00:00.0 true Let Me Swim tra.2037725 229000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2037725&rws=%2Fcactus%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2037725&variant=data&rws=%2Fcactus%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2037729&rws=%2Fcactus%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hard Rock Tue, 23 Apr 1996 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Cactus on Rhapsody Online 2037729 tra.2037729 Cactus art.10219 0.99 Cactology: The Cactus Collection alb.217287 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/4/7/0/1260747_170x170.jpg 2005-03-15 00:00:00.0 1996-04-23 00:00:00.0 true Restrictions tra.2037729 375000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2037729&rws=%2Fcactus%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2037729&variant=data&rws=%2Fcactus%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2037734&rws=%2Fcactus%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hard Rock Tue, 23 Apr 1996 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Cactus on Rhapsody Online 2037734 tra.2037734 Cactus art.10219 0.69 Cactology: The Cactus Collection alb.217287 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/4/7/0/1260747_170x170.jpg 2005-03-15 00:00:00.0 1996-04-23 00:00:00.0 true Parchman Farm (Live) tra.2037734 395000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2037734&rws=%2Fcactus%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2037734&variant=data&rws=%2Fcactus%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2037560&rws=%2Fcactus%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hard Rock Tue, 23 Apr 1996 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Cactus on Rhapsody Online 2037560 tra.2037560 Cactus art.10219 0.99 Cactology: The Cactus Collection alb.217287 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/4/7/0/1260747_170x170.jpg 2005-03-15 00:00:00.0 1996-04-23 00:00:00.0 true One Way...Or Another tra.2037560 307000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2037560&rws=%2Fcactus%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2037560&variant=data&rws=%2Fcactus%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2037728&rws=%2Fcactus%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hard Rock Tue, 23 Apr 1996 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Cactus on Rhapsody Online 2037728 tra.2037728 Cactus art.10219 0.99 Cactology: The Cactus Collection alb.217287 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/4/7/0/1260747_170x170.jpg 2005-03-15 00:00:00.0 1996-04-23 00:00:00.0 true Song For Aries tra.2037728 183000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2037728&rws=%2Fcactus%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2037728&variant=data&rws=%2Fcactus%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2037730&rws=%2Fcactus%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hard Rock Tue, 23 Apr 1996 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Cactus on Rhapsody Online 2037730 tra.2037730 Cactus art.10219 0.99 Cactology: The Cactus Collection alb.217287 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/4/7/0/1260747_170x170.jpg 2005-03-15 00:00:00.0 1996-04-23 00:00:00.0 true Oleo tra.2037730 290000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2037730&rws=%2Fcactus%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2037730&variant=data&rws=%2Fcactus%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2037727&rws=%2Fcactus%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hard Rock Tue, 23 Apr 1996 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Cactus on Rhapsody Online 2037727 tra.2037727 Cactus art.10219 0.99 Cactology: The Cactus Collection alb.217287 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/4/7/0/1260747_170x170.jpg 2005-03-15 00:00:00.0 1996-04-23 00:00:00.0 true Rock N' Roll Children tra.2037727 343000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2037727&rws=%2Fcactus%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2037727&variant=data&rws=%2Fcactus%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18131426&rws=%2Fcactus%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hard Rock Sun, 2 Nov 2008 21:53:14 -0800 Top Tracks by Cactus on Rhapsody Online 18131426 tra.18131426 Cactus art.10219 0.99 One Way...Or Another alb.18121148 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/4/0/0/1340049_170x170.jpg 2008-02-05 00:00:00.0 null true Rockout, Whatever You Feel Like tra.18131426 240000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18131426&rws=%2Fcactus%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18131426&variant=data&rws=%2Fcactus%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2037726&rws=%2Fcactus%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hard Rock Tue, 23 Apr 1996 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Cactus on Rhapsody Online 2037726 tra.2037726 Cactus art.10219 0.99 Cactology: The Cactus Collection alb.217287 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/4/7/0/1260747_170x170.jpg 2005-03-15 00:00:00.0 1996-04-23 00:00:00.0 true Bro. Bill tra.2037726 310000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2037726&rws=%2Fcactus%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2037726&variant=data&rws=%2Fcactus%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2037733&rws=%2Fcactus%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hard Rock Tue, 23 Apr 1996 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Cactus on Rhapsody Online 2037733 tra.2037733 Cactus art.10219 0.99 Cactology: The Cactus Collection alb.217287 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/4/7/0/1260747_170x170.jpg 2005-03-15 00:00:00.0 1996-04-23 00:00:00.0 true Bad Stuff tra.2037733 189000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2037733&rws=%2Fcactus%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2037733&variant=data&rws=%2Fcactus%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18131428&rws=%2Fcactus%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hard Rock Sun, 2 Nov 2008 21:53:14 -0800 Top Tracks by Cactus on Rhapsody Online 18131428 tra.18131428 Cactus art.10219 0.99 One Way...Or Another alb.18121148 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/4/0/0/1340049_170x170.jpg 2008-02-05 00:00:00.0 null true Big Mama Boogie Pts. 1-2 tra.18131428 329000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18131428&rws=%2Fcactus%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18131428&variant=data&rws=%2Fcactus%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15121108&rws=%2Fcactus%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hard Rock Sun, 29 Jun 2008 12:30:25 -0700 Top Tracks by Cactus on Rhapsody Online 15121108 tra.15121108 Cactus art.10219 0.99 Barely Contained - The Studio Sessions alb.15119924 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/0/1/1/1291103_170x170.jpg 2007-06-19 00:00:00.0 null true Let Me Swim tra.15121108 231000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15121108&rws=%2Fcactus%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15121108&variant=data&rws=%2Fcactus%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15121105&rws=%2Fcactus%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hard Rock Sun, 29 Jun 2008 12:30:25 -0700 Top Tracks by Cactus on Rhapsody Online 15121105 tra.15121105 Cactus art.10219 0.99 Barely Contained - The Studio Sessions alb.15119924 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/0/1/1/1291103_170x170.jpg 2007-06-19 00:00:00.0 null true Bro. Bill tra.15121105 312000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15121105&rws=%2Fcactus%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15121105&variant=data&rws=%2Fcactus%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18131431&rws=%2Fcactus%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hard Rock Sun, 2 Nov 2008 21:53:14 -0800 Top Tracks by Cactus on Rhapsody Online 18131431 tra.18131431 Cactus art.10219 0.99 One Way...Or Another alb.18121148 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/4/0/0/1340049_170x170.jpg 2008-02-05 00:00:00.0 null true Hometown Bust tra.18131431 399000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18131431&rws=%2Fcactus%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18131431&variant=data&rws=%2Fcactus%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18130742&rws=%2Fcactus%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hard Rock Tue, 5 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Cactus on Rhapsody Online 18130742 tra.18130742 Cactus art.10219 0.99 'Ot 'N' Sweaty alb.18121088 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/4/0/0/1340048_170x170.jpg 2009-09-08 00:00:00.0 2008-02-05 00:00:00.0 true Bedroom Mazurka tra.18130742 278000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18130742&rws=%2Fcactus%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18130742&variant=data&rws=%2Fcactus%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18130752&rws=%2Fcactus%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hard Rock Mon, 12 Jan 2009 10:19:55 -0800 Top Tracks by Cactus on Rhapsody Online 18130752 tra.18130752 Cactus art.10219 0.99 Cactus alb.18121089 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/5/0/0/1340050_170x170.jpg 2008-02-05 00:00:00.0 null true Feel So Good tra.18130752 364000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18130752&rws=%2Fcactus%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18130752&variant=data&rws=%2Fcactus%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2037731&rws=%2Fcactus%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hard Rock Tue, 23 Apr 1996 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Cactus on Rhapsody Online 2037731 tra.2037731 Cactus art.10219 0.99 Cactology: The Cactus Collection alb.217287 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/4/7/0/1260747_170x170.jpg 2005-03-15 00:00:00.0 1996-04-23 00:00:00.0 true Feel So Good tra.2037731 363000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2037731&rws=%2Fcactus%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2037731&variant=data&rws=%2Fcactus%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18130749&rws=%2Fcactus%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hard Rock Sun, 2 Nov 2008 21:53:09 -0800 Top Tracks by Cactus on Rhapsody Online 18130749 tra.18130749 Cactus art.10219 0.99 Cactus alb.18121089 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/5/0/0/1340050_170x170.jpg 2008-02-05 00:00:00.0 null true Let Me Swim tra.18130749 231000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18130749&rws=%2Fcactus%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18130749&variant=data&rws=%2Fcactus%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12026177&rws=%2Fcactus%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hard Rock Tue, 24 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Cactus on Rhapsody Online 12026177 tra.12026177 Cactus art.10219 0.99 Rhino Hi-Five: Cactus alb.12023123 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/3/7/9/1299734_170x170.jpg 2006-10-24 00:00:00.0 2006-10-24 00:00:00.0 true Parchman Farm tra.12026177 185000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12026177&rws=%2Fcactus%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12026177&variant=data&rws=%2Fcactus%2Ftop-tracks.rss