This track is from future Kiss drummer Peter Criss's 1972 band Chelsea; it is an understated cover of Polly Von with satanic howl of lead vocals, coruscating viola and darkly dramatic strings swaying to a thick rhythm. The lead singer's operatic wail is purely doom laden, apocalyptic warmongering working up the song into a frenzied fever pitch that works well with the palpable claustrophobia of the production.
Ironically it's Criss who is one of the least impressive on this effort that would be the one who would ride it out to stardom and fame. Though not on the basis of this record, but with a completely different set-up in Kiss; a set-up of hard rock crunch and none of the dynamics of this challenging progressive, country rock band. In Kiss, he would contribute a fairly rudimentary jazz swing to their bombastic numbers, it would not feature any of Criss's tabla abilities and sturdy marching band beats of this subversive album however.
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