Giants in their field?
I like it when everything about a CD is in perfect harmony - the band name, the title, the Aubrey Beardsley illustrations, the poem in a scroll, the sleeve-notes, the song titles (how about ‘Just Like Brian Jones’) and the music. Have you guessed it yet? We’re in psychedelic territory.
The songs don’t disappoint, they’re perhaps a little more reflective than you might think and the guitars little more Roger McGuinn – which is certainly not a bad thing. There’s a slow-burning quality to many of the songs: ‘Beautiful Lie’ and ‘Last Train’ take the time to explore themselves. The worse thing you can say about ‘Just like Brian Jones’ is that it sounds just like you’d expect it to, indeed it sounds a little like ‘Let’s Spend the Night Together’ twisted in a paisley cravat.
Gentler poppier songs fare well ‘It’s Only Love’ with its sitar sounding guitar gently scrapes away at the underbelly of the summer of love. Retro it may be, enjoyable it certainly is.
Date review added: Friday, December 21, 2007
Reviewer: David Cowling
Reviewers Rating: 6 out of 10
Related web link: A quest for the tribe
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