Tracks : 1 Taking A Long Walk 2 Flash 3 Two Levels 4 Love 5 Flying High 6 Evil People
Personnel: KARYL BODDY piano, gtr, vcls A RON BRUNECKER drms A RORY BUTCHER vcls, perc A CHRISTOPHER JOHNSON bs A ROLUF STUART sax, flute A GREG YOUNG ld gtr A BOOTS HUGHSTON sax, flute
45: 1 Hang On/My Baby Thinks About The Good Things (Dot 17250) 1969
This
San Francisco-based band were sometimes prone to over-indulgent
improvisation but they had their moments. Their albums were essentially
crossovers between the 'psychedelic' and 'progressive' eras with the
second one by far the better of the two. On the first Conceptions Of
Reality is notable for Karyl Boddy's soothing vocals but the stand-out
track is Happy Egotist, a fine imaginative slice of psychedelia. Forget
the rest of the album which is full of messy arrangements and lots of
brass. The second album has three decent tracks:- Flash, a somewhat
mystical, trippy piece of psychedelia; Love, experimental soft
psychedelia with liberal lashings of woodwind and the ten and a half
minute finale, Evil People, an amalgam of psychedelia and progressivism
with some nice interweaving guitar work. The remainder of the album is
messy and too brassy. Neither album has yet acquired collectors status
but they may in time. If you're interested start with the second.
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