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1. Dawn chorus

2. Treasure

3. These days, those days

4. Witherweather

5. Second nature

6. The wasteling

7. Lost at sea

8. Sanctuary cove (instrumental)

9. A fine day

10. Dear life

11. Kathleen

12. Wilson Avenue

13. The cathedral of trees

14. The family tree

15. How the land lies

16. The green man

17. Beamin' (instrumental)

18. Restoration

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2.0 out of 5 stars Don't believe the hype, 6 Jan 2007

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Brother John (London, England) - See all my reviews

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I've not heard much of Peter Lacey's subsequent albums, but this caused a stir among Beach Boys/Brian Wilson fans when it was released, as at that time there weren't so many soundalike bands in existence.

From what people were saying about this I thought it must be fantastic, but it just sounds like a man with a horrible, ageing voice, trying to recreate the sounds that were done infinitely better be people at least half his age over 40 years ago.

I seem to remember reading an interview where the artist said that he was interested in 'dipping into the same musical pool' as Brian Wilson, which is fair enough, but this album, while honest, is just too derivative, too bland, too chronically awful to listen to. I'm pleased for the success Mr Lacey has enjoyed so far, but this stuff is just not comparable to the great music from which the artist draws his inspiration.

Don't waste your money. If you want 'musical pool' stuff try the High Lamas.

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1.0 out of 5 stars I don't like it, 12 Jun 2000

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Dr. Marc Stephens "egg_head_1999" (paignton) - See all my reviews
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I never thought I would give anything 1 star, but this album has been so built up, I was expecting something amazing. So far, I haven't been able to listen to more than the first five or so tracks. I'm sorry to be cruel, but I don't like Peter's voice very much, the production sounds like something I would churn out on my PC with Cubase, and the melodies are pretty uninspiring. Absolutely not a patch on Brian....

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4.0 out of 5 stars From Ear to Ear, 1 Sep 2007

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Sy "Sy" (London) - See all my reviews

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This album is not the easiest to find but I got my hands on this used one for more spondulicks than I'd normally pay upfront. I have Lacey's other
efforts and took a gamble, and I'm pleased to say its paid off.
My criticisms are around the quality of the recording but Lacey is at some pains to explain the lo-fi origins of BEAM and I'm willing to excuse this aspect of the cd for the moments of naive beauty in so many of the albums cuts, a quality that was never quite present again in his later portfolio where his voice, production and range of songwriting develops way on.
In retrospect all the hype around its release was misleading, yes, the shadow of Brian Wilson is prominant as an influence but its just as much its own sound too. Along with the High Llamas Peter pushes the envelope as opposed to sealing it in a slavish simulation of the Beach Boys sound as produced by so many before and certainly since.

It's quirky, charming and never repeated.

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Published on 14 Jun 2000