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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
There's a TV interview with Del Shannon currently available online. Conducted in the mid 80s, it's fairly typical inane US daytime fare. Del essentially dismisses this album and the whole 'getting to the truth of things' ethos that typified late '60s pop, conceding in effect that there's not much more to him than the (admittedly wonderful) early classic, 'Runaway'. It's sad. The fact is that this LP is as vaultingly ambitious and accomplished as any other great pop-psych record of the time, certainly a worthy complement to The Zombies' 'Odessey & Oracle', for instance. By turns beautifully dreamlike and wallopingly intense, with soaring baroque pop arrangements, great guitar playing and forceful, dynamic vocals that match Tim Buckley or Neil Young at their best, it's a fully realised concept and a transporting listening experience, with a brooding undercurrent of desperation and darkness underpinning the whole affair. A lost psychedelic gem.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This is a swirling soulful gem of an album. The 1968 psychedelic flourishes are of their time but here work to enhance solid melodies, rich vocals and strong songwriting. There is none of the forced whimsy that detracts from so many other albums of the era. This is a warm and bewitching work of art. Highly recommended for fans of 60's psychedelia.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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Unlike other rockers of his particular vintage, Del Shannon never seemed to have a problem adapting to any changing trends in music. This is an absolute gem of an album which is both mind blowing and deeply personal. Del's vocals soar above the sitars and strings. This is 60's pop-psychedelia at its very best. Stand out tracks are 'I Think I Love You' and 'New Orleans (Mardi Grass), in the latter one can almost detect a little funk. This album is a triumph.
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