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Digitally remastered in 2002! Twisted 1972 album of churning psych-rock rifferama, with 2 rare BONUS tracks.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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The Pink Fairies second release, this album, while perhaps lacking the vast inventiveness of the first, Never Never Land album, is far more representative of the Fairies' live act — raw and highly energised. A pure rock album, with a couple of passing nods to the psychedelia of the time and of the first album's magnificent Uncle Harry's Last Freak Out, What A Bunch Of Sweeties gives us no nonsesnse rock, a few killer hooks and the staggering guitar prowess of Paul Rudolph.
The actual recording quality is low, and one assumes that the band spent a couple of days at most in the studio, but the raw talent of these three guys comes through again and again.
In many ways, predecessors to the punk generation, having evolved from Mick Farren's Deviants, the Fairies were very much a troubador outfit, living for life on the road and shunning the record industry. Unfortunately, despite their incredibly long career (incredible in that anything more than a year of that lifestyle is hard to believe) the Fairies were destined for obscurity and eaking out a meagre living. Despite this, bassist, Duncan Sanderson, and drummer, Russel Hunter, were still playing with the Fairies into the late seventies, with Rudolph's replacement, er... forgotten his name. Damn! And it was going so well...
Those who like British rock really must listen to this album. Highly recommended
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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Oh yes, 1972. You could barely go to an outdoor festival in those days and fail to see (or smell) the mighty Pink Fairies (even if they weren't on the official bill they were just as likely to set up their gear outside and create their own 'happening' for free). This sophomore effort was the album which almost brought them into the filthy capitalist mainstream due to it's top 40 placing, but Guitarist/Vocalist Paul Rudolph abruptly legged it soon after. This album is in much harder vein than it's predecessor (possibly due to blissed-out founder member Twink's absence) but just as crappily produced, but powerful songs such as Right On/Fight On maintained the band's alternative credentials whilst giving a foretaste of what was to come on the band's final L.P. - the proto-punk classic 'Kings Of Oblivion'. Their final album is by far the best of the three but this album has the most entertaining cover!. Polite message to Andy of previous review - Paul Rudolph did play bass for Hawkwind in 1976 on their awful 'Astounding Sounds & Amazing Music' album and Larry Wallis did play for Motorhead but left during the recording of their rejected debut album that was eventually released during Motorheadmania as 'On Parole'.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Maybe not the best place to start with The Pinks. 'Sweeties' is very, very loose. 'Twink' - their main songwriter had gone after 'Never never land' (their debut and most experimental album) so it was down to guitarist Paul Rudolph to step up. Which he does by splurging loads of messy frenzied riffing over everything. A couple of crap skits notwithstanding, the real deal of 'What a bunch of sweeties' starts around the old side 2 - with a mental 'cover' of The Ventures 'Walk Don't Run' complete with a 'up to her room/hit me with a broom' lyrical couplet. It has a strange allure this album, and if you stick with it you'll get into the '72, mandies, stoner vibe. Get 'Never Never Land' first then the Larry Wallis punk out of 'Kings of Oblivion,' Then get this one.
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This album has never had the best sound quality but now they've given it the horrible modern Compressed treatment and it sound terrible.
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Published 17 months ago by B. Kuin
THE Best Rock Album (of 1972)!
The Fairies 2nd outing and now reduced to a trio after the departure of drummer & founder-member Twink (who was in the groups Tommorow, Pretty Things and also a film with Norman... Read more
Published on 15 Sep 2007 by P. Ardron
A very disappointing second album
The only Pink Fairies album ever to chart when it was released in 1972, it is also the weakest of the original trio. Read more
Published on 8 Sep 2004 by Lenny Banter
Well done Slime 57, but...
After my impromptu review, I saw Slime's and it is much better.
However, I think it is worth pointing out that Larry Wallsi (the guitarist whose name I forgot in my review,... Read more
However, I think it is worth pointing out that Larry Wallsi (the guitarist whose name I forgot in my review,... Read more
Published on 10 Oct 2003 by Aj Barrett
Pink Fairies. My first album.
When i bought this album, i was about 17. Maybe that is why the track " saw her standing there " with the lyrics she was just 17 has stayed with me for so long. Read more
Published on 25 Mar 2003 by "twizzleatwork"
eh!
This album was the soundtrack to my youth. From the moment the tinny drums burst into a rampaging beat on Right On, Fight On it became the reason caravans were wrecked and house... Read more
Published on 7 Aug 2002 by alan david wright
It sounded great in '72
One of the great things about CDs is that (best?) forgotten classics like this are once again available to the gullible masses. Read more
Published on 7 July 2002 by S. Loft
I'd give it TEN stars!!
A weird, raw album of poorly-produced tracks with cheap recording equipment, but the energy and brilliance of Paul Rudolph's guitar work blazes through it all. Read more
Published on 5 Nov 1999
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