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Spirit [Original recording remastered] [Import]

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Product details

  • Audio CD (22 Oct 1996)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Original recording remastered, Import
  • Label: Sony
  • ASIN: B000002AEA
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 518,996 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Curious and brave..., 13 Mar 2004
By nicjaytee (London) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Spirit (Audio CD)
Spirit's first album is a curious, brave, but not always satisfying mixture of styles, reflecting the fairly diverse background of the group's members. While the playing and singing is consistently good - backed up by some exceptional drumming from R&B and jazz veteran Ed Cassidy - several of the tracks verge on the seriously lightweight in terms of lyrics and melody and, while they were considered "where it's at" at the time, are definitely preserved in aspic.

The first "ecological" number reflects a lot of what follows... cool (for the time) lyrics "look beneath your lid this morning see the things you didn't quite consume", very catchy tune with an insidious back-beat that's been extensively sampled recently, superb but derivative jazz tinged piano break, excellent singing and nice soft landing. Too pretty ?... too clever ?... Well yes, but it's a great track.

And so it goes. "The Girl In Your Eye" with its sitar backing verges on the horribly quaint but... it's good, "Straight Arrow" with its simple melody contains a short, but excellent jazzy break that lifts it into the unforgettable zone, "Uncle Jack" perfectly captures "underground" rock & roll c.1968 and "Elijah" is about as close as you can get to straight jazz as played by a pop group.

It's like Love meet the Byrds, the Beatles and Horace Silver on a laid back day. Or... well that's the problem. I remember seeing a concert review from around 1968/9 that criticised the band for playing exactly as you heard them on the record. Is that good or bad? Who knows, but it sums up this odd album... polished and clever... almost a classic but lacking something.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Exceptional, 17 Feb 2005
By A Customer
This review is from: Spirit (Audio CD)
Better than the often hyped 12 Dreams of Dr Sardonicus, Spirit's debut album has great riffs, great melodies, and even occasional fine harmonies. The album has a wonderful flow to it and the songs are well structured, and never too long (apart from the aimless jazz of 'Elijah'). Fans of late 60s psychedelic rock should strongly consider checking this out....
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