Having already demonstrated a brilliance on their debut album Smile Awhile, Brainstorm returned with a superb sophomore effort, only slightly off the pace of their debut. The Canterbury influences are still very much intact, with melodic flute, sax, acoustic guitar and wordless voice offset by jamming fuzz guitar and keyboards. A playful album, but with heavy chops to offset any potential thought that this is somehow "lightweight". The only misstep is the closer 'Marilyn Monroe' (8:40), which mixes in some 50's rock n' roll with a dopey narration bit. Just long enough to keep this from a Hall of Fame rating.
Ownership: LP: 1973 Spiegelei. Single sleeve that I first purchased in 1988 at a store in the DFW area known as Forever Young. I picked up this upgrade online in 2016.
CD: 2000 Garden of Delights. Jewel case with full historical liners and one short bonus track. Fantastic reissue as always from GoD.
7/1/11 (new entry); 3/11/16 (LP upgrade)
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