I decided to go a second round with Shylock's sophomore album. Earlier in the year I noted that there was no +1 bump like others of its ilk. I didn't believe my own assessment. And sure enough, last night I achieved that extra dimension. Part of the issue with Ile de Fievre is that it starts so strong, it's hard for anything else to keep up. But the variation of tracks plays to its advantage in the long haul. Not an easy album to describe, but definitely fits comfortably in the all-encompassing progressive rock genre. Excellent guitar and Hohner Clavinet are the keynotes here.
Ownership: LP: 1978 CBS. Single sleeve. Purchased at University Records in Lubbock while still in college (1986).
CD: 1996 Musea. Complete with a full history and one bonus track. The latter is pretty rough sounding with plenty of dropouts. It does tell us, however, that Shylock were well on their way to a great 3rd album before disbanding.
1986; 2/15/23 (LP 4.8); 4/22/23 (new entry)
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