Blossom Toes are a relatively well known band that released a pop psych debut. They pivoted on their sophomore effort to a much heavier rock sound. To better results for this listener anyway. This becomes evident right away on the opener 'Peace Loving Man', which maybe should have been titled 'Violent Loving Man' considering the wicked guitar soloing tone and vocal approach. 'Kiss of Confusion' follows with a more progressive rock slant adding a jazz undertone as well. And here we get our storyline - the rare time when psych prog is a reasonable description, though certainly more slanted to the former. B2 is a subtle progger that rewards the patient listener. Other highlights include A3 and B1. I'm not overly fond of B3, and A4 is a little slow. Closing track has many great moments but the vocal portions tend to drag. Hard album to evaluate, but certainly a keeper, especially given all the extras the CD brings.
Ownership: CD: 2019 Sunbeam. Digipak. Nice sounding reissue with full liner notes and 7 bonus tracks, including a rare single (that demonstrates both of their distinct styles - b side is great). I had heard this music once prior but recall nothing about it, so I'm considering this my introduction to the album. Given the value-to-my-appreciation of the album, I can pass on the original LP. This works just fine.
8/28/23 (new entry)
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