Tracks
Side 1:
1. Rio
de Camero (3:18)
2.
Michael (3:52)
3. Easy
To Lie (4:29)
4.
Because I Love You (4:31)
5.
Catty (3:20)
Tracks
Side 2:
1. Our
Friend Owsley Stanley III (3:25)
2.
Death Of A King (3:36)
3. Song
For A Lost Gypsy (2:57)
4. I'm
Your Satisfier (3:13)
5. Song
For Joey - Part II (1:01)
Listen
At YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liVqk_k3wGM&list=PLSnEc0eT1ST56y6RMSCKdpY-pII3j92un
It's hard to
believe this is the
same band that
recorded "Undecided",
or even the same band
that recorded
Masterpiece just a
year earlier - the
development is just
astonishing. The band
are so much more
fluent in their
playing, and so much
more ambitious in
their compositions.
Seems the time they
spent in London, and
the influences to
which they were
exposed, did them a
lot of good. For the
most part, they've
gone in the direction
of riff-based heavy
rock, a la Led
Zeppelin. "Easy To
Lie", "Catty" and
"Song For A Lost
Gypsy" are emblematic.
The opening sequence
of "Rio De Camero" and
"Michael" are the most
impressive in this
vein - if you pay
close attention you
can hear that they are
still based on fairly
simple chord changes
and the usual modal
scales, but the
interplay between the
instruments makes them
sound considerably
more complex and
thrilling. "Our Friend
Owsley Stanley III" is
probably the most
proggy, with it's
irregular metres and
slight Jethro Tull
overtones. "I'm Your
Satisfier" is a fairly
simple blues rock tune
bearing the most
resemblance to their
previous work (it
pretty much takes up
where "Think About
Tomorrow Today" left
off). "Because I Love
You" has deservedly
remained a radio
favourite. "Song For
Joey" is a brief
acoustic guitar solo.
There are times where
their influences are
worn too closely, for
me the major issue is
Jim Keays' vocals. His
natural range is
baritone, and earlier
records stuck mostly
to a middle tessitura.
However, here he often
seems intent on
imitating Robert
Plant, and his forays
into the high tenor
range do not sound
comfortable. ( ) An
excellent album - one
of the best Australian
albums of the
period. (sl75/progarchives.com)
Doug Ford -
Lead Guitar, Acoustic
Guitar, Vocals
Jim Keays - Vocals
Colin Burgess - Drums,
Percussion, Vocals
Glenn Wheatley - Bass,
Vocals