Reviews (page 5 of 7)
In the spirit of the times that were unfolding and unraveling, Spirit tells us of the twelve dreams of Dr. Sardonicus with a spirited and imaginative vigor. While not all of the chapters of the story are all that memorable, the songs that stand out captures the spirit of who the band are. Favorites: Prelude - Nothing to Hide, Nature's Way, Animal Zoo, Mr. Skin, Space Child, When I Touch You, Life Has Just Begun, Morning Will Come.
Lots of fun. 60’s zeitgeist. Psychedelic love.
has its moments
12 songs, 12 dreams. If you take the dreams and you divide them by the four seasons, you get three dreams per season, which is oddly related to the amount of stars I'll give to this album. ⭐⭐⭐
It’s not bad but it’s not great either.
Good fun, but doubt I'd listen to it again. Producer loved the panning control on the guitars haha
Thought this was class 😂
Very samey and of the soft rock sound I don’t favour
samey, but good for cleaning
Solid :)
An almost progressive approach to bluesy/psych rock yields a lot a variety and very few, if any, dull moments. 4.0/5.0: Great
7/10 Favorite Tracks: When I Touch You, Street Worm, Nature's Way Least Favorite Tracks: Nothin' To Hide, Animal Zoo, Why Can't I Be Free
Where have these guys been hiding? I felt a bit dispirited (no pun intended) to see another psychedelic rock album after a disappointing one yesterday, but this is a genuinely great album and goes very far beyond the simple confines of that genre. Maybe because it was released a bit later, with the scene having had its heyday in the 60s, Spirit sound both a little too late but also way ahead of the game. It's deceptively complex and layered. On my first listen, I didn't really hear much aside from a few standout tracks like "Mr Skin" and "Street Worm", but the variety and complexity of the entire album really starts to come alive the more I hear it. It seems to touch on funk, soul, and what would be later known as classic rock. Another great find in this challenge!
2.5
Odd. Quite tuneful, but I couldn't bear to listen to it all. The silly voices and general frippery annoyed me. Shame- this could have been a really good album.
This was nice. I think there's a lot to discover here so I should listen again one time
My good will meter was running really low right after the second song. It's a nice little album full of talented musicians, but I don't feel like listening to this ever again. More of a history then actual greatness.
I was ready to hate this just based on my history with albums like this on this list. Actually found it pretty compelling although I'm having a hard time articulating why. It's kind of all over the map, and peters out towards the end, but I enjoyed the ride.
Tyckte detta var kul lyssning. Hade inga förväntningar men det var en väldigt blandad skiva. Mycket som jag gillar men jag sugs inte riktigt in, kanske på grund av de tvära kasten mellan låtarna. Får en del Chicago-vibbar men också typ lite Gentle giant och andra. Vill definitivt återbesöka skivan och utforska mer av bandets diskografi. Blir en 4 av 5 just nu.
Banal, pachouli stank hippie garbage
Really nice. Gave some beatles/electric light orchestra vibes
Strange album but with interesting parts. The guitar tone at the end of "Why Can't I Be Free" is wonderful.
This album was the opposite of my vibe from the first note to the last. I can't find much to like about the songs at all. They are to slow, the voice is whiny, and the mixing is kind of weird at points. Big no from me.
loads of ideas, some better than others
I never knew quite where this was going from song to song which is the highest compliment I can give an album. I love an album with variety and this certainly delivered. These guys should have been way bigger than they were.
For 1970 this feels surprisingly modern.
It took me forever to this album; it's very fun, but there's something about it that makes me stop in the middle. Plus, I wish it had a bit more of a cohesive vision, but I don't think it was a very common idea in the 1970
Just okay. Not great
Did not enjoy it. Classic 70’s sound
A few really good tunes. But def had some weak links went they tried to go low key psychedelic.
This had some moments that made me stop working and listen, which I appreciate—seeds of great progressive/psychedelic rock, but it never quite flowered all the way.
I appreciated a lot about this album but it got repetitive.
Age of Aquarius hippy dippy stuff. The instrumental: Space Child, and then the next song When I Touch You were the least offensive.
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I think I had vaguely heard of these guys before and I quite enjoyed this despite it not being a genre or style of music that I’m typically into.
I can definitely hear Briggs's influence on this album. It sounds very similar to a lot of my other favorite albums from this time. ...also Led Zeppelin
I did not hate this, but nothing really stuck out to me.
i thought it was pretty good.
This isn’t genre I’m especially fond of, and I didn’t really enjoy the album. It did feel at least a little creative/experimental compared to its peers, though, so I give it a bit of credit for that. 2-3
Thanks to this list, I heard some of these tracks before due to Apple Music's algorithm suggesting tracks. I usually skipped them. I didn't this time but I found out that I didn't miss something. I usually like prog rock, but this was too bland for my taste.
I didn't mind this. It wasn't too bad.
Just a bit boring.
1/5 hippies...
Didnt finish this but it was kinda interesting. Better than some, I fear the first albums arent accurately rated.
Interesting tidbit if information about Spirit.... Listen to their song Taurus, then listen to the opening of Stairway to Heaven by Zeppelin. There are definately some similarities there. Randy California, the guitarist of Spirit, never sued during his lifetime, but his estate later did after he died. They lost the case, but Jimmy Page definately drew inspiration from that song for his riff in Stairway I'd say. Also, Spirit toured quite a bit with Zeppelin I guess, but never really broke through to the mainstream. Favourite songs: Morning Will Come, Street Worm, Nature's Way, When I Touch You, Rougher Road, Mr. Skin, Prelude-Nothing to Hide, Red Light Roll On Least favourite songs: Love Has Found a Way 3/5
Never heard of it, will never listen to it again but quite good
Не особо зацепило
Never heard of this before but really liked it
Definitely some cool and fun stuff here, but there were several songs I didn't enjoy at all -- to the point that I skipped out of them. The good stuff is 4/5 but the overall average is only 3.
Glam!
Ikkje nåke for meg
Pretty enjoyable. I appreciate the variety, but it makes for an album without coherence. It left me not really knowing what sort of band Spirit are, or whether I wanted to check out their other albums.
I was fully prepared to cringe through this one. But this is actually pretty good. It’s kinda like, what The Who thinks they sound like. But this is much better. Groovy psychadelia, that remembers that listeners have to enjoy the music, too. Clean production, catchy toe tappers, peaks and valleys, real music craft. Genuinely good quality.
3.5
Never heard of it, but it wasn't too bad. High 2s.
Great album. Some catchy songs and some ethereal stuff. Best Song: Street Worm
eh 2/5
What an interesting album title. The songs are really cool after 54 years. They're very innovative for a 70s album. "Mr. Skin" and "Nature's Way" are my favourites. I hope I get more musicians like Spirit. 4 stars for "Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus".
Meh, not bad at all but just very bland.
It was okay, nothing I would return too.
Unmemorable!
I liked it! Softer rock, good solid low 4.
Track 1 is quite Bowie-esque at the outset. The rest of the album is... It's a 1960s album. By the numbers, I think. "Animal Zoo" is somehow extremely remisicent of Humble Pie's "Shaky Jake". Maybe it's just the chorus, now that I listen to Shaky Jake again. 3 stars cos it's definitely worth listening to, for all that it brings nothing unique. I really don't know if I've heard all these songs before, or if they're just... 1960s America!
"Morning Will Come" and " Animal Zoo" are upbeat and fun but aimless, the rest is lightweight, spacy and dated. Okay for a sleepy jam
Kinda spaced out listening to it, nothing stood out. Wasn’t as good as the album title made me hope. ‘Animal Zoo’ and ‘Morning Will Come’ were ok.
It's been a rough week, and I hadn't heard of this, and I was ready to brush it off. But then it stood out to me! It showcases a simultaneous mellowness and passion that I needed right now. I thought all the songs were distinctive, with simple but effective messages. What a hidden gem. 4 stars. Favorite tracks: Nature's Way, Mr. Skin, Street Worm, Soldier, Red Light Rolls On
The first few bars of the first track set the tone. Dreary
I liked it more than I expected. Animal Zoo is catchy
if it isn't psychedelic i don't wanna hear it. really impressed by this album
no l terminé todavia pero creo que puedo pnerle 4 sin terminarlo (es un crimen esto, que no me lea nadie mas)
A bit under the radar, as far early 70's psych/rock/prog bands, but is considered by some as a near "classic" album. I was familiar with "Nature's Way" and a couple of other tracks, otherwise I hadn't heard this. A respectable album that has a handful of really good tracks, but it also unfortunately suffers from some sub-par material that makes this a bit of an uneven listen. Overall, I liked it, maybe more because I like the era, but Spirit, at least with this record can keep pace with other more well known acts in the early 70's.
I have often pestered against some of the choices and omissions of the 1001 Albums book, but I have to admit that without the latter, I would never known this *perfect* record. As early *American* progenitors of prog-rock, Spirit is a blind spot for my friends invested in the latter genre, so drawn are they to *British* acts instead. Likewise, the psychedelic, post-Summer-Of-Love sound present in parts of this album got shadowed by more famous and earlier acts such as Jefferson Airplane or Love. I really, really like the latter, but I can only recognize that the Spirit of *Twelve Dreams...* beats LPs such as *Surrealistic Pillow* or *Forever Changes* out of the park so easily that it's maddening for me that this album has been half-forgotten today. Everything is just *stellar* in this LP, the catchy melodies, the insane arrangements, the soulful vocals... This LP is one of the very best records of 1970, if not of the seventies as a whole. And without Dimery's book, I would have known anything about it. It all starts with a crazed-out, rather experimental number, "Prelude - Nothin' To Hide", and then proceeds with two absolute bangers, ballad "Nature's Way" and its gorgeous chorus and imaginative chord sequence, followed by the livelier and infectious melodies of "Animal Zoo". "Love Has Found A Way" is another great ballad also returning to more experimental-yet-lush tones (thanks to its vibes arrangement, reversed guitar loops and forward-thinking synth). A bit later, "Mr. Skin" makes a sudden funky left-turn (using the brass section that had already graced the ending of "Prelude", but also an in-turn bouncy, in-turn *fat* Hammond organ). Instrumental "Space Child" then proceeds to another hairpin curve by dabbling into off-kilter shaggadelic psychedelia, here counterbalanced by dreamy piano chords. "When I Touch You" sounds like a power ballad made before the word for it ever existed - fresh and extravagant and relatively *heavy*. "Street Worm" touches upon ragtime and blues and traditional folk and, yeah, proto-hard-rock, once again. "Life Has Just Begun" is a gem of a pop-folk ballad with whiffs of novelty shenanigans (its vocals a bit messy, but *endearingly so*). And then BAM, "Morning Will Come" sounds like good old rock'n'roll, but it's a song that's so well pulled off that it sounds like an automatic classic (it's actually a power pop victory lap a couple of years before Big Star ever existed). Still wondering why it wasn't used in a *Guardian Of The Galaxy* soundtrack, it would have fitted right in. Finally, closer "Soldier" is one last piano-driven which wouldn't have sounded so out of place in a latter-phase Beatles album (even if the vocals are a little less spectacular than what John and Macca would usually do). It may remind you of the extravagant forays closing *Abbey Road*, or the swan songs within *Let It Be* or even the White Album. American for sure. But still attuned to what was going on in the other side of the pond. As a bonus track, *Rougher Road* is excellent as well, by the way, a nice document of the apex in Spirit's career. If only "dad-rock" could always feel as imaginative and instantly iconic as this. Number of albums left to review: around forty, as I've gone over the 1000 line and this generator is including albums from all editions of the book Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 460 (including this one) Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: 271 Albums from the list I won't include in mine: 332
Not for me..............
Für 1970 echt nice
Overall enjoyable aber echt nicht mehr als das Intro ist am besten
The only thing I know about Spirit is that they had a song called Taurus which was Stairway To Heaven before Stairway was. That song isn’t on here, so I didn’t really know what to expect. What I heard was somewhat trippy and quite proggy. It gets a little weird sometimes but never too weird. I think this is about as dad-rock as music can get. I enjoyed it, and maybe I’d have loved it if I was alive when it was released. But with today’s ears, I think this is fine. Not mindblowing, but I did enjoy it.
I have never been a big fan, or any size of fan, of whatever that was.
Never heard of this band. Very pleasantly surprised...great musicianship and interesting psychedelic arrangements.
Unremarkable.
Honestly, one of the great discoveries of this project so far! I had never heard of this band, never heard of this album, and for the first couple seconds I thought I knew what this was gonna be - ponderous 70s rock, easy 2-star album, but I was quickly proven wrong. This album is FUN! Adventurous, experimental, without ever losing sight of catchy choruses and melodies. I never knew what was coming next, but enjoyed what did. I listened to this twice, and looked up Discog prices for a vinyl copy (not too expensive at all). Loved this!
Psychadelic vibes but not bad
Very Good! A true rock n roll album from the 70s! I never heard about Spirit before, but they sound amazing! I'll leave 4 stars today!
Sensationally bland, I just don’t understand why she’s the global superstar that she is.
Dont think I liked any of it. Just alot of nonsense. Drifts in and out of different sounds. Make sense it was in/around the time where the beatles were masive. Just a bunch of shit going on that doesnt need to be
I don't know anything about Spirit, which made the leap from the gentle folky intro to rocking slide guitar and big rhythm all the more surprising. Enjoyed this raucous opener. I wonder if Len stole the riff and bongos from Animal Zoo for their smash hit ‘Steal My Sunshine’. In any case, they're both upbeat tunes. I loved the backwards elements of Love Has Found a Way, it didn't disturb the melodic vocals or chord sequences either. Why Can't I Be Free lovingly weaves guitar picking, dreamy harmonies and swishy noises and then ends abruptly. Fantastic. Mr. Skin is all most Mowtown-y with the brass accompaniments and earthy lead vocals, while still maintaining rock sensibility. Street Worm would have been a great PlayStation 1 game. I'm thinking combining Street Fighter with Worms, humanoid Worm people who have survived nuclear warfare, and now have to engage in individual or team combat to retain dominance over other humanoid lifeforms. This song could have been the menu music (instrumental of course). Life Has Just Begun reminded me of The Who at their best. Really enjoyed this one, bit of an epic. Morning Will Come had all sorts of big band noises happening and was a bit Glam Rock in parts, a precursor to some of the stuff Bowie and T-Rex knocked out later. Soldier is a great, full-bodied ballad. I especially liked the long held synth chord that took up most of the song. A little longer than I'd have wanted and I drifted in and out of a few songs. But overall, this had a bit of everything from Rock, Psych, Soul, Prog and the output was thoroughly enjoyable. I also want to point out how well the tracklist works, a skill in itself. The last 3 songs are a bit confusing, did these songs appear on the original release…why have alternative versions of earlier songs…feels like a re-release thing.
Quite good. Very of its time, but it was a pretty good time. Did the Grateful Dead cover "Animal Zoo"? If not, a missed opportunity.
nope
Not bad, but not very interesting
The second half was my favorite but this didn’t raise my spirit
4/10 The album can best be described as a collage piece of artwork where the bits and pieces are glued together very awkwardly. You can hear that everyone in the band is super talented and has mastered their instrument. However, for me the songwriting is just plain bad. They've got all the elements to be a good progressive/psychidelic rock band but just don't seem to find the way to use those elements right in this album. Favourite tracks Nothin' to hide Space child Least favourite tracks Natures way Love has found a way
Some great tunes and interesting ideas. I can see how they influenced so many others.
quite the album i must say
Early rock that kind surprised me. Still not something I would actively seek out though.
Got this in a thrift store in the '90s. It's a great little undiscovered gem for those who are into classic rock. Certainly it's not for everybody... But, I've listened to a TON of '60s music and I can say this: the majority of bands were trying to be like somebody else more successful than them... and Spirit was just being themselves. It meanders a bit, but even the less strong songs here are clearly labors of love, with care given to the production flourishes. and it's such an LP in the true sense... Side 1 ending with the jammy fadeout of "Mr. Skin", Side 2 fading in with the weird lounge of "Space Child"... interstitial music or fx used to join tracks together so that each side is its own listening experience. "Nature's Way" is a lost classic track of the period. Headphone stoners should appreciate "When I Touch You".
This had a much more soulful sound than I expected, and was lighter on its feet than I assumed. The album art and pretentious title didn't excite me, but the instrumentation is often creative and the songs have a sweetness to them. Unfortunately, the lyrics are frequently wanting, and overall there is something unrealized, which other LA groups at the time, like The Doors and Love, didn't suffer from. I'll give it a 4, tho, considering their influence on subsequent artists - again, Americans got there first (sorry Zeppelin...).
My favourite 'age of Aquarius' album, very possibly in my all time top ten. It has such a variety, a truly unique sound (partly, I aver, due to the drummer being a jazz head (and stepfather to guitarist Randy California (a very cool name))) and a trippy line in songwriting. As well as being an absolute gas conceptually, it's chock full of tracks you can sing along to. If you like weird era-specific sound effects, they're here, too. I love this album without reservation.
This is an excellent album. To my ear this is much closer to the psychedelic sound that would define the genre than the psyche stuff by bands like the beatles. The sound has aged really well, it sounds much newer than it is. Most importantly, it looks like an influence on lil Yachty when he made his psychedelic album, the cover is clearly an homage. Anyways this album is great and there's a lot to dig into. In a way it's greatness in it's accessibility. No 9 minute songs, no weird periods of silence or noise. Just a selection of really great songs, and while I like that kind of thing sometimes, the simplicity of this album is one of it's greatest strengths. There's no need to explain anything, you can listen straight through, no skips, and enjoy the heck out of it. I sure did.
I have never heard of this band and I don't think I've ever heard their songs. They've got a really great range of styles that captures a lot of the sounds of the psychadelic movement without being completely lost clowns like some of their contemporaries. The opener is a straight up classic (well, obviously not called that at the time) rock song. Good vocal harmonies, good playing, etc. Things do get weirder as the album progresses, and it goes from the goofy (Animal Zoo), the pure lounge (Love Has Found a Way, complete with tape reversals), to the real psychadelic shit in Space Child and When I Touch You (my personal fave), with the latter even incorporating a bit of early early metal with the tempo and riff. In fact, really everything between Space Child and Soldier is more like a long suite than necessarily individual songs. A band more up it's own ass would've labeled them PART I-VII or something. Out of context, because I really don't have any for this band, this is a good to great classic rock album. I can never remember what decade the bands of this type were from, but this album slots right in the Cream, Zeppelin, even King Crimson records of the day. I liked it quite a bit.
jesus christ just because you got a blowjob while you high on mushrooms and this record was playing back in 1969 or whatever doesn't make this good or interesting music
Fun and funky and weird. Had never heard of Spirit. Clearly they're talented, although this isn't really something I'd ever reach for.
Quite fun, some in music parts, but on the whole it doesn't fully sick with me.
I will not be factoring in the bonus tracks included with the 1996 reissue for this review. I've heard of the band Spirit for their biggest single, "I Got a Line on You," though that came from their second album. Instead, we have their fourth album, Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus. Based on my prior experience, I figured we were getting a straightforward 70s hard rock record, and it started in that manner from "Prelude—Nothin' to Hide" through "Animal Zoo." Then the album got weird. The backmasked instrumentation transitioning into a xylophone piece on "Love Has Found a Way" marked this album's ventures into psychedelia and I was here for it. The experimentation continued with the funky horn arrangements on "Mr. Skin" and "Morning Will Come", the ethereal instrumental "Space Child" with the guitar delay effects, sprawling synthesizers, and commanding piano lines, and the buildup into "When I Touch You" with that reverbed guitar hook. When this album cooks in its progressive compositions and songwriting, it cooks. What connects these tracks are Randy California's excellent guitar work, Jay Ferguson's jazz-influenced vocal lead with occasional harmonized vocals, and John Locke's superb piano play. Call me genuinely surprised by Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus. It might not be the most mind-blowing experience given that it's still indebted to 70's progressive rock styling and limitations, but it showcased a lot more to this band than a simple hard rock love song ever could. Give it a shot.
This rocks
Day340 - who did spirit pay to get on this list
Just okay. Low 3.
really cool, feels quite timeless, I think there are quite a lot of singers, which means that it doesn't get too boring. Some nice guitar solos as well. Only complaints are really that some songs feel like nothing. Favorite songs (that I remember (probably more) ): Street worm, rougher road. Overall around 7/10
Ho hum
Good then not so good then ok. This album was all over the place. It was middle of the road listenable for me.
Interesting.
Certainly an album that grows on you with more listens. Reading other reviews it seems like this was an album out of time, not well received but quite a magical psychedlic rock album nonetheless. Faves: When I Touch You, Morning will Come
Aww yeah, I really dug this! Went for a third play through right after the second. These folks were not on my radar at all, so I'm grateful for the introduction - will definitely check out their other stuff. I very much like their weirdness and experimentation, and they manage to steer clear of the naff tweeness that a lot of psychedelic bands from the time slip into. It's also cool when they slip back into something more conventional-sounding. Fave tracks - "Prelude - Nothin' to Hide", "Animal Zoo", "Love Has Found A Way", "Life Has Just Begun".
Not saying I think I am familiar with *all* of (pop)music history, but I wasn't really expecting to encounter a band I had never heard of as part of this project. Not entirely surprising that it is a (late sixties and early) seventies rockband I didn't know. It's kind of by numbers stuff for the era. It's sort of progrock-y but not as away with the fairies as someone like Pink Floyd. I think I would have preferred it if they either went all Led Zep-y hardrock or all experimental and spaced out. This in between vibe is not really working for me. I like that one of the band members stepdad is in the band but that's about it.
Classic early 70s rock / psych rock combo with some sweet sound stages and killer jams. Not as sophistocated as some other albums, but that is okay. Does its job and does it well. 7/10
A cool record that didn't really inspire me but it's got that 70's rock feel and tons of groove. Def a good listen.
You could almost add "ualized" at the end of the band name, and it would be much the same. Not a bad thing at all: this is adventurous, epic, noodley fun. Which is also how I refer to sex.
I’d listen to it again
I haven't heard this album before and it was a good suprise - a great mix of psychedelic and progressive rock, with amazing production work. The songs are unique and they kept me interested throughout the whole record. I'll come back to this album later, it might grow on me if I listen to it a couple of more times - at my first listen it is a solid 4.
Enjoyed this a little bit. Was weird
Shite!
Started off enjoying it but felt a bit same-samey towards the end.
Just not my style at all. Some nice guitar bits, but songs rambled everywhere.
That album was playing for nearly 40 minutes just now and i couldn't tell you a single thing that happened during it.
This was a great listen. I love when an album uses stereo properly. It can add so much depth to the listening experience. Enjoyed it a lot. I'll listen it it again. Good to be on the list.
Really good, production, compositions and writing. On my listens, I enjoyed it, but specific songs didn't stick with me. As an album though, overall I have no complaints
Meh. 4/10
Not quite dreamy, nor sardonic, but a solid 1970s style Rock 'N Roll album. No wonder Led Zeppelin plagiarised off of them. Favorite Track: "Prelude-Nothing To Hide"
UBER cool. has that 1960s rock sound while leaning into psychedelia without fully committing to it. a great blend that i hadn’t really heard before
They had a good classic rock sound, but also threw in some extra sections and weird sounds that mostly didn't work
Another new one for me. 70s rock stuff. Pleasant enough to listen to but wouldn't be rushing back
Not sure what I expected, but I loved what I got. Proggy but leaning more in the rock direction of things, which is right up my street
It’s obvious by my other Psych rock selections of this challenge, I generally don’t like that genre of rock. That being said, even for psych rock, this album is pretty bland and boring. Not even sure how they decided this needs to be one people must here, as the album comes off as a band who just was checking off boxes while making the album. It just sounds so manufactured that it lacks any type of personality.
Too much to say, and I'm lazy. This is underrated, even today. Equally OF and BEFORE it's time.
Bog standard 70's rock with flashes of prog in there. Big moustaches and double necked guitars abound. To be honest, there's probably a million albums like this that just never made it. Best Tracks: Animal Zoo; Mr. Skin; Street Worm
Never heard. Exactly the type of music I thought with the name of the band and the album cover. A little psychedelic.
Beautiful! Another hidden (to me) gem, now discovered thanks to this project. A little proggy, good fun, some seriously gorgeous moments - shocked I hadn't heard them before!
This band must have been a big influence on other bands and artists. I hear parts of other songs and samples cut from these songs. 5/5
Special and compelling.
I generally dislike blues rock. Nothing to Hide has got something though, not quite sure what it is. To be fair yes these songs are unusual in structure and varied enough to stay interesting. Why does Space Child start twice? I wonder if I didn't feel like utter shit with the lurgee whether I would have enjoyed it more. Sidenote: I discovered today they wrote Fresh Garbage which the Pink classic Feel Good Time is entirely built around.
Vill dom vara psykedeliska eller vill dom vara rock? känns som om dom får ta och bestämma sig.
"Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus" is the fourth album by American rock band Spirit. Pyschedelic rock and progressive rock are the Wiki-listed genres. I thought of a few more. The album was produced by David Briggs who had worked with Neil Young. The bandmembers on this album were Jay Ferguson (of "Thunder Island" fame on vocals, percussion, keyboards), Randy California (guitars, vocals, bass), John Locke (keyboards), Mark Andes (bass, vocals) and Ed Cassidy (drums, percussion). Commercially, the album hit #63 in the US and #29 in the UK but sold well after its initial release due the success of "Nature's Way." It also had significant airplay on college radio. "Prelude - Nothin' to Hide" opens the album. Acoustic guitar and nice harmonization. The band kicks in with a rollicking piano. There's a dobro. A bluesy guitar and jam. Lasers and horns...kind of pyschedelic. Their big hit "Nature's Way" brings the cowbell. Maybe a top five cowbell song. Acoustic and electric guitars. The overall vocals (lead, backing, harmonies) are the highlight here. It's nature way they wrote the song. Amen, Brother. A Doors-like synth opens "Mr. Skin." Why do I picture immediately Mr. Clean when I read that title. A bluesy jam and more cowbell. "When I Touch You" begins with a laugh, a pyschedelic synth and a searing guitar. A plodding bass. This covers a lot of ground. It's hard rock, pyschedelic and prog. It builds. Hey, this might be one of the first stoner rock songs. One of the best songs on the album. Another good one is "Life Has Just Begun." A great guitar melody and vocals. It's a romance song. There a lot to like about this album. They successfully hit the rock, pyschedelic, prog rock and stoner/spacey rock genres without really staying in them for too long. There's great lead and backing vocals and harmonies. The musicians are solid. There are three, maybe four, great songs. The rest are decent. This album was supposedly known for its use of the moog synthesizer but I really only heard it in the instrumental song. Overall, it's worth a listen given those three or four strong songs.
Nothing remarkable about this mediocre album. Even their signature song was OK at best. Not sure why this was included.
this was perfectly pleasant. i don’t think it’s any better or worse than a lot of the same music in this genre around this time. it was certainly less cheesy than a lot of the same stuff. the less densely-orchestrated songs kinda remind me of big star but idk if i know enough about music to identify 1. what exactly about it reminds me of big star and 2. why big star is so much better. overall i’m not mad at it but i doubt that i’d return to this in my own time.
I don't really have a lot of thoughts about this. I did like some of it and I felt neutrally about the rest. It somewhat reminded me of Led Zeppelin I think, but I'd probably just listen to them over this. But I don't think this was bad at all.
Some great passages on here, but not something I see myself coming back to. Great album cover though.
The album title gave me flashbacks to the terrible Dr. Octagonecologyst. Thank GOD this is much better. Nice 70's vibe, with strong political messages. I dont hate it!
As a rule, if there's a late 60s/early 70s classic/psych rock band that I've never heard of, it's either because my dad never heard of them or never liked them. So I was immediately suspicious. It turns out I'm going to have to be the one to introduce him to Spirit, as I thoroughly enjoyed this album. I didn't just like the tunes or the songwriting either; it hangs together as a concise project as well, sort of concept-y without leaning too heavily into it. I kept this one on rotation for the whole weekend and am quite likely to buy it very soon.
Twelve Dreams Of Dr. Sardonicus was definitely a really unique album on this list. The first three songs of the album may sound like your typical late 60s, early 70s rock album but when track 4 kicks in, that's when things really start to get crazy. Most of the songs at this point seem to be more like drug trips as they all have parts that i never expected to come next and always subvert my expectations. And this is what i like about this album. I enjoyed the erratic nature of these songs and there is the fact that the majority of them did manage to sound good regardless of how weird they were. This is a pretty solid addition to the list. Best Song: When I Touch You Worst Song: Why Can't I Be Free
This is really solid classic rock. I'd never really listened to Spirit before, I just know them as the guys that probably wrote "Stairway to Heaven". This is pretty different from what I anticipated - more power, more psychedelica, less folky finger-picking. "Morning Will Come" is the standout on here, and it's just a bruiser - big brass, big backing vocals, fat boogie-woogie. I like it better than at least three of the four sides of "Exile", it just does the same thing better. They have a couple that are just like that, mostly on the back half. "Mr. Skin" is another great example, thumping white-boy funk with a whiff of psychedelic weirdness, sort of like proto-Phish. And "Street Worm" and "Animal Zoo" have touches of the same flair, although they stay a little more within the lines for standard 70s rock. It's kind of funny, the first half of the CD does kind of have some of the self-serious folk-rock that I sort of picture when I think of Spirit. That includes by far the most-listened to song on here, which is "Nature's Way" (not a good or noteworthy song). But it's almost like that was some kind of act for the label and they dropped it halfway. Should've just done Mussel Shoals-esque R&B on the whole thing.
Rictus grin.
how did Sardonicus ever get his medical degree, that's what I want to know
This record has a lack of direction. Mix of tracks that range from “pretty good” to “meh”. The instrumentals are what mainly caught my attention, while the lyrics on most tracks were just ok. That could explain why I liked “Space Child” so much. Solid production quality overall. Favorite Track: Morning Will Come
"Animal Zoo" kuulostaa vähän Butthole Surfers - Dracula From Houstonilta. "Space Child" kuulostaa siltä, että se loi pohjan Jamiroquaille - Seven Days in Sunny June. Se saa sen kuulostamaan melko nopeasti, vaikka en tiedä sitä. Laulaja kuulostaa toisinaan Kurt Cobainilta ja bändi Led Zeppeliniltä. Upea kitarasoundi, hyvin kerrostettu tuotanto, kokoelma erilaisia (joskus yllättäviä) instrumentteja tavalla, joka ei kuulosta pakotetulta. Edes vaskisoittimet eivät ärsytä minua. Kokeellinen muuttumatta liian abstraktiksi: Se on minulle ihana paikka. Kappale, kuten 'Morning Will Come', on melkein poppimainen, mikä auttaa pitämään sen hallittavissa. Kun yhdistät kaikki yllä olevat kohdat, saat albumin, joka todella yllättää minut. Maukas!This is really bad. Hippie nonsense. They be getting $0.00000000000000002 royalties on Spotify this year when i touch you
1970 acoustic rock. Not bad, but seems to collapse a bit under is own weight.
8/10
🤦♂️
Dude this album kicks so much ass. Huge yacht/classic rock vibes.
So weird. Not bad. Just weird.
A solidly enjoyable listen. Fits this era nicely. Great for an artist I don't think I know anything by. 4.5
This is an example of a relatively unheard of recording, that rocks. I loved it the first time I heard it and have loved it ever since.
good vibed
Always enjoyed this one since I found it, a lot of variety from song to song but that's part of what makes it fun to listen to.
Strange imaginative psychedelia that leaves a lasting image.
Enjoyable album
This is fantastic.
I have heard of Spirit but never explored their music. I desperately need to know how many drugs they took prior to making the album cover/the entire album. I experienced an acid trip just listening to this music. This album is exactly what I expected from the band's name and from what little I knew about this band. I would not turn this music off and could very well choose to listen to it on a sunny day.
Never heard of this group or album so I did a little reading. I don't hate this album but I don't see how there is soooo much love for this album. It isn't bad, but it isn't anything amazing. I also don't really get the connection to the 12 dreams. Some songs on their own were okay, but overall it was slightly disjointed to me, and not in a good way. I liked Animal Zoo, Street Worm. I sort of liked Nature's Way and Mr. Skin, but they were also a little repetitive. I didn't dislike it but it I didn't love it and probably won't make me investigate them move. Just another psychedelic album.
Interesting. I liked Nature's Way, Mr Skin, Street Worm, and Morning Will Come (love the horns in that one). The rest was pretty okay.
Never heard of these guys. This was a cool enough album, it feels very of its time. Street Worm and Morning Will Come were particularly rockin' tunes. I dug it.
After the first half dozen songs I was leaning towards a four, but I was blown away by the run from Space Child to Soldier. Exceptional energy, production, and musicianship. Never heard of them before but I'm a convert
2/5
Wonderfully eclectic
Listen #1: My first Spirit album and I’m definitely impressed. Strong vocals and nice musical diversity. Will definitely be returning to this one. Listen #2: On second listen, it didn't hit quite as hard; I'm not sure if I'm totally sold on the songwriting overall, and it struck me as just a bit style over substance, although I really like the general sounds and styles. I'm still landing at a pretty high 3.5 stars, mainly on the strength of Jay Ferguson's vocals and solid production. Perhaps I'll come even more back around on it on my next listen. 3.5/5
Rather midling psych rock
This way exceeded my expectations, very raw and full sounding bluesy psychedelic rock that tickled my ear bone just right.
Not a lot of variety in Dr. Sardonicus’s dreams, is there?
Nothing I’ve heard before but ok
It was okay, kind of forgettable
I feel like I should have enjoyed this more than I did. My favorite was “Animal Zoo”. 3.5/5
Pretty decent.
It felt like something to sample, but on its own? Look, I don’t hear prog-rock or psychedelia, and I like that. Oh, now I listened to ‘1984’ (not on this album) which was recorded around the same time. I can hear the sci-fi prog-rockiness now. Yup. That seals it.
Perilously close to one-star territory, which I will reserve for the abominable.
Never heard of this band, album was okay but a bit disjointed
I can tell that the music itself is objectively very good, but it just doesn't do anything for me. 2.5/5 ⭐️
Easy listening
3.8 if I could
Spirit is always great!
This album holds a special place in my heart ever since my mom gifted a CD to me out of the blue many years ago. Silly hippy shit!
I put this on with absolutely zero idea of what to expect. The opening bars had me won over completely - exactly what I needed to hear on a wet Monday morning at the end of September. This lasted for about 45 seconds before the album took the first of what turns out to be MANY turns, changes in style and diversions. This isn't a bad thing at all, because while sometimes it sounds a bit rock-operaish, it keeps itself fairly consistent within the boundaries it has set for itself. A nice example from a band I had no idea about.
Psychedelic 70s rock; quite a bit on the boring side. 2/5
decent folk album for the era.
The origin story of Mr. Skin
ok, not my favorite. 2.5
This is a great album that I forget about. Obviously with album artwork like that it’s hard to forget it. This is perfect mix of Psychedelic Rock, hint of Progressive and fun Songwriting (I’m looking at you Animal Zoo) This makes me want to come back to this one way more than I have in the past. This is just substantial PSYCHEDELIA. With this genre there comes a territory where a band gets forgotten about amongst the other heavy hitters. SPIRIT deserved better Stand Out tracks Prelude - Nothing to Hide NATURES WAY (beautiful ) Animal Zoo (Sounds kind of like Traffic) Love Has Found Away Space Child (spookyish instrumental but one to get lost in) Life Has Just Begun The First side of the album is definitely the stronger side with the “Songs” but the second half still keeps the flow going and has some interesting ideas 4/5 1* - Not Good 2* - Has Merit 3* - Would Listen Again (Good) 4* - Like It/Love It 5* - LOVE IT AND IT IS A CLASSIC ALBUM
They walked so Zepp could run.
Doesn't do much for me.
Another one that didn’t do a lot for me. A bit Led Zeppelin but without the swagger or charisma or Robert Plant’s voice. Want to give it a 2.5
Aitoa alku-70-lukua, joten pientä tavallaan naiiviutta mukana, kuulosti ensin vähän vitsiltä mutta sitten ei kuitenkaan. Hmmmm, vaikka tykkään yleensä tällaisesta tunnelmasta, tää ei saanut mua hymyilemään. Ts. ei vedonnut. Vähän tasapaksu, mikään ei nouse. Paitsi ihan hauskat sanat välillä.
Pläjäys 70-luvun vilpitöntä "groovea" ja tahattomalta haiskahtavaa komiikkaa. Biisihän ei ole biisi ilman omaa tittidiitään tai titityytään.
Sounded like a good album in a genre I'm not that interested in. The album was touted as their most radio-friendly songs but this still felt pretty experimental, I wouldn't be surprised if this album was influential in the development of psychedelic rock.
Great surprise for someone who loves any music from the 70s. Never heard of this band, but great rock, pop, folk and soul all in one package.
When one expects something to suck, decent feels like a pleasant surprise or outright win. Still, it isn't great, though more interesting (if not actually innovative) than a lot of the overbloated pomp (to which this veers awfully near) that was produced this era and type of act. "Nature's Way" and "Space Child" and "When I Touch You" are best cuts.
Average music (first time)
A lot of psychedelic garbage, but one or two listenable songs
Wow this surprised me a bit didn't really know what to expect as I had heard of them but never heard them. This is a great album packed with solid to excellent tunes or maybe I'm just a sucker for late 60's early 70's rock.
Un peu dramatique, il y avait un côté attendrissant pour moi, peut-être un aspect nostalgique qui me rappelait des artistes québécois expérimentaux/prog de ces années-là
A few good songs but overall not an album I really like or felt entertained by.
Not bad but not impressive either.
Great example of what 70s rock had to offer, especially those utterly locked in vocal harmonies. Wikipedia says this album didn't land big but had huge staying power. It made its money over a long stretch rather than the first six weeks and I love that about it. You've got a group of songs that are all solid and memorable so it's a little surprising none of it really hit radio in a big way, but that's ok! It's a reminder that sometimes it takes time to find your audience and for your audience to find you.
3/4
The 'people who also listened to' on Spotify for this is a roll-call of men with beards who I find absolutely no compulsion to discover. Quicksilver Messenger Service, Vanilla Fudge, Moby Grape, Savoy Brown, Humble Pie....having said that this is an easy early seventies listen with lots of variety and usually a decent tune. On the early seventies note I've just rewatatched Almost Famous for the third time and absolutely this band sound like they could be Stillwater.
Perhaps it was groundbreaking at the time. It now sounds rote.
Shit slaps ngl Worst song: animal zoo Best song: Mr skin? idk the entire album is a jammer--too busy at work to identify specific songs, but this album was grooving the whole way through 4/5
DNF
While I don't typically listen to Psychedelic Rock, I found this album to be quite interesting and cool.
Another fun ride. 3 stars
eig ganz cool
yo this good
boring and generic, i think we didn't listen to the album completely but we're not losing anything i think. kind of country/very worse beatles vibes
- Another just about perfect record, this one from a criminally overlooked band. -
Not really something that appealed to me.
I liked the energy and creativity.
2 stars. a bit navel gazey
didn't love it - but appreciated it - I also didn't know them but that's the idea, right? : )
Pretty mediocre. I would not have included this work in this compilation.
Never heard of them before. They have some impactful elements, but it's not pieced together in a way that fully resonates with me. That said, I am a fan of Nature's Way...that one stood out.
Interesting production. Moments of excellent playing. But no real charisma and a lack of notable songs. Better than expected but not memorable.
Well, that was better than I expected. Enjoyable couple of listen throughs. I reckon they will be on my occasion listen to list when I feel like a dose of obscure nostalgic 60's folk rock Americana. So, once every 4 months, maybe? 4 stars.
Hippien metkuja. Ei kolissut oikein. 2/5
Vähän geneeriseksi jäävää psykeä ilman kunnon proge-jytää. 2/5
Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus by Spirit is a captivating fusion of psychedelic rock, folk, and jazz that remains fresh and innovative. The album's eclectic sound and adventurous spirit are reminiscent of the Super Furry Animals, with a similar playfulness and genre-blending approach. Each track offers something unique, creating a varied listening experience that keeps the listener engaged from start to finish. The intricate musicianship and rich production give the album a depth that rewards multiple listens. It's a timeless record, filled with creativity and unexpected twists, making it a standout in the psychedelic rock era and still enjoyable today. NUMBER OF BANGERS - 7 STAND OUT TRACK - Animal Zoo
The more late 60s rock I listen to, the more I think that rock peaked as a genre then and anything after was watered down. I surprisingly liked this album a lot
Started out pretty hot but the back half dragged. def some highs and lows
Dug this. All over the place but not in an off putting way.
Kinda enjoyable but will not return. Album tries to be a bunch of things at once.
Feel like this needed to be either more psychedelic or less psychedelic - felt a bit too psychedelic middle of the road. But then I really don’t get on with anything too psychedelic. So maybe it just doesn’t need to exist? Last 3-4 tracks were the best part of the album. 2.8
I listened to this twice and actually liked it less the second time. Guess this one's not for me. I do think the production is good, but the songs themselves just didn't draw me in.
4+
I tried to like this but it a bit bland. Not sure if it's a 21st Century sensibility but surely there were more dynamic albums out there in the 70s?
I may revisit this as I enjoyed some songs on it
First time I listened to this it didn't even cross my mind to give it a 5. Now on my third full listen I'm kinda loving it? Idk who the guitarist is, but I love what he does on this record Favorites: "Prelude - Nothin' to Hide", "When I Touch You", "Street Worm"
Eh it's definitely trying to break the mold of standard late 60's/early 70's psych rock. Interesting ideas but they don't really land with me much.
cool
nothing absolutely terrible but instantly forgettable
Cool name. Wasn’t particularly moved otherwise…
Only very mildly interesting to me. Liked the instrumental track! May relisten.
Pretty interesting and kinda all over the place, I enjoyed it enough altho I agree with the group that it was just fine for the most part
Wow! Never heard of this group and what a trip.
I don't know why I groove with this album so much more than In The Court Of The Crimson King, but I do. Have to give it 4 stars and need to keep wondering why the other album only wants 3 from me. Just do not understand...
This was kind of a fun, quirky album. The music is good overall. I don't know that I would consider it significant enough to put on this list, but it's a pleasant listen 3/5
A little rough around the edges, but I like their style and a lot of songs were just swell
This really didn't do too much for me to stand out from the other bands of this era. There's been so much from these couple years that it's hard to get excited about something from this decade if it doesn't immediately grab me. The production is above average, and some songs are a good time, like Live Has Found a Way and Street Worm. Others, like Animal Zoo, were kind of irritating to me.
ok it was..you know
I'm familiar with this album though it's been decades since I've played it through. Thanks for the memories.
Wow, this took me off-guard. Had never heard any of this before, and I enjoyed every minute of it.
the most unfamiliar album (and band) i have yet rolled in this, and its a rousing success for me...somehow incredibly precise and disciplined while still being as vibrant and non-uptight as ud expect from a late 60s california band. tons of rly effortlessly appreciable melodies, and GREAT production from a david briggs, fresh off the beginnings of a very fruitful collaboration with neil young. not too much jumps to mind to specifically say, just cozy and good!
Huh?
This was pretty good to begin with, but dragged a little by the end.
It was alright, solid 3.
This is what I imagine an acid trip is like, some parts were good and I was vibing, then other parts were bad and I wanted it to stop. I didn't hate the overall experience. However, I didn't love it enough to come back and listen again
Just kind of middle of the road. Not bad but forgettable
Like their sound, but wasn’t enough to blow me away overall.
As someone who grew up on classic rock, which included a ton of psychedelia and prog, these guys were never on the radio. i knew the name, but not the music. And after this, yeah, I get it. Both why they are influential, and why they weren't played. There's not a great single here, or even a solid deep cut that stood out, but they are definitely experimenting in the scene, and other, more popular groups took what they had and expanded on it. All in all, good, but I'd rather listen to the works that it inspired than this.
Rock progresivo psicodélico. Me ha gustado. Un 4.
There's some good stuff happening here n' there but overall not amazing. Dated. Soldier is nice. Deserving enough of a 3.
Oh goodie, another band from the Steely Dan/Jethro Tull school of rock music. Just what I wanted. Best song: Mr. Skin
Yet another unknown band and album thrown up. Can only conclude that there was so much good stuff about and so little spending money in 1970 that this minor gem passed me by. But no worries today was a lovely sunny day so off for a day long hike equipped with AirPods and this album streamed in hi res as I walked. Walking and listening always enhances whatever album I decide to listen and today was no exception. A good example of psychedelic rock with touches of prog made my walk all the happier. The Roon algorithm decided to play Tull’s Aqualung after the album finished. Not sure if the algorithm got it quite right but think I know where it’s coming from as the album is quite difficult to pigeon hole. One to look out for a possible buy. 3/5 17/7/24
Not bad, 60s sounding rock.
Nice composition. Immediately forgettable.
fun rock n roll with a dated feel that’s pretty mellow and was making me kind of sad but I didn’t mind it
Mais um psicodélico que não bateu, nada de viagem ou sonho soporífero.
That was a different kinda album for the era and style.
This sounded like it had come from the future.
LOVE this, never listened in entirety before, gonna spin this in repeat for a few days. 4 stars
actually really good, mostly great songs. will revisit
One of these albums I probably don't remember I listened to in a couple of days. It's not bad, it's just crazy average throughout the entire album.
There is nothing I love more than a little known band and album that are truly good. In fact, I only know of Spirit because Alice Cooper covered their hit "I Got A Line On You," which isn't even on this album! There's a lot to enjoy with uniquely named Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus. This is in the rock genre but there are touches of psychedelia, electronic, and progressive. The electronic notes are particularly interesting, like in the instrumental "Space Child" or "Love Has Found A Way," and seem to be early in terms of when electronic music became a thing. Spirit included horns in "Morning Will Come" and "Mr. Skin" so it isn't over the top but just delightful. "When I Touch You" is emblematic of Spirit's progressive inclusion with that long instrumental. "Nature's Way" is a somber, simple second song that nearly warned me this album would be something akin to a Nick Drake album (affectionate) but remains a strong song and possible environmental protest number. I thoroughly enjoyed this surprise of an album!
This album genuinely surprised me as not only being good, but also being pretty unique. It definitely fits the bill of "progressive rock" well; it manages to take a lot of the psychedelic and soft/folk rock sounds of the time and give it a little bit of a twist...enough so that as I'm listening to this, I'm thinking "huh! that's interesting!" There's rock, jazz, psychedelic, all intermingling and arranged in unexpected fashions. The guitar work is superb, the additional instrumentation that makes the album sound so progressive shines through clearly, and the vocal harmonies are tight. This album was not super popular when it came out, but looking back on it all these years later, it seems like it straddles the 60s and 70s super well as far as music style goes. I love a good surprise! This is definitely somewhere in the 3+ range for me!
Pretty intolerable
I generally greatly dislike 60s psychedelic rock but there were a few tracks on here that I quite liked. Not all of it though - there were a few that grated (like Life Has Just Begun). A high two.
Some good songs, especially liked Animal Zoo, but goes a little awry with some of its songs.
Dieses Album ist wie ein gut gemachter Burger: solide, aber ohne die extra Portion Käse, die es unvergesslich machen würde. Die Songs sind ordentlich und rocken, aber sie haben ungefähr so viel Tiefe wie eine Pfütze nach einem leichten Sommerregen. Kein Track sticht wirklich heraus, um als Highlight zu glänzen – es ist eher wie ein Konzert, bei dem alle Bandmitglieder gleichzeitig ein Solo spielen wollen, aber keiner so richtig den Ton trifft. Für Fans von klassischem Rock der 70er ist es definitiv hörenswert, aber man sollte keine musikalischen Offenbarungen erwarten. Es ist wie ein Besuch bei einem alten Freund: vertraut und angenehm, aber ohne die Überraschungen, die das Herz höher schlagen lassen. Insgesamt ein solides Album dem aber ein einzigartiger „Spirit“ fehlt.
Never heard of the group but knew some wonted ("Nature's Way") and a good listen of those that like CSN&Y since they play some parts in the album.
I’ll go out and say it right now. Stuff like this is why I love progressive rock so much, and why I have for the longest time. And this is one of the rare times where I see that label thrown around, and actually agree with it. It’s such a broad term. And sometimes it’s hard to tell what really counts as progressive. But when I heard this album, I couldn’t help but feel that same joy and curiosity that occupied my brain when I first discovered how powerful this genre really was. I have no idea who this band is. But they made one awesome and totally kick-ass album. It really blows me away what some bands were capable of creating in 1970. This isn’t too far off from the King Crimson debut. Which I think most people would agree created the foundations of everything we now know this genre to be. But this feels just as formative and essential to that history and evolution. The production might be a little bit muddier than my tastes in a few places, but I can excuse it as a characteristic of the time period. But musically, we are working with some serious heat here. Fat bass lines, solid drumming, and great vocals/vocal harmonies. Plus, it seems like I’ve had a very bluesy week. Because this album flawlessly fuses prog and art rock with psychedelic blues and folk music. Some of the musical stunts they pull here are full on genius. It’s like they were doing backflips over the rest of the music industry, and landing every single one without a hitch. If someone is at all interested in seeing the way this genre has progressed (no pun intended), they need to give this album a shot. A certified hidden gem for sure. Rating: 8/10
This was a bit of a mess. I liked some bits of it, and others just sounded overly indulgent. I am not sure they know what type of band they want to be. I kept thinking the album was done and it was a random playlist. Also way too long.
Very experimental in terms of song structure, I dig it
Frig... no...
I don’t get it.
Never heard of them, but really enjoyed this; nearly ever song.
Meh
I didn't dig the vocal songs so much, but the instrumental ones were really sweet to listen to. I'd love to see them paired with some visual media
I'unno if I've said this in an earlier review or not, but I really needa stop seeing albums from artists I don't recognize and going, "Who the f**k is this guy?" 'Cuz I've really enjoyed all the ones my group's gotten so far where I've had that reaction, and this is no exception. It's really fun late-60's psych rock released in 1970. And it's twelve whole dreams! What more could you want?
Some pretty damn good psych rock. They could've done the stereo a bit better, but it doesn't bother me that much.
I’m at a 5. I just deeply enjoyed that; I thought the instrumentals were off the charts and the ingenuity in the production for 1970 was super cool. A lot of blended synth work here, in a way that made everything feel super sonically pleasing – “Love Has Found A Way” impressed me in particular. Lyrically, while there was some repetition, that repetition never fully extended to the vocals, and I think they were pretty damn good on this album too. Seriously, I don’t have a complaint about any track; I enjoyed this from top to bottom, and for 1970, it feels a bit ahead of schedule. Super fun album, really good vibes, great variety, and it nails down the “12 dreams” thing it’s going for. Pretty solid 5.
Pleasant surprise! Really enjoyed the lyrics and what felt like spirituality of some of the songs. Super mellow, breezy listening with a couple of gems.
Very surprised about this Album…8/10 👍
This album was not for me. It's rare to hear LPs with such dry, uninteresting sounds. This has no personality and none of the songs stood out. I really don't think I can give this higher than a 1. 1/5.
Perfectly fine. I didn't pick up much of interest here.
I thought this was going to be naff and while it was, it’s was pretty listenable.
It was fine. I think I'm starting to understand what "prog" means and kind of like it
Space Child is exactly the kind of music that I love hearing from Frank Zappa. ...wait, this isn't by Zappa? Who the hell are Spirit? Anyways, Space Child is a 6/5 but the rest was pretty okay at best