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Decent enough in places, but the vocal delivery is irksome. As for Happiness Stan, this is like listening to CBEEBIES, in the bin you go... Heard before ❌️ Listened this time ✅️ Revisit ❌️ nope, not a chance Annoying ★★★☆☆ (5/10)
6/10
Bizarro
#742. There is entirely too much exposition happening on this album. 3/5: fine.
nice safe travks. Stanley Baldwin is at his best.
Enjoyed this for what it was but Wong be revisiting
Quirky, interesting sound
Always found them a bit and miss and although there are some great songs on here, I find the "ditties" in the later half of the album annoying. Reminds me of The Who Sell Out in that regard.
first time hearing this band, and I think I like them!
Nice experience, didn't know before
Very fun. Eccentric. Ahead of its time. I think you need a dose of psychedelics to unlock the true potential of this record. I would like to sit down and read the full manuscript of lyrics and spoken word. After listening to it all the way through, I have this strange hard to explain feeling that I enjoyed it more than I should have? 3.4 outta 5
cool and weird and silly at times. then generally tame and almost boring at others. one of the top 1000 albums??? i’m not so sure
Great psych tracks on the first side and some kind of loose concept on side 2 that I like very much despite of its narrator. Not mindblowing but really enjoyable
Good ol' psychedelia that never gets insane, but stays equally good all the way.
The Small Faces are a nice band that, without getting incredibly overwhelming, are always delivering good songs and sounds!
Great music, weird interludes
Forgeten legends of the 60s with great outputs.
Loved the psychedelic 60s/70s rock sound. Felt like the narrative elements thrown in were distracting and even annoying. Had it stuck to just the music I'd really have enjoyed it more.
Fun and quirky British band with a child-friendly fun story behind it. Music is 6/10
Pretty experimental stuff from the small faces here
It's... Interesting. 60s British psychedelic rock. Like other reviews, not sure how it landed at the top of the charts. Some of the tracks have some pretty awful mixes. Just wildly unbalanced. The music isn't bad, but it's not something I'll probably go back to . Weak 3.
60/70s jam band. Interesting story telling and some fun, era appropriate licks.
Quite British. Started out sounding ahead of its time and ended up like a rougher Kinks record. Respectable performances and songwriting, and there are some fun ideas, but it didn’t rock my world. The heavier rock songs work for me better than the novelty ones.
Some decent tunes, but not my cuppa tea. Fav track - Rolling Over
enjoyed this, i cant place where ive heard the opening track before.
Some decent sections but with the spoken word sections and general sound of the second half it was definitely leaning into aren't we all so quirky pythonesque version of prog/psychedelia. First song was good though and musically when it was a bit more rocky than bouncy I did enjoy it, so another 2.5.
Didn't care for the spoken word sections, but largely enjoyed the rest. Afterglow and Rene were the standouts. Largely inoffensive. Nice and nippy.
Weird but oddly entertaining.
This feels like a fever dream.
Pretty enjoyable album here. Right up my alley in terms of genre/timeframe and I think I've heard a couple of the songs before. As others have stated, a big difference between the first and second halves of the album. A little too wacky. 6/10 (3/5)
better and less 60's ish' than expected
A lot of nonsense with a few flashes of genius
You know what, this album didn’t annoy me at all, it was perfect for a strange nap, going solid 3 and will return sometime in case it’s weirdly my thing
Decent album
Interesting, very Beatles vibes on acid, liked it, didn’t love it. The talking story moments between songs was different.
Niet echt mijn cup of tea. Ook best wel oud. Maar zeker niet slecht..
OK I get why critics love this. And people who lived through the 60s and may still be having acid flashbacks.. But boy is it hard to listen to now. I didn't hate it, but I also won't be putting it on again.
This record starts off real strong, then it kinda wobbles a bit, like a child learning to ride a bicycle. A little research and I get what's happening, this was created with vinyl technology in mind, so when you think a concept record as a concept from start to finish, well this one has its fairytale on the B side, and the A side is a regular spin with tracks that display the band's influences and talent. On a CD or digital format, we're hearing a sudden rock opera childrens' story after half the album, and it promises to play until the project finishes. It's hard to swallow the spoken parts on that second half, I think being a UK native might've helped, and maybe it makes sense when you figure it's a literal fairytale. Doesn't aid replay value for me. I'm also not very impressed with the art. Yes, it's the stuff the people into this sound, at that time, consumed, and so it's an odd and playful detail for the original physical copy to come in a tin, but it has jack-shit to do with anything going on in the record. A few decades later, it's only confusing. Conceptually it feels like there's information missing. There's a few cool songs though. Nothing I'm rushing to add to a playlist. 2.6/5
# 556 : Ogdens Nut Gone Flake Ogden’s Nut Gone Flake – Psychedelic Nonsense in a Tin Can This album kicks off with a decent instrumental and follows up with “Afterglow (Of Your Love),” which is actually great. The rest? Silly, catchy, and occasionally charming—but not something you’d rush to add to your regular rotation. It’s like a psychedelic carnival ride that’s fun for a few minutes, then starts to feel like a headache in paisley. The singer’s pretty good, and “Lazy Sunday” is the standout track—quirky, memorable, and the closest thing to a reason this album made the list. But overall, it’s more nut than flake. Verdict: Three stars for effort, but still not essential. File under “fun once, forgettable forever.” If you have to listen to this, look out for: Lazy Sunday Listened: 28/08/2025
Better by reputation than example by a group that proves it is more of a singles band.
6/10
Really pleasant surprise. I am not into psychedelic / prog typically but I think this was an early effort and I can totally get behind the vocal storytelling piece towards the end.
This was a fun album. I see how they could have been a rising rival to the Beatles/Stones in England.
Another fine album. Nothing special.
I believe I have a fairly high tolerance for zaniness in music but this one challenged me. When I'm listening to Unwin on the "Happiness Stan" side I feel like I've had a stroke. Highlight: Before things get out of hand there's "Afterglow," which is a total banger.
Someone said this was like the Beatles x Monty Python. That's not necessarily a bad thing. It was fine. More interesting than a lot of the albums on here.
Solid rock. Easy listening, but you can listen to it forever.
Not too shabby
Helluva album name
Odens nuts was briefed as being crazy. Not sure whats wrong with me but aside from a few suspect British accents I found it quite "normal" Rene - Guitair work was brilliant. Went on for ages at the end to my advantage. Lazy sunday afternoon is a well known song and to me the worst actually though I dont mind it. More pop intervention with the added sillyness that I dont need. The sillyness does indeed continue for odd bursts but if you ignore that quite a lot to like for me. Without Lazy Sunday Afternoon and the stupid voice overs I would happily give this a 4.
Take off Stanley Unwin and the stupid cockney accents and this could be a four, but it's just OK
This was surprisingly good, I expected it to be of the same calibre of a lot of the other 60s psyche slop that this generator likes to serve up every so often. There's some great songs here though, mainly in the first half, and it's well produced. The second side gets a bit weird though. I found the nonsensical voiceover funny at first, but was sick of it by the end.
Great sound
Lejos de los grandes; Beatles, Rolling, Who, Kinks..
Pretty silly. Ambitious with some nice moments but doesn’t totally work. Pretty fun rock/family tree on the wiki. Probably 2 but going 3 because they were trying something and for the few highlights.
1968 craziness. The beginning of this album (album title track) sounds like it could’ve been the child of more modern rock group like Tame Impala (minus the extra strings). The rest of the album follows the late 60s brit rock scene. Nothing wrong with that. Its made more interesting with the somewhat cohesive stories.
Pretty fun at times - enjoyed the front half of this album. Back half of the album was just a little too silly and not super listenable.
Wholesome and strange. Great musicians. A little bit “old-timey” but I think that’s the bit. Enjoyable psychedelic pop. Small Faces are always a favorite so a bit of bias for the Mods
Storytelling interludes between jam band-y psychedelia.
Bastante correcto. Otro álbum psicodélico más durante el fin de la década de los 60. Lo Interesante aquí es la mezcla de ese sonido con elementos del blues británico, que lo hace bastante diferente. Además, pierde algo de fuelle hacia el final. 3'5/5
слишком много разговоров, а в промежутке что-то обычное и поэтому не отложилось
Seems like very standard 1960s sound. A very British 1960s sound. I like something about Lazy Sunday. Not so sure that this needs to be on the list.
I guess it’s 60s week. Weird second half!
Mérite certainement une écoute pour l'effort... mais ça serait pas trop grave que ça tombe dans l'oubli. Dans l'genre n'importe quoi, ça excelle. Ça sonne crotté rare.
I didn't not enjoy this album. It's very odd and tonally all over the place. I don't think I liked enough to return to it, but it was a fun listen.
Weird vibes, but not the worst concept album on here. Mostly faded to the background.
Completely meh
a wacky kooky quirky psychedelic british band? from the 60s? revolutionary
The deliberately contrived cheeky Cockney vocal stylings grate a little bit (“…lazy Sunday afternoon-ah…”), especially when compared to the more grandiose style elsewhere. Musically and creatively, it’s really interesting but it gets at least a point knocked off for the Stanley Unwin interludes and the aforementioned London-boy vocals.
A weird little record. Seems like a Psychedelic Concept album. Was fun and I could see myself going back for a listen and getting more into it. Some of the surrounding hoopla probably earned this record its place here.
The album starts off with some really enjoyable psychedelic rock. Midway through, it shifts into a more experimental, story-driven direction that doesn’t quite land for me.
“Lazy Sunday” is a banger, album incorporates a lot of story telling aswell which is cool but not as much my style. 2.5/5
Too much talking for me :/
tarinamies pitkässä epiikissä en tykkää!
This was a weird journey through, well I’m not quite sure. There were some interesting bits, some strange bits, silly bits, cockneys and Lazy Sunday. Don’t think I’ll listen again but glad to have listened through this time
The first half is pretty cool; late ‘60’s psychadelia… but then it gets weird. The songs are okay, but the Bri’ish vignettes in between the songs are a bit strange. I can see why they didn’t hit in America, but TOTALLY see why they did well in the UK.
First half enjoyable psychedelia; second half narration kills the momentum but the zaniness kept me listening.
this is odd but I don't hate it
Some really good heavy psychedelic riffs here with strange skits interspersed. Reminds me of gangsta rap skits but British haha. I don’t mind it and not am in the mood for more psychedelic music.
I feel let down by this album. I liked the music on the first side. It was fun 60s psychedila. I'd definitely listen to these songs again. However, the second half of the album is riddled with stupid little spoken word parts, even more annoyingly, they're part of the songs, not seperate tracks so you can't skip them. They really put me off listening to this album again, so I can't give it more than a three, without them it would have been a solid four.
This is a solid album, with the most obvious flaw being the English-accent gibberish bookending some of the tracks. Spoken interludes are bad enough in albums as it is, but having them be unintelligible and meaningless just makes the band come across as unprofessional. The singing isn't particularly good either, though to be fair it outshines most punk and Britpop on the list. I have to imagine this only hit #1 in the UK album charts because of the post-Summer of Love haze and the subsequent adoration for anything that was both British and weird. Pink Floyd's Atom Heart Mother is another UK chart-topper (released in 1970) that takes a similar approach, but with less gibberish and more of a prog-rock talent showcase. Ogden's Nut Gone Flake is just... odd. But a good kind of odd. When you get to the actual music, it's pretty great – especially if you tune out the vocals. (Because of the oversampling of punk music in this list, I've gotten pretty good at that.) Distorted guitars playing great riffs, good drums and drum fills, a solid bass part, and a host of strong 2-minute compositions. Lazy Sunday should've been the opening track, but the instrumental title track is also perfectly fine. Rollin' Over has one of those great riffs and grooves I'm talking about. There isn't a single "bad" track (though some come close!). 3/5 Key tracks: Afterglow (Of Your Love), Lazy Sunday, Rollin' Over
Forgettable late 60s guitar music. Maybe if I liked concept albums, this would be good, but I’m not convinced.
I enjoyed this charming slice of concept psychedelia. It’s very polite and it’s very English but it’s got some catchy tunes that don’t intimidate the listener.
Front half of the album is a fine pseudo psych album, but back half is a fine almost prog rock album. All in all, it's a fine record
I don't think Small Faces are particularly well-known here in the US. But in the 90s I had fallen in with Mod revivalists, and those kids LOVED this band. I can see how Ogden's is the more interesting record, but their self-titled LP is more fun to me.
Another bonus star for having great album cover art. I love the opening track. Psychedelic fuzz. And I think that's the pattern for the rest of the album for me. I really like the electric/psych tracks. The more folky/corny tracks, not so much.
A blend of psychedelia that has a little more variety to it than a lot of its contemporaries. This one was pretty interesting.
I wish I had heard this when it came out. Definitely an album of its era. Not sure it’s stood the test of time as well as some others from this period but an amusing listen nonetheless.
This whole album sounds like I was listening to it, underwater after taking a bunch of acid and I like it. Some cool grooves throughout.
Ogden's Nut Gone Flake
Not the worst of the warehouse worth of wacky sixties shit I’ve heard on this list.
It's fine, not amazing, not terrible.
Brit rock? I hardly even know her!
Ни хорошо, ни плохо, иногда странно
Very much a demonstration of how you should always ignore mono versions of albums unless you're a music historian. Stereo versions here are infinitely more listeneable. The quirky spoken word segments are really annoying after a bit. Besides that, enjoyable.
Reminds me of The Moody Blues a tiny bit instrumentally and they slap. Highlights: Afterglow, Happiness Stan
Interesting story telling style. Did feel a little like a fever dream. Favourites: Rollin over, the hungry intruder
I had no idea what was going on with this album, but damn was it fun! Favs - Lazy Sunday, The Hungry Intruder, Rene
= the Beatles
I think it's been a while since I had to listen to psychedelic rock so my patience level has reset a bit, but that 20 minute track certainly depleted it.
Sounded old and cool
Well it certainly is an album! Was expecting better given it’s their ‘famous one’ and I’m pretty sure I’ve had another of theirs on the 1001 already which was better than this. Still, quite the experience.
This one was fun. If you were to ask me what an English band in the 70’s would sound like, this is what I’d suggest because their sound is so emblematic of both of those things. It was middle of the road for me in terms of my personal taste but it was an interesting listen
3/5
Different sounds than what I've used to, didn't care much for the spoken word parts, but outside of that, enjoyable and easy to listen with a short duration.
Strange listening experience, but I didn't hate it. There were a few songs I liked (Song of a Baker, Rollin Over), most likely because of the more rock-based sound. Others I didn't care for, even if nothing really stood out as bad. The shift to a narrative on the last half was interesting, though I'm not sure it did much for me. I feel like I'd need to give this one another try at some point, and maybe I'd appreciate it more. Based on just this listening, I'll give it an OK. Overall: 3/5
The first half is fairly straightforward, some good songs some pretty forgettable, but the second half is an absolutely wild ride and I'm not sure whether I love it or don't get it; perhaps a bit of both.
Ogdens’ Nut Gone Flake - 2/4 Afterglow - 3/4 Long Agos and Worlds Apart - 3/4 Rene - 3/4 Song of a Baker - 3/4 Lazy Sunday - 3/4 Happiness Stan - 3/4 Rollin’ Over - 3/4 The Hungry Intruder - 3/4 The Journey - 3/4 Mad John - 3/4 HappyDaysToyTown - 3/4
Fell asleep listening to it on a plane but liked what I can remember
3.0 Kinda listened to it in passing but The Journey caught my attention. Seemed to have a bit more going on than the Faces album we had a while back
The last song got really weird. Overall not terrible, but largely forgettable.
I have to admit that there's something kind of charming about hearing someone recite such carefully crafted nonsense that it makes sense. It's like the feeling of learning another language and being surprised to realize that you can follow the conversation, albeit with some difficulty. For a novelty record, it's pretty fun and the second half has an entertaining surrealist story. Although I don't know how much value it has as something to revisit often. Focusing on the first side only, Small Faces seem to want to take psychedelia into a place of pure drug-induced whimsy, separate from the politically charged free love of their counterparts in San Francisco. They're certainly not as easily remembered though, except as a footnote to Rod Stewart's career. But hey, it's still a fun album.
Crazy album title, thought this was gonna be another Beatles clone but pleasantly surprised, 3/5
The outros were weird and removed some momentum the album had. I didn't hate it, but I doubt I'll listen again
It’s some okay hippy rock.
point1.
This definitely was interesting...
I tried to listen to this in the car, but the thin recording leaves a lot to be desired. Revisiting a few songs in headphones, it’s marginally more appealing. I really enjoyed the kickoff track and some off the Hendrix-esque guitar phasing. This album is many things: quirky, bluesy, aloof, rocking, and strange. I really feel as though it requires attentive listening, but doesn’t necessarily command it. In the end I just really wish it was recorded better. Certainly worth a revisit in the future. Strong 3
Psychedelic rock. It wasn’t bad. Some songs were better than others. I’ve heard worse.
Not super familiar with the Small Faces. This seems to be some kind of quaint English concept album, not unlike Village Green by the Kinks. There are a few heater tracks on here, scattered throughout. But it's not quite for me. I hate the storytelling voiceovers. It all comes across as dandy fopp-ish, almost like a parody of itself, despite this being released in 1968. It was an okay listen, I only skipped 2-3 tracks part way through. I'd be interested in checking out more of their catalog, albums that are more straight-up rock vs. this one's folk tinged storyline. 2.5/5
A period piece. It would have been something special and different at the time, but it doesn't have legs.
I wanted to write this off pretty early in my first listen, but I'll be damned if I didn't want to hear what was coming up next. Hell, I was trying to figure who hell is/was John. I can't say this is something I would seek out again and add to a playlist, but I didn't think this was too bad. Well, except Hungry Intruder and all the flute nonsense. Really liked Long Ago and Worlds Apart. My favorite song off the album. And some time in my lifetime, I hope to use the line "Are you all sitting comfly bold two square on your botty?" Part of me thought I was going to find out Lazy Sunday was remake of a song from the 60's too. Another tough rate for this listener, can't see my self returning to this album, but I was entertained throughout most of the listen. 2.5 was the thought. I'm in a good mood, we'll go 3. 3
3 I saw someone describe this as psychedelic rock meets Monty Python, and they were not wrong. Whether that’s a good thing or a bad thing, I’m not entirely sure - I felt my opinion flip flop on this multiple times throughout my listenings. Like, my first time through I thought this was goofy, my second time I found it charming, my third time I found it annoying, and by my fourth listen, I found myself feeling all of the above. For the most part, the first half of this album is okay, but mostly unremarkable. I didn’t dislike what I heard, but nothing about it really grabbed me either - with the exception being the closing track of the side, Lazy Sunday. Lazy Sunday (sadly no relation to the Lonely Island song) was the one song on this album my opinion flip flopped on the most. Sitting here now, I’ve gotta say, I think the song has earned my appreciation. It’s silly as all hell, but it is so in a sort of theatrical way that’s catchy in the most British way imaginable. Like, if it was a bit funnier, it’s the sort of thing I could imagine coming from the Monty Python gang. I have a feeling my Dad will hate the song, and if that’s the case, get ready, it’s about to get queued up in future Mario Kart sessions (MK8 - I ain’t shelling out $500+ for World). And now for something completely different. If you didn’t like Lazy Sunday, you are not going to like the rest of this album. Side 2 follows a fairy tale about a young boy named Happiness Stan who seeks out the other half of the moon after seeing it in half-phase and is interspersed with narration providing exposition. Now, I got that information off of Wikipedia - I couldn’t tell you if that’s really true or not because dude is so British that I couldn’t understand a word he said. That to say, I really didn’t hate it. The narration didn’t break up the flow as much as I thought it would, and while I didn’t know what was going on, I still found it kind of a vibe… I think? The jury’s still out on exactly how I feel about this album, but I can certainly say it was a unique experience for sure. It’s the kind of thing I feel like I could enjoy or hate depending on my mood when listening… or perhaps level of sobriety. I’m struggling with a rating because of that, but a 3 feels pretty safe for the time being.
This is so aggravating! Starts off with some good music. Then before I knew it, it turns out this is a concept album full of spoken word fairy tale and its accompanying songs. Turns into almost kids music/ that 60s ren faire mood at times. But the instrumental work is excellent so it’s very frustrating. Based on the instrumental tracks, and the track Afterglow, I know they could make a five star album. Wikipedia says this is their only concept album. I’m going to check out their other stuff. I suspect Small Faces is going to join Beyoncé on my personal list of artists where the wrong album was included in this book.
Pretty Solid 60's rock. sad I never knew about these guys prior really well produced and played and some catchy songs. A little anachronistic but the charm is that it feels like all the best parts of that decade's psychedelic and pop / folk rock
Väldigt brittiskt, lite rock inslag, lite annat. Helt ok
These guys got so close to making good music. For the 1960s, these guys do sound very modern. The story book narrating was really annoying and ruined what could have been a couple good tracks. Love the drums in a few.
Meh
A bit weird but OK
I have never really got this album. On the A-side there are some strong tracks - particularly Afterglow - but then it all gets a bit silly. I really like the organ led rocky bits but find Steve Marriots vocals annoying and the whole concept album a bit tiring.
A few decent songs. A little too derrrpy for me.
Agree with Sean, too much kookiness — I was thinking I would give this a two, but then a few good sixties songs changed my mind. The voiced lines and recordings talks (like a lot of those 90s rap albums) were silly and annoying
Tough one to rate. On the one hand, I really do enjoy the music, especially the first half. On the other, the “storybook” portion of the album felt very half-baked. Conceptually, I like the storybook concept a lot. However, I was pretty confused when the story portion started as it seemingly came out of nowhere. However, having looked into the original track listing, I see that it was side B of the record, so I guess it’s more of a modern issue of streaming. That said, I still think that to properly accomplish what they were going for, the Happiness Stan story should have been it’s own (probably more fleshed out) project. To that point, the story itself doesn’t really make any sense. There isn’t much impetus, the action doesn’t ever really rise, and the resolution is hardly satisfying. This is all compounded by the fact that the narrator is hardly intelligible, even when reading the lyrics. I realize this isn’t an English assignment, but it would be nice to be given a reason to care about the story. The music throughout is definitely the star of the show. I thoroughly enjoyed the first half and we were well on our way to 4land, or day I say even 5ville, before the break. Some fun early psych rock mixed with that classic 60s British sound almost in the vein of Sgt Pepper himself. The music on its own I think would have made for a great album although I guess some of it wouldn’t have made much sense without the narration. Overall, I think I would give this a 2.5. Strangely enough, if the two sides had been split, I might just rate both of them more highly than the sum. For sure the first half. I just don’t think it comes across as a cohesive album. This is definitely the most I’ve thought about one of these albums in awhile so I suppose it does belong on the list.
Fun concept, but alright over all.
The LSD has already hit. That’s what I do every morning (at work) while I write reviews. Extreme quantities of psychedelics. I have now hallucinated a band that is actually a chewing tobacco company. This is a world where tobacco companies are not evil. Or are they? The album name is just a bunch of words placed in a nonsense order. Far out. Pretty cool start. The vocals are always the scariest part of any new album, so we await their arrival, but this was lush, odd and pretty fun. And they’ve arrived. They’re fine. This was fine. Interesting and psychedelic, but nothing to start penning a letter home about. The inkwell beckons. Pretty cool stuff. I don’t know why the lyrics are being explained by Spotify. Apparently this is a song about a dockyard sex worker. It’s so weird that I like it. This one is a little less fiery but it’s by no means bad. This is veering more towards the bad. This sounds like Geddy Lee in hospice care after frying his brain with a bad batch of acid. Gone the way of Syd Barrett, may he rest in peace. Interesting to be sure, but not something I’d return to. Bewildered octopi dance upon a spooned custard crème. Unbeknownst to their choreographer (hog in a scuba suit) is the looming tablecloth taking shape as a deity behind their makeshift studio. Awaken to tea and crumpets, always time for tea, always time for tea. The tea is the ocean that we all imagine in the gable of the hog and the octopi. Oh fabulous day. Kind of a boring rock song. I don’t think I speak English. Either that or I’ve had a stroke. I am banned from several McDonald’s establishments and I am also known as the Hungry Intruder. I am spoken of in hushed tones by frightened fry cooks. Look to the skies oh stoned teenagers, and guard those fries with your life. This is so cool. The lyrics are great when decipherable. The tones are so cool. I’m not mad at John’s I mean this story is giving me a run for my money in nonsense. In fact, it’s blowing me out of the water. I would have to be blitzed out of my mind and English. I shudder to think. Oh. Well. Not the greatest closer. A strange way to end in that it wasn’t all that strange. My eyes expand into blooming orchids opening and closing as the cycle of life and death. Over and over with each blink. Kaleidoscopic spiralling, rods and cones palpable with tactility. The full embodiment of human feeling. Yeah this thing was weird and I really like that. It was fun, innocent, bizarre, and ultimately extremely interesting. Musically it didn’t blow me away or anything, but the ambition and likability throw this one into replay territory. Close your eyes and embrace the fly. Shout out to Mad John and Happiness Stan. The true OG’s of spiked chewing tobacco. 3.5 HIGHLIGHTS: Long Agos and Worlds Apart, Rene, Happiness Stan, The Journey
Well that was…um…something.
Cool experience.
The first half was great. I've never taken psychadelics, but if I did I think the world would sound like the narrator on the second half of the album. Very interesting.
Banging opener track, everything else is weaker
Odd and engaging. Particularly loved the little storybook stings between songs. It was fine.
2.7 2x
I wish all my audiobooks were translated into something more likewikey this’ll dum
-this was an interesting experience… the concept album / spoken word aspects were a bit corny and kinda took away from the experience at times but ig that’s the point -quite a few great songs in here though. the guitar sound and vocals compliment each other VERY well -Favorites are Ogdens’ Nut Gone Flake, Song of a Baker, and Rollin’ Over
Why Lazy Sunday kinda GOAT'ed tho
2.5 rounded up
Thoughts before listening: I don't know much about the Small Faces. My understanding is that they are somehow related to the Faces, which is a band I really like, but I am not sure what the connection is. If they are Faces adjacent I'd assume this will be fun, raucous, bluesy rock music. Review: This is not what I expected. This isn't bluesy pub rock, but instead reminds me more of the Kinks or maybe the Who. Whimsical pop rock ditties is how I would describe this...and very British sounding. It's interesting for sure and a few songs definitely stand out ("Afterglow", "Song of a Baker", and "Lazy Sunday"), but there is a lot of filler including some spoken word storytelling that is pretty annoying. 3-stars
2.5
Album 681 of 1001 Small Faces - Ogden's Nut Gone Flake (1968) Rating : 3 / 5 A psychedelic rock concept album that tells the story of a character named Happiness Stan. I wanted to like this more than I did. Perhaps another listen in the future.
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60s psycho rock
Nice slice of 60s pop. Well-loved album, which makes a lot of good moves in the right places. Plus! Sir Stanley Unwin! How can you not love it...?
My reaction on the first listen through was that it was a bit hit and miss. A weird amalgamation of psychedelia and comedy. On the second listen through I realised that it isn't, it's just that I have been conditioned to hear that accent as comedy through consuming British media.
This was a really fun and quirky kinda album. Doesn't overstay it's welcome. I enjoyed it, solid 3.5
Good solid rock, could do without the spoken word parts. A great bolshy banda, but slooshing to too much of those warbles reminds me too much of Nadsat. Too bezoomny for me.
Had I lived in the UK in 1968, I probably would’ve found this a side-splitting parody of commercialism and the cynical downplaying of the health effects of tobacco or some such thing. Without that context, though, I only found it mildly amusing. The music was good with several elements that can be heard in other bands of the era including Cream, The Who, and the Stones.
They had me with their psychedelic rock right up until the last song, and then they completely lost me.
I don't know what to do with this.
Aggressively British album. It was OK.
narrating the album is the olden day's SZA voice notes
it’s giving Monty Python: the silly british-isms, the narrator, the lyric “life is just a bowl of all-bran”
Huge fan of obnoxiously British concept albums that are stacked with drumfills and quick changes. A breeze to get through so I will need to listen again
Enjoyed this album that I never heard before. Many really nice songs.
meh
2 stars for a very dated '60's album that I've not heard in many a long year & another for the incomparable Professor Unley Stanwin
Trevlig 60-talsmusik med lite Beatles-känsla.
Never heard it before. It’s ok
Not good, not bad.
On the weird side but a concept album should be. May not reach for it again but there's good tracks and a good idea here
Beetje "middle of the road" muziek. Lekker relaxt en prima voor de achtergrond tijdens werkuren. Melodie en zang zijn goed en het is lekker vrolijk. Toch blinkt er geen nummer echt uit voor mij. ***
This is pretty fantastic, can't believe I've never heard of it before.
Fun but nothing overly exciting
Gear: Abyss DIANA MR Artwork: 🚬🌞🌻 Production: 🔊🥴🔊 Music: 🌈🌀🥴 Rating: 🌞🌞🌞/5
This was kinda fun.
first listen good music broken up by too much spoken word and a terrible mix in both mono and stereo
I've heard of Small Faces before, but I've never heard any of their music. I know a couple of Faces songs, but from what I've read, Faces' work is a bit different than this album, so I'm not sure what I'm about to be in for. Sixties psychedelic music has been pretty hit-or-miss with me over the course of the 660-plus albums I've reviewed so far, so it's anyone's guess as to how this will go! As a note, I'll be listening to the stereo version of this album. I thought this album started off with a bang. I loved the instrumentals of the title track, especially the hammond organ playing. The string section was great too, and it felt like this song was really building up to something with a sense of urgency. The rest of the first side of the album was good too. While I enjoyed the psychedelic-infused sound, I didn't find anything incredibly noteworthy about it, and I missed the richness of the opening track. I wasn't a big fan of the vocals either, but the album definitely had a very British feel to it. The piano and organ playing were definitely highlights of the first side of the album. The second side of the album was quite an adventure. The story of Happiness Stan was interesting, and definitely quite different. Having narration of this story that spanned the second side of the album was an interesting choice, and I was surprised that I wasn't completely put off by the narrator's use of nonsensical words. Somehow, it managed to fit in pretty well. The instrumentation was pretty good on the second side of the album, and I enjoyed the more upbeat sound. Nothing really stood out, but it was nice enough to listen to. Overall, I'd have to say that this album was fine. It's definitely a different slice of sixties psychedelic music, but while it's not really my cup of tea, I applaud the band's vision and willingness to push boundaries.
This feels like a bit of a strange one. It's competent enough, but I didn't really find it that engaging. It just kind of floated along. From a production point of view it sounds really wishy-washy and kind of far away which doesn't help. I'm not massively on-board with the comedy and twee elements. That's always a turn-off. And then side note: I realise I knew Lazy Sunday already, so that's always nice to connect the dots with something from my past. 2.5 rounded up.
A bit of a curiosity this album; one of a number of concept albums released around the late 60s. Not sure it hangs together that well, and the Stanley Unwin bits are just odd. it's also a very English album in the sense that, as with the Kinks, it mixes whimsical and music hall type tunes with psychedelia. Lazy Sunday is a classic but otherwise it has not dated that well.
Droplets of fun scattered in the pond of tedium
New to me - very solid late 60's rock. Enjoyable not necessarily memorable.
Fun start! Not bad, but dated.
This is an odd mixture of great psychedelic rock and garden gnome tales… I like the psychedelic rock type songs the most.
I liked the sounds in this. I will need to listen again to hear the concept album portion where he befriends a horsefly.
I love The Small Faces and they should be included on the 1001 list, but this is not the album. It's got a couple good tracks, but is not a must listen. I feel some albums are here just to bring attention to the artist and not necessarily for the record. Go listen to their self titled first album.
The first half was better than I was hoping. The back half was interesting, but a lot of narration for a rock album.
Some frankly incredible psychedelic songs and some unimpressive ones. These highs and lows balances out to an album that's not bad, not great, just fairly good. Highlights are the opening title track, the Journey, and Lazy Sunday. Didn't care much for the storybook spoken word parts either.
It's pretty versatile and that's a pro. A con is I was driving when I listened to it and I almost fell asleep. That's a con.
I appreciated the musical quality, but wasn't enjoying this as much as a concept album. Perhaps I just wasn't in the mood for this style, in either of the two listens I gave it.
The songs are largely of high quality but I don't like the cheesy story-telling in the second half.
Jaha..helt ok. Första låten är ju väldigt känslomässigt kopplad till första trailern för gta v. Minns det som igår! I övrigt. Samma lull som många andra 60-talsskivor. Lite tjatigt med berättelsen som ligger insprängd mot slutet av skivan. De tyckte säkert det var asfräckt och lattjo. Men det blir vansinnigt tjatigt snabbt.
Starts out fine but the gets weird
I had heard one of these songs before - Brian May covered Rollin' Over and apparently Smile did too in the early days before Queen - which was a nice surprise but otherwise I guess it's fine? A historical curiosity but to me nothing more.
A mostly solid album from what could be considered a British supergroup. Unfortunately, the record suffers from a hokey narrative concept. As with many concept albums of the time, the intermittent, more "theatrical" songs used as exposition are a waste of valuable vinyl space.
Probably a 2, but I'm feeling generous
That was pretty decent. I liked the first half better than when the way too British guy started being way too British.
What a strange album. I didn’t hate it, some tracks sounded like very early Bowie. Comically stupid and fun.
This was a weird one! Not quite good/funny enough to get me out of my post Trump funk, but ok! The spoken bits reminded me of the Tales from Fat Tulip's Garden
Didn't get to this on Friday so listening now. Spotify says they are the best English band ever to hit it big in America. Funny album name. The first track was instrumental so didn't really know what kind of music to expect here. The second track is cool. This album is 2hrs long! We'll see if I last that long. Yeah I can't do this for 2 hrs. I think I made it throuh 5/30 tracks lol 3 stars.
Sort of a mix of led Zepplin and the Beatles 3.5 / 5.0
Remind me of the Kinks, very English. Not a lot of replayability value but good to have heard. Like it says on the cover of the book!
Lazy Sunday is the one track everybody knows. I knew of the Small Faces but somehow forgot that that track was by them. Oh my. The rest is more or less decent prog/psych rock. Not bad but nothing outstanding.
Man, hearing the title track instantly took me back to my days of playing Grand Theft Auto 5, as it was featured in the game's initial trailer and within the in-game radio itself. That's about the extent of my knowledge when it comes to this group, however. There's a pretty hearty psychedelic rock sound here, even more enhanced when listening to the stereo versions of each track on the album remaster. The album has two very distinct sides, with side one featuring your usual, eclectic psychedelic rock. Thick drums, distorted guitar, extended instrumental breaks, etc. Side two takes on a fairy tale-like concept whilst continuing to incorporate the aforementioned psychedelia. It honestly borders on silly and absurd at this point, with our "hero" embarking on a search for the other half of the moon with the help of a giant fly. I've heard other, equivalently weird prog rock though, so I guess I can't be too surprised. This album would've left a better impression on me if it had just consisted of side one to be honest. The stereo version of the opening track is like sex to your ears, a flagship representative of what instrumental psychedelic rock was all about. "Afterglow" and "Lazy Sunday" were good too. Side two could've probably been extended and made into its own album if the group really wanted to pursue that route.
Am I being generous by giving 3 stars? Or do they deserve better and I’m just biased against them for later recruiting Rod Stewart? I can’t tell but I’m ready to move on. Next!
Interesting beginnings for Small Faces. Very Brit early on
What in the actual f*ck did I just listen to? I kept waiting for Austin Powers to do a cameo. Certainly amusing. 3 stars just for the cheekiness.
Not terrible, but not really convincing either. It has some good songs.
I love when albums have totally nonsensical and ridiculous covers. I initially thought this was cut straight from the front of a cereal box. But the cover and title are actually a spoof on the tinned tobacco called Ogden’s Nut-brown Flake. Definitely a bold and unique move, and I think it sets the stage for the rest of what to expect. This album as a whole is ridiculous in every sense of the word. I’ve never heard of this group, but they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and were a huge part of the modernist subculture in 50s and 60s Great Britain. Now yes, this album is considered apart of the 60s wave of psychedelic music. But I believe it does more than enough to set itself apart from the rest. The two sides of the album are so separate in their own concepts that they really feel like two different projects. Side A explores the varied styles of the band themselves, but it all generally revolves around a 60s neo-psychedelic style. And it’s genuinely great. Pretty much every song is at least decent, and the true highlights are some of the best psych rock I’ve heard in a long time. Full of an energy that few bands were really displaying back then. I listened to the mono version, so I can’t speak for how the stereo version sounds in both channels, but the production felt a little rougher compared to other records around the same time period. Side B on the other hand still has that same psych sound, but delves more into a progressive rock kind of deal. This is where the concept part of the concept album comes through. It’s based around a fairy tale the members of the band created, and has narration done by Stanley Unwin. And this is where my issues with the album begin. This side is less maximally focused than the previous, and doesn’t shine as much. There are decent songs still, but the goofy comedic narration really throws things off. I’m scoring this the way I am because I think the first half is so strong, it’s fortunately not dragged down too much by the latter half. Rating: 6/10
It was fun psychedelic rock pop. Some fun stuff like the Kinks and Beatles obviously but I still think they sound distinct enough that I could pick them out. Ended up not saving too many songs but there were usually parts of each song that I enjoyed. Rating: 3.2
good background music
Nice album but its just that. I dont see anything special in this 1969 album. All that I hear had alredy been done before and they were just copying other bands and juat combining all. A few good songs but not great as an album.
I enjoyed listening to 'Lazy Sunday' again after a long time. Beyond that, I found the album rather boring. I probably won't listen to it again. 3/5
The Album opens with the title track which is a really great instrumental that I kind of wish would be the sound for the whole album. That's not to say the more weird British quirky and whimsical tracks are bad but the more psychedelic rock tracks are definitely better overall. It was SO close to being a 4 but it's just missing that extra something. That standout track or catchy riff or vocal line. Perhaps it's a little TOO weird and the spoken parts at the start of the tracks on the second half of the album spoil the flow. Glad I listened though and some very good songs to be found here.
The front half contains some beautifully played psychedelia, whimsical and sweet. The back half is an oft-clumsy fairytale that still has some enjoyable moments (I already knew “Rollin’ Over” from the Brian May cover).
album tanto generico che l'ho ascoltato ieri mattina e non mi ricordo già più cos'ho ascoltato. però solito innocuo rock simil Beatles anni 60, quindi sempre gradevole.
yes
Good
First of all, the extreme stereo mix is too much for me which doesn't help! The first half is alright, nothing to set the world alight. Second half is...interesting. I now have an odd craving for tobacco.
Hilarious nonsense
Some decent music here, but quite a bit of talking. I came for music. Not for an audio-book.
# Album Name: Ogden's Nut Gone Flake # Artist: Small faces # Rating: 3/5 # Comments: Good guitar solo in son of a baker. Lazy sunday is an absolutely cracking song. Too many interludes. People talking shit. Reminds me of a crap rap album. Or even a good rap album with shit interludes on it. Is interludes even the right name? i duno. Anyway, a few good tracks with one banger. Was an OK album. # Top Tunes: After glow / Long Agos / son of a baker / lazy sunday # Would I listen to it again? Not in its entirety. Ive added a couple of songs to my playlist.
Bringing an end to our cold streak (four albums in a row that I rated below a 3/5, and all of them I'd boot from this list). The first track gave me a Jimmy Neutron brain blast, and I realized it's because I know it from GTA5. Also "Happiness Stan" was a cool journey of a track. Decent enough album that I'm glad I listened. Favorite tracks: Ogden's Nut Gone Flake, Song of a Baker, Happiness Stan. Album art: I've been intrigued by this one for quite a well, once I saw it was on this list somewhere I had to know what it would be like. Looks to be an old-fashioned label for a tobacco can or something, I really love the aesthetic. Very cool. 3/5
Over the course of listening to this album, I have come to terms with my mixed feelings for it. While there are songs peppered throughout that are pretty good, Ogden's Nut Gone Flake appears and feels half-hearted in its execution; it is as though Small Faces were obligated to put out a hippy-dippy psychedelic concept album in an effort to be with the times. It is apparent in the sides, with side A being just a collection of songs and side B being about some guy named Happiness Stan whose backstory I couldn't comprehend. Although there will be a time where I may have to come across this album again, confronting it in both its mono and stereo configurations may have been too much for me and such a situation may put me off it for some time. Ogden's Nut Gone Flake simply exists, that's all. Favorites: Ogden's Nut Gone Flake, Afterglow, Rene, Song of a Baker, Lazy Sunday, Rollin' Over, The Journey.
5.5/10
Started off pretty good with groovy 60’s vibe but ended on a bummer of trippy children’s story spoken word.
Syre ting.. Musikken var som sådan fin nok.. Men der var lagt pisse itteterende musse stemmer ind over i et forsøg på at formidle en historie.
Pretty experimental for it it’s time. Can definitely see the sgt peppers comparisons
A very fun and silly album that owes a great deal to the Beatles and even more to the Kinks. The Small Faces always had the ability to blend melody with power. There are certainly hints of their signature sound, but this album is clearly more rooted in a playful melodic orientation. Not my favorite of theirs', but I'm glad to have given it a shot. 3.5
Why did I move here? I guess it was the weather. Or the… Ah, I don’t know, that thing. That magic. You see it in the movies. I wanted to retire. From what I was doing, you know? From that, that… line of work. Be a good guy for once, a family man. So, I bought a big house. Came here, put my feet up, and thought I’d be a dad like all the other dads. My kids, would be like the kids on TV. We could play ball and sit in the sun. But well, you know how it is. Anyway, first song slapped, went downhill from there.
Lazy sunday bäst. Fanns ett par schyssta spår till som gör att plattan blir godkänd.
Pretty ridiculous but an enjoyable album Standout songs: Afterglow Lazy Sunday
Really unusual album I wasn't expecting. Some folks have described it as early proto punk, which I can kind of hear. Everything starts somewhere.
Impressive for 1968. The front half was better than the back half though.
What a curious--and almost bipolar--album. I don't think I've ever heard a "Small Faces" album before (and really not much of them at all), and while this is likely *not* a very representative album by them, it's a fascinating mix of styles and songs, at times reminding me of the Kinks in that regard ("Rene" and "Lazy Sunday" in particular made me think of them). I enjoyed the title track, "Afterglow" and "Song of a baker". I'm not sure I can say the same for the Happiness Stan suite on the B-side, but I'd give them an A for effort, taking what sounds like an incredibly offhand comment by a stoned-out band member and making it into an entire side of a vinyl disc.... Also, a helpful hint to anyone who hasn't yet listened to the album: the stereo version of this album is a *far* better way to appreciate the songs; I quickly realized this when it seemed really flat and muddy with the first couple of mono songs. And the Wikipedia entry really helps fill in some of the blanks, especially about the Happiness Stan suite's intention (which I'm not convinced succeeds, at least for me).
This is what Jimi Hendrix would sound like if he wasn't cool.
Fun
Very flower-childy. It has that summer of love in San Francisco sound even though the provenance of Small Faces is across the pond. Long Ago and Worlds Apart is a happy, beachy number even though the lyrics are pretty dark. Nice example of the genre and year with hi-hat heavy percussion and chanty vocals throughout.
This was very much how I'd imagine a Small Faces concept album to sound. Raggy and British and a bit silly
Loving the full psychedelic drip on the titular opening track. Can certainly see the reverberations of such reflected in modern psychedelia (Tame Impala, etc.). Flipped over to the stereo version on Rene -- worth the investment and will absolutely go back through the first few tracks to see what I missed in the production. Stereo manipulation on Happiness Stan was a little obnoxious imo. Enjoy the song otherwise though, so it is forgivable. The spoken word outro is pretty bizarre and hilarious, but I guess it is a continuing theme throughout. Intro riff to Rollin' Over sounds just like Foxy Lady. The two songs came out so close to each other, I'm unsure who to blame. Never listened to Small Faces before, but this was some quality 60s psych infused rock. Somewhere between a high 3 and low 4. Ultimately going with the 3 here because I don't expect to be back any time soon, and while this was indeed fine, it rarely went above that boundary.
Rollin' over has Jimi Hendrix sound to it. Whole album has a 60's/70's rock vibe. Not a bad listen. Some weird song in the mix. 3 stars
Not sure what Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake means, but it sure is provacative. Fuzzzzzy to start this album. I listened to the Stereo version and they went a bit too hard on the stereo effects at some points, but for the most part it was well done. Overall felt like a mix of Beatles, Jimi, and even Led Zep at points. This felt like a 3.5, but a round down because it never truly captured my attention. I would give this a relisten though to see if it improves.
A mixed bag. Some cool songs that fit in well with the time, but also some strange talking sections that don't make much sense. It seems to get stranger as it progresses. Highlights: Rene Song of a Baker Rollin' Over
It's fine psychedelia but not really for me
Cool stuff. Mono version was rough. Too much
Really liked Song of A Baker. A mix of folksy and British-y accents in almost a commercial (particularly the last HappyDaysToyTown)
A very interesting, but cool listen for me
The drumming of Kenney Jones stands out throughout. I usually like psychedelic music, but this was a little too psychedelic for me. Honourable mention for Song Of A Baker, one of the greatest rock songs ever...especially about baking! Liked songs added: - Song Of A Baker
Charming, robust, engaging, eclectic, exciting. What a rare specimen for an album from 1967. Production sounds brand new on this album. Like it came out yesterday. Negative points for inherent british humor and the weird side bits within the album. Doesn't contribute anything to anyone who isn't up to speed on the bits and culture of the time.
besser als erwartet aber würds nit nochmal hören
I did not think I would enjoy it at all but I really did. I did not care for the speaking parts and it got more annoying and irritating as it went on. 3
Beatles sind besser
Had it's moments
I feel like I should like this more. The narration is kind of amusing but I feel like there is too much of it.
Better than Captain Beefheart
I preferred when they didn’t sing. That first song is a 5.
Нет икринки, которая бы меня задела Но и хуетой не пахнет
Interesting.
interesting album, had a psychedelic feel. Would like to listen some more.
I enjoyed most of this album. You never knew what style the next song would be. Some of the songs reminded me of Herman’s Hermits or the Monkees. Others sounded kind of like Three Dog Night or something. There really wasn’t a cohesive sound to the album, but that kept things interesting. Overall I thought it was pretty original and quirky.
Never been too big a fan of 60s music. This is not bad but all the British hippie slang was a bit much 😂 Track 3 is my favorite and I wish it wasn't so short.
Never heard of them before but I enjoyed it! Perfectly fine but not terribly memorable for me which is the only reason it looses points.
Weird stuff. But I like it.
ça se laisse écouter 3/5
Heard of them. I know a couple of their songs. But, listening to this was meh... it was fine. Nothing wrong with it, but I think it has to be something you were into when it came out to really get the most out it. 3.5
Particolare, non ho finito di ascoltare
meh. Usual '60s proto-psychedelia.
This was kind of weird, but not really weird enough to be interesting. Some tracks were pretty annoying, but i also appreciated that it didn’t take itself seriously. I guess I have mixed feelings about it. 2.5 rounded up
I do not like the name of this album but it was weird in a funnish way
I liked the classic rock/ blues inspired songs as well the experimental instrumental stuff. The goofy Brit stuff was a bit lost on me. That said, Ian McLagan lived in Austin later in his life and had a standing Tuesday night gig at a bar that’s since closed. He spent an hour or two chatting with me and a friend one night. Great guy. RIP. 3.4
Definitely of its time, but ambitious and fun. The narration and concept of the B side is a little much, but the music is still pretty good. I enjoyed it - probably not routine re-listens, but maybe the stereo version on a long drive. 3.7
Better than I expected. Some of it still sounds like cheesy old people music, but a lot of it is pretty progressive for its time! Standouts are Afterglow and Rene.
At times it felt like I was listening to Monty Python, which is a weird experience with a music album. Apparently the back half of this is a story time concept album. It couldn't be more British if it tried. But I have to say I enjoyed it
If I didn't know better I would think the album name and art were AI generated. Brightest? Immediate? Tobacco? Anway, the music starts out as just what you would expect given the title of the album and vintage of the music. Song of a Baker and Lazy Sunday start to trend weird and then side B is, of course, wackadoodle. Points for ambition but this album won't be going into rotation for me. It could be argued that it belongs on this list, though I'd be on the "no" side of that discussion.
A strange record. Side 1 is an unusual mix of psychedelia, pop rock, and cockney knees up. Side 2 is a concept album about Happiness Stan on a quest to find the missing half of the moon. It comes complete with a spoken word narrator progressing the story between each tack. Its a bit odd and quite dated, but somehow endearing. Rating: 2.5/5 Playlist track: Lazy Sunday Date listened: 06/05/24
DemaPsychedelic rockpsychedelic pop. Muchas canciones repetidas.
Some fun tracks on here. Was surprised about the energy and wasn’t sure what to expect at all from this group. I think it may be worth a listen to a couple times or more.
What the fuck did these lads put in my tobacco tin and why am I kinda okay with it?!?!?!?!?! 🫨💨🌀🌛😵💫
Started out sounding like early Tame Impala, but kinda descended into some weird mid-century British humor audiobook. It was fine.
Ok 60s rock pop
Pleasant enough. Not particularly memorable.
Normally, if I like the most popular song on an album, I wonder if I only like it as much as I do because it’s popular. But this is one of the times where I loved a song before realizing it’s very popular at all. Good album. 7/10 Top 3: 1. Lazy Sunday 2. Rene 3. The Journey
Nice and groovy. Enjoyed the early rock.
Good first half with some nice tunes. Classics 60s rock. But what the hell was that 2nd half, weird stuff with not even good songs
Kinda cool ig, but I don't really get it
That was pretty good
Perfectly enjoyable, perfectly forgettable.
It was fine, 3 stars
Honestly never given them a real listen. was more psychedelic than i thought but overall pretty forgetable. You ask: "Who do the Small Faces sound like?" and most people would scrunch their face and quizzically respond "the who???" and they'd have no idea how right they are.
would've been 4 without some of the lame shit
I really enjoyed this album when i was in college. Definitely captures that late 60's psychedelic rock that is largely melodic and engaging. Afterglow is still stellar. Pretty much every up to Happiness Stan can be appreciated if you can accept the 60's vibe. It then just gets a bit too weird and given that we have 19 minutes of Stan... I can't quite endorse this as much as if i were just reviewing the first half. Enjoyed revisiting it.
Started of quite nice and interesting, but they lost me at the fairy tale part.
Surprising, has some cool sounds. At time feels very modern for it's age.
TBH started off strong. To me i loved the beginning but it kinda turned it background generic rock to me to be honest. I dig the idea of a concept album. I think maybe i need to revisit it with more context. Mucho respect tho.
Very 60s. Very whimsical but a tad annoying especially on side 2.
One quarter English audiobook, three quarters eclectic 60s rock album
Actually thought this was kind of funny. You know what, I chuckled. Three and a half. Fave track: Long Agos and Worlds Apart
It was a bit much at times though. I think the wackiness sometimes surpassed the actual quality of the music,
Ok, but noting to move you.
Interesting title, but I can see why they didn't catch on in America.
Some really nice songs, But something really weird tracks.
That was some weird ass shit but not bad
I'm familiar with that cover - from second hand record shops perhaps, it is pretty distinctive. This record is pretty mad, some bits rock, other bits are trippy, then there is the weird narration. 1968 I guess