Reviews (page 4 of 8)
At times, a really great example of a narrative album, lost itself for me in the final third. A lot of Floyd, Beatles and Who in there for me; influencing or influenced by I'm not sure. Worth a listen though.
Esse é, definitivamente, um daqueles álbuns que está na lista que é apenas pra você saber que ele existe e possivelmente inspirou muitos outros que estão por vir. Dito isso, achei interessante.
It was not memorable. I feel like I keep thinking this since the middle of the week, AITA ?
Unremarkable
Mi piace molto l’idea ma non hitta troppo, devo ascoltare Tommy per confrontare
Being such an early example of the genre, it's not surprising that it's rough around the edges. It's got charm and it has moments where it clicks. They should've moved the sound engineer far away from the "pan" feature on the mixing desk, though.
I hadn't heard of The Pretty Things before (I don't think!) Enjoying the first track. A very 1968 sounds. Hearing a lot of The Beatles influence in Track Two (Fly to the Moon). I kinda wish I had've discovered this album like 15 years earlier when I was a little more into this style of music. Grateful to have come across it though. Cool to know it was the first rock opera though - I dig that kinda creative story-tewling
This was sent to me by my bio-dad a few years ago. I remember hearing it the first time and I didn't have a strong opinion, but I liked that it's one of the first concept albums ever. I thought a re-listen would stir more emotion out of me, but to be honest, this is just.. fine.
The first rock opera? What have you wrought?
Day858 - if i had a nickel for every late sixties british album here’s the thing, i didn’t hate it but just give me the beatles next time
Decent psychedelic music, but a little boring.
Well I gotta say if it were not for the Beatles and particularly George Harrison, this album would not exist. Other than a couple blue songs, psychedelic music weaves its way through the entire album. It’s a fun album to listen to although it gets a bit repetitive near the hour mark. Oddly my favorite song was Death, unlike the other songs, it was slow and dark almost like a hymn.
Lo escuché en Stereo y me cago en mi madre qué horror En mono es MUCHÍSIMO más disfrutable Me ha gustado mucho, igual son 3'5 por alguna canción que me sobra
There was a time in my life when I am sure I would have thought this album is better than I do now. I'm now older and find psychedelic stuff that sounds like Syd Barrett exhausting and corny. And sitars too. Knowing this came out in 68 is like ... we get it man, the stones and the Beatles have already used the sitar on hit records. It's done. I gotta add that I didn't find there was much in the way of hooks here either.
Pretty good. Reminded me a bit of CSNY mixed with Genesis.
Not bad
2026.05.05.-06.
Enjoyed this lovely example of 60s music but not sure it's worthy of being in the 1001 albums list.
Didn't wow me but it was pleasant enough.
Wow album cover! Not a clue. Okay wow, Wikipedia says this is known as one of the first rock operas to exist, so I’m essentially presold. And reading that this wasn’t properly marketed as a rock opera has me livid.
If you are into late 60's incense and peppermint british psychedelic rock then this is probably a cool album to know. It didn't especially grab me. It has it's moments.
Listened Before? N Well done psychedelic concept album. Nothing special other than being first, though. It was okay. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: Bracelets of Fingers
It’s surprising how strong this sounds, especially for something so unknown. It makes you wonder why it never gained more recognition. Maybe the lack of standout singles held it back. Still it’s impressive to hear the start of what is clearly Rock Opera. At the same time, it’s hard to pinpoint when I’d choose this over bands like the Beatles, The Kinks, or The Who, since it sits quite close to their sound. Really interesting in an historical context but maybe not something I’m going to come back to in the near future.
6/10
This was a good listen, got kinda tired of it at points though
Cool project. I do feel like ive heard alot of this before in every other bands of this time. Sprinkle of beatles, some who, dash of the stones. They do some cool things with mixing and mastering. Using both channels but sometimes there are some painful flaws. Only a time or 2 but its still there. Hard to forget. Honestly that's the part that stuck out the most. Os the mixing. Its not bad and not amazing. Thought for sure this would be a 4 but it dont think it reaches thay high sadly. Still worth a listen. And id bet there are a million people who would see it differently than me. Give it a spin and find out.
Deserves a re-listen (note to self !)
Strange one this. Great in places. Awful in other's. The lyrics are pretty poor however the ambition to try something different is be applauded. Probably needs a few more listens
poor mans kinks to start with. Ray davies without the talent. It should have been good but it became a bit banal late 60's pop trying to stay relevant.
This album feels like the twenty or so minutes just before sunset at an outdoor music festival. A bit playful, a hint of the bedlam that's to come; the dual energy that's slow and melodic while also intense.
Like it 3/5
60’s Rock ⭐️Walking Through My Dreams
It was fine.
Bonus points for being pioneers, but I’m glad to have missed the rock opera era.
1. Defecting Grey 2. Mr. Evasion 3. She Says Good Morning The first half of the album was kinda slow but I really like the tempo on some of the later songs with the guitar interludes.
Sounds like classic rock. Nothing specific stood out, but the subs did vaguely remind me of some other things
If I had to rank every album on this list, I feel like this one would end up right around the exact middle. Some fantastic moments but something is keeping me from loving it. 3.5/5
This one got off to a great start. For the first half of it I was loving it and thinking it’s gonna be a 4 or potentially even a 5 star. Second half it fell off a cliff though. It wasn’t like there was anything terrible or anything. It just didn’t hold my attention and I had basically tuned out by the end. Bit of a shame after such a good opening. Top Track - She Says Good Morning
An interesting album, one that I wished I liked more! It has so much that I like, but I don't think it has clicked yet. Maybe I'll come back to it and realise that it is better than I thought. Favourites: S.F. Sorrow is Born Mr. Evasion Walking Through My Dreams
eh. generous 3.
Everything about this says I should like it. There are some definite good tracks, but some of it fell flat for me and was a little on the irritating side.
Whenever it wasn't trying to be the Beatles, it was pretty fun. More distorted nonsense, please!
Quite enjoyed this, lots of interesting recognisable noises that I suspect have been sampled in other hits.
sf sorrow is born! hah. this is so 60's and probably would be good if the floyd or the beatles didn't exist... big sgt pepper vibes. what a time to be alive. I enjoyed
60s psych record
A Phenocopy of every other British rock band of the 60s
I saw that this was a concept album and I was worried… It was better than expected musically and the vague notion I had of the narrative wasn’t nonsense. I still don’t like concept albums as it requires you to follow a narrative thread; if I wanted to do that I would be following 1001 audiobooks to listen to before you die.
I’m glad I listened to it, even if this is one I’m not likely to revisit in a hurry. Concept album lite, this at least doesn’t go too heavy on the concept at the expense of the music. Some occasionally decent flourishes during it, but suffered quite a lot from a washed out sound. Not sure if it was a stylistic choice or just the equipment available at the time, I found myself wanting more punch and clarity from it.
Better on headphones
Ambitious for its time, and you can hear that. It’s uneven, but there’s enough imagination here to make it worth sitting through.
Great album.
I turned on mono mix for my own sanity. Other than the sins they committed with the stereo mix, the album was a fun time.
This was quite interesting, including its backstory as the pre-Tommy original rock opera. The psychedelic music is, in places, a bit harder and more angular than you often hear. The dark-themed sci-fi fantasy lyrics didn’t do much for me, but they’re at least coherent.
Similar to other psychadelic/experimental rock of the late 1960's, for example Well of Destiny could easily be a Pink Floyd track (and in fact David Gilmour did play on a version of the album at one point). I wasn't able to concentrate on the lyrics to see how well it fits with being the first (potentially) rock opera. Overall not too bad - if you like psychadelia.
You'll never have me believe that the sound engineer wasn't under LSD when mixing this. Great music otherwise
Defecting Grey and Baron Saturday are both pretty good, but overall this is just fine. I get it's like a rock opera sorta thing, but it's just fine.
Hard to get the full concept/rock opera out of it when not listening fully actively and tracking the lyrics. It's kind of a low 3 for me, I could see myself liking it more if I dove in deep, but I gave it a lot of chances and it only grew a bit. Cool vibe and some really interesting stuff in the songs.
If this list hadn’t already introduced me to so many ‘60s psych records, half of which are more brilliant than this and half of which are worse, I’d be more excited by this. As it is, it’s a charming middle of the road ‘60s psych record that just so happens to have a claim as the first rock opera. Not bad.
Un álbum que cuenta una historia simple, tiene etapas muy marcadas, es disfrutable, interesantes cambios aunque un poco raros. Mis canciones favoritas son Ballón Burning, The Journey, Walking through My dreams ✧
top 3 - Trust, S.F. Sorrow IS Born, Bracelets Of Fingers. It’s nice but didn’t leave a big impression on me. Sort of piqued my interest, I will check out another album (maybe ‘Parachute’) made by them sometime in the future.
Shocked I've never heard this before. I would have eaten this up in my younger days. Pretty cool.
Naja, es gibt schon ein paar gute Songs, aber das ist ein Fall von 'Gute Idee, schlechte Ausführung' Ich kenne viele Künstler, die Concept-Albums machen, ein paar davonn sogar meine Lieblingsalben, aber naja.. Ich mag das Genre der ersten paar Songs, aber sonst ist es auch nicht so für mich. In letzter Zeit sind wenige dieser Alben gut.
Best psychedelic beatles album that I never heard of. But honestly, I'm surprised I never heard of them. This might be one of the best psychedelic rock albums I've heard though a few clunkers keep it from being a 4
I got The Who vibes from these guys solid 3.5/5
niiice
I just want to start this review by acknowledging something that I would be remiss to not mention. The drummer of this band used to call himself Twink. That was his actual stage name and I find that hilarious. I'm imagining a live show now where they say something like "Now here's Twink!!" and everyone cheers. Okay, on to the album. S.F. Sorrow is a pretty neat album. It's considered one of the first rock operas ever, which is super interesting and definitely gives it a reason for inclusion on a list like this. How does it hold up? I'd say it holds up fairly well. It's not perfect. The mixing especially is pretty dated, but I think it's still worth a listen. The premise is respectable, what with its themes of death and war and love and such. The actual music is alright. It's fairly Beatles-esque, but it occasionally has the quirky artistry of something like Syd Barrett-era Pink Floyd, which actually makes sense seeing as this album shares a producer with The Piper at the Gates of Dawn. That's a fun fact. I do think that the album is fairly average in regards to the music though. The writing is pretty good. It communicates the themes and story pretty well. Overall, I find S.F. Sorrow to be a bit of a novelty, but not a pointless one. It's the kind of thing that you could get REALLY into if you wanted to, but could also just move on from if it doesn't grip you. I fall into the latter category, but I can see why one would end up in the former. So yeah, S.F. Sorrow is good. High 3/5.
very 60s. Some good bits from that era and some surprisingly catchup songs/Riffs. Ok for a listen but wont rush to listen to again.
Nice little melting pot of ideas from every sixties band you know
Weer een nieuwe naam voor mij - leuke jaren 60 muziek
Knackered after big trip and tattoos but I will definitely listen to this soon! I'm gonna give it like what I think I'd rate it against Tommy I guess?
Floydian.
An interesting album although I don't think I'll be adding it to my regular playlist.
(3) it is an original piece and the first rock opera but it’s not my cup of tea.
2.7
Beatles-like psychedelia, but they went beyond with a whole story. Some parts sound heavy for its time, and I appreciate the ambitious production (like they're scoring for a modern King Arthur), but it's not something I'd put on repeat often (3.5).
Cool concept but the execution missed for me.
60s vibes. I imaging this is what it feels like to listen to the Beatles for the first time, in the 2020s 7/10
This was probably pretty experimental and out there at the time. For me it wasn't bad, some songs were better than others. But it kind of sounded like off-brand beatles unfortunately
Metal before metal. Punk before punk. Concept album before the concept of concept albums. Rock opera before the rock opera. Radiohead before Radiohead. But not as good.
Didn’t really catch the story but the music was good. Interesting psychedelic rock with some nice hard rocking parts.
I really liked the sound of this! It has that flowy, psychedelic 60s thing I enjoy. I wish I had more time to relisten - kinda torn between a 3 and a 4, so let's call it 3.5.
Not too bad if you think of it as an homage to the Kinks and Beatles with an occasional nod to the Who thrown in. Luckily, I like all of those bands.
More interesting the first time through than the second. Unfortunately, the story (in album liner) is not clear in the songs themselves. Worth hearing once.
Wicked Beatles-ey. Fiercely meh, though, for me.
Sounds a lot like a knock off Beatles group. The music was actually good and I enjoyed the variety of instruments in the songs. I’m riding the middle with this album as no real complaints, but nothing amazing either.
60s psychedelic rock … I’m here for this for the most part. It feels too long in places, and gets weary by the end, but it’s a pretty solid effort otherwise.
I'm a sucker for a good concept album. I'm not certain this qualifies as good, but it certainly isn't bad. I read the notes so I could follow the story and it was pretty cool, how could it not be with a trans-Atlantic balloon journey, even if it did end in tragedy. Music was very much a Beatle knock off, but not too mad about that. It was enjoyable and trippy, fit the story line nicely. For the creativity and innovation alone I'd give them 3 stars for the effort, add that I absolutely enjoyed the ride and that makes it firm and fair 3 stars.
A pretty decent listen, i liked it but i didnt think it was anything super special, a solid 3 stars
stereo sound was invented specifically so that the mixing engineer on this record could twiddle knobs to his hearts desire good music though
I know everyone makes the comparison to Sgt. Pepper's, with a sprinkling of Pink Floyd and the Who or what have you, but it really is apparent. I thought it was a nice enough listen. It's very familiar and of that time. There were some notable bits that stood out to me, in particular the moments of deep, layered FAT guitar. But it started to feel overlong by the end.
You know, this should be right up there with great rock operas. Which is not a genre I appreciate, actually.
Never heard of this band or album before it was suggested by the generator. It says it came out in 1968 and I sure believe that. I feel I was not properly inebriated enough for this album. It had it's moments, my favorite being Old Man Going. This is something one of my more free spirited uncles would probably have been listening to at UT in the late 60s.
Some nice musical variety but nothing stand out for me
Old rock/boy band. Kinda sounds like the beatles.
Geht so
These guys really like panning
The Beatles if they were into edging. 5/10
It’s a full album coping Blue Jay Way. That being said, it’s not too bad.
It was pretty good. It had a Sergeant Peppers and early Pink Floyd vibe. Psychedelic.
Never heard of this group, interesting
Meh
didnt find it very interesting, also didnt hate it. like a low 3
Elegant, psychedelic, super interesting. Feels very very ahead of its time. It gives me the impression of being a pioneering album (and band).
p146. 1968. 3 stars. Mildly pretentious prototype 60s rock opera. Came cold to this and was pleasantly surprised - decent lyrics and harmonies. There is a direct line from this to Tommy and The Wall. All it is missing are standout tracks.
I love the psychedelic parts of this album, it’s my favorite genre and these people sound interesting, but THE ALBUM JUST DRAGGED I WANTED IT TO END AFTER LIKE THE 10th SONG 😭
While interesting, and ambitious, I think the sound would greatly enjoy a clean up from a remaster, cause it sounds drowned out and it is too bad. It's not a fair criticism to the album, but it really bothered me. It also has problem in it self (too long and sometimes too wide of range) but overall I was impressed, and it is the kind of rare find that makes this list intersting
It sounds fine in parts, I just have less than no interest in listening to proto-Tommy, I want good songs first and an overarching album story second, not the other way around And it feels too cheesy to take seriously but that's probably just a natural problem of its age It's not bad I just want to be as far away from it as possible
So I certainly have opinions on this one. This album is very akin to Revolver era Beatles, some songs especially really connect to that period for me, but with the expression of Sgt Pepper. Certainly the comparisons are easy to make but this album definitely lacks that certain something that made the Beatles so special... you know outside of the multiple album run up and pre-emptive critical acclaim. But I did anticipate that I would like this album a lot, based on all the comparisons but I really have to agree with the critics here. Also worth saying I've never really listened to the Who so the Tommy comparisons go over my head. I think I appreciate what the album tried to do more than like the album itself. The music is solid, but it's a step down from, as I said, Revolver and even Rubber Soul era Beatles, and is definitely not in league with Sgt Pepper levels of writing. The story it tells flows well, but it lacks the sort of timeless metaphors and catchy hooks retrospectively. At the time however? This should have certainly caused more buzz, it's a shame it was so overlooked. Really good ideas just a couple years too late to really ride the wave. Best songs: Loneliest Person Worst songs: N/A Rank compared to everything else so far: 36/45 (below Coat of my Colors, above Destroyer)
Not bad
Very interesting concept with some ideas that sound way ahead of their time. They're also somehow the first Beatles "soundalike" I've heard that actually manages to pull it off, all while adding their own unique twist. I'd be quite tempted to come back to it in the future, since I couldn't catch everything they were trying to do on one listen. For today, I was engaged the whole way through with a couple of fantastic songs standing out. It's almost a 4! Standouts: She Says Good Morning • Balloon Burning • Defecting Grey • Mr Evasion
Solid with a lot of super cool and interesting sounds and ideas. Since it's a rock opera I have to say the premise doesn't necessarily come across and it definitely requires some serious legwork to get it all. I also felt that it ended on an anticlimax. This may be taboo to say, but it really just made me want to listen to Tommy.
3 seems right.
Favorite Track: Bracelets Of Fingers
Psychedelic rock opera, eh?
Very 60s. Washed over me a bit but could have something to it.
A decent listen, and typical of British 60's psych rock, but little point in revisiting if you also like The Beatles and/or Floyd. Heard before ❌️ Listened this time ✅️ Revisit ❌️ Psychedelic ★★★☆☆ (6/10) Total reviewed : 182 Already owned : 40 Purchased : 6 Buy : 6 Nope : 130
This is the only album by this group in the 1,001. I suspect it’s in there only/mostly because it’s touted as the first “rock opera”. This album is OK, but a much better album is their next release, Parachute, which had low-medium rotation when we played cards in high school. That’s well worth a listen. Weirdly, both albums are listed on Apple Music under “Compilations” (with bonus tracks) but not in the regular album discography.
Before today, I’d never heard of The Pretty Things, so S.F. Sorrow was a complete discovery and a very enjoyable one. This is a seriously cool album. It has strong echoes of the late psychedelic era of The Beatles, but with a rougher, noisier edge. It’s an easy and fun listen, full of fuzz, experimentation, and swirling ideas. You can tell how ahead of its time this must have sounded when it was released. What really stands out is how creative and cohesive it feels. The songs flow naturally, and the band fully lean into the strange and experimental without losing the thread. It’s the kind of album that rewards repeat listens, and one I’ll definitely come back to. Favourite tracks: Bracelets of Fingers and She Says Good Morning, both capture the album’s psychedelic charm perfectly Least favourite tracks: None, everything here feels worth listening to Album artwork: A very cool cover that fits the trippy late 60s vibe perfectly Overall, S.F. Sorrow was a genuine surprise, creative, psychedelic, and far more enjoyable than I expected
Sounds like they were listening to all of the Beatles' psychedelic stuff from Revolver, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band and Magical Mystery Tour before recording this one. Good album.
hello george john paul & ringo
Interesting really
Meh
i like the stereo. it’s giving me beatles vibes. otherwise average
It’s sort of like a band saying, hey, look at all the stuff these other bands are doing. We can do it! And they do. And it’s fine. And then no one remembers it at all
Beatles lite
Decent 80s rock with a Beatles vibe. Pretty good overall, but there were some weird synthy moments in some songs that I did not like.
Read about this record for years. Better than I thought. I'd listen again.
Felt like a Beatles record on their more psychedelic kicks. Songwriting wasn’t up to that same standard, but I’m into that sort of thing so it was an enjoyable listen.
😒
A couple bangers but mostly forgettable. In the running for best artwork so far
I started off less than impressed, but by the end I liked a few tracks. Not going to go down as one of the best/most interesting rock operas of all time, but an interesting timepiece. 2.5/5 -> 3/5
cool record. Psychedelic rock is a bit hit or miss for me. Sometimes it gets a bit much, but this was nice.
A psychedelic concept album from the 60s. While I enjoyed the album, the psych rock genre was definitely the “it” genre at the time that many rock bands were emulating, so sometimes these 60s albums can sound redundant, especially when accompanied by flat voices. But this one at least has a different take on the genre by making a psychedelic rock opera.
Decent early Brutus psych. Interesting attempt of a concept album. Can hear the influence to Tommy.
Can't say much about the concept part of the album, as the songs didn't really kept me listening. The music is pretty much standard late '60s psych rock. Didn't do much for me, but it wasn't bad.
7/10
The ducts at work are rattling extra hard this year making a lot of noise and sometimes while listening to this album I preferred the ducts.
Didn't do a lot for me. But still good if your into this kinda thing.
An average, boring slog.
Interesting concept album, not terrible but also I get why it's not as well remembered as Tommy or Quadrophenia. The main riff in "Balloon Burning" kinda sounds like the riff in Zeppelin's "Kashmir."
Really trying to be Revolver
It’s actually pretty damned good. Lots of sounds I don’t expect to hear in a 60s album. At some point a they sound like a Beatles rip-off, and some times they sound like a mid-2000s classic rock resurgence band in the vein of The Vines or The Strokes. It’s criminal we don’t have half stars for this project. This is a solid album, 3.5 stars.
Interesting. Obvious some inspiration for Tommy, but a good listen.
Gooi de Beatles, de Kinks en de Stones in de blender, druk op de aan-knop, en dit is wat je krijgt. Gaandeweg het album wordt het steeds belachelijker hoeveel clichés ze op een hoop weten te vegen. In die zin is het ook significant in welk jaar dit uitkwam: 1968. Een jaar nadat de groten de grenzen van wat popmuziek is hadden verlegd, kachelden deze gasten achter de trends aan. En o ja, het schijnt de eerste rock opera te wezen, althans, dat vonden de heren zelf. Ik heb er in ieder geval niks van gemerkt.
Typisch jaren '60 geluid. Het is speels en wisselt af. Helaas geldt die afwisseling ook voor het kwaliteitsniveau. Het is zeker niet altijd raak. Minpunten voor de overtreffende trap van de lange lettergrepen soms. She eee eee eee eee says good morning. Is dit nu serieus bedoeld? Of nemen ze de Beatles op de hak? 2,5 ster
Ik kan me voorstellen dat er in het verleden echt veel van dit soort muziek is gemaakt, waar we nu weinig weet meer van hebben. Of je moet een boomer zijn of een voorliefde voor muziek uit die periode hebben. Het is Beatlesque (we tellen gewoon door), maar ik hoor ook elementen van de Kinks of the Who. Het is met name folkloristisch en psychedelisch. Niet alle nummers zijn van dezelfde kwaliteit en ik kan me voorstellen dat het geluid niet altijd even lekker is om op een koptelefoon of oortjes te horen. Want het is nu soms al wel aan de schelle kant. Ik vind dit best geinig, ondanks dat het wel wat gedateerd klinkt. Mocht ik nog twijfelen tussen een 3 en een 4, dan bedenk ik me dat ik dit zeer waarschijnlijk nooit meer zelf zomaar op zal zetten. Ik had ook niet veel zin om de bonustracks nog uit te luisteren (die niet op de wiki-pagina staan?). Dus het zal moeten belanden in de grote vergaarbak met vergeetbare albums ben ik bang. En daar is maar 1 cijfer voor.
A lot of the reviews compared this to Tommy. As an album, I prefered S.F Sorrow. It doesn't have a song as good as Pinball Wizard on it, but it's a more consistently decent bit of work.
not bad. i enjoyed most of it, but i probably wouldn't come back to this other than a track or two. standout track: talking about the good times
Strong start, went off the rails as the album progressed. Still lots of fun.
297/1089 - Went in one ear then out the other. This is probably unfair since I listened to a lot of 60s music (without paying attention to dates) before listening to this album so I'm unsure what influenced what exactly but the album really sounds derivitive and generic.
Sounds like Queen, The Who, the Beatles, and a little Oasis all mashed up into one concept album. It even had a couple songs that sounded like proto-punk, which were the most interesting ones. All the songs were tied together in a rock opera style. It was fine, but nothing I'd want to revisit in the future. 3/5
At first I was like we have st.peppers lonely hearts club band at home but a few stand outs were ballon burning and o suppose death off the title alone but it wasn’t at ghoulish as you would believe but overall it wasn’t like bad…like a 7.5
Album 952 of 1089 Pretty Things - S.F. Sorrow (1968) Rating : 3 / 5 This one takes the form of a rock opera, tracing the life of a single character “from rural birth to Prodigal’s Oliver Twist freakout.” I’ll admit, it’s hard to fully absorb a concept album like this on just one listen — there’s a lot happening lyrically and musically. Even so, it’s a solid listen. The music itself stands up well, with moments that reminded me of The Who, both in tone and structure. The vocals are strong and the musicianship is tight - you can tell they knew what they were doing. While I can’t say it immediately grabbed me the way some other albums have, it’s right there in that comfortable middle ground: enjoyable, well-made, and worthy of another spin down the road. I can easily see how this album might reveal more layers with time. It’s ambitious without being overblown, and there’s a real sense that they were pushing creative boundaries for their era.
Reminds me of the Beatles
Ok
***An ok album. Easy listening
Pretty interesting pysch!
It’s good music, but as far as rock operas it’s no tommy
Dug this album. California hippie sounding. Psychedelic sounds of the canyon. Will dig more into their discography.
The music is good, the format is weird for me.
Pretty good psychedelic rock album but nothing outstanding. It’s decently consistent through, so it was enjoyable all the way through. 7/10
Enjoyable 60’s psychedelic/prog rock
like a decent but leaving more to be desired sequel of magical mystery tour
Interesting I've never heard of this. Very similar to Sgt Peppers, Lola and Tommy, but came before the latter 2. Seems to be the first ever rock opera. No songs stood out as big hits and vocals were hard to understand to follow the story. But I still really like this gritty late-60's brit art rock.
Good music? Yes. Would I choose to listen again? No.
Never heard of this band before, and enjoyed this album, but Juuuuust short of a 4 for me (3.8)
Wish I had more time with this, may reassess
It was ok. Pretty ambitious concept but didnt quite come together. Standout songs: Death I see you
Alors, les Pretty Things, pour les plus jeunes (et même pour certains de ma génération, faut pas déconner), ce nom n’évoque peut-être pas grand-chose. On est loin des Stones, des Who ou des Kinks en termes de notoriété planétaire. Pourtant, ces mecs ont démarré comme des brutes, jouant un R&B plus crade et méchant que Jagger et sa bande à leurs débuts. Mais voilà, 1967/68, l’heure est au psychédélisme, aux fleurs dans les cheveux et aux acides qui font voir la vie en technicolor. Les Pretty Things, comme beaucoup d’autres, sentent le vent tourner et décident d’explorer de nouveaux territoires sonores après un album de transition un peu mou du genou, Emotions . Et là, paf ! Ils nous pondent « S.F. Sorrow » et attention, pas juste une collection de chansons psyché à la petite semaine. Non, monsieur ! On parle ici de ce qui est considéré par beaucoup (et surtout par les principaux intéressés et leurs fans) comme le tout premier « Opéra Rock » de l’histoire, oui et bien avant « Tommy » des Who. L’histoire (fictive, hein, on se calme) de Sebastian F. Sorrow, de sa naissance à sa mort en passant par la guerre, l’amour, la désillusion, bref, la totale. Un concept, une narration, le tout emballé dans des arrangements psychédéliques luxuriants, avec sitar, mellotron, effets sonores et tout le tintouin. Enregistré excusez du peu aux studios Abbey Road, juste après que les Beatles y aient mis en boîte leur fameux « Sgt. Pepper« , et produit en partie par Norman Smith, l’ingé son des Fab Four … Tu la vois venir, la comparaison, grosse comme le nez au milieu de la figure ? Musicalement, « S.F. Sorrow » est loin d’être dégueu. Il y a de vrais moments de bravoure psychédélique, des harmonies vocales soignées, des expérimentations sonores intéressantes pour l’époque. La production de Norman Smith, forcément influencée par son travail avec les Beatles, est riche, pleine d’effets. L’histoire de Sebastian est peut-être plus cohérente, plus sombre aussi, que le prétexte un peu fumeux du « Sgt. Pepper« . On sent une vraie tentative de construire quelque chose de narratif, avec des ambiances qui changent, des moments de tension, de tristesse. « Bracelets Of Fingers » ou « Death » sont des réussites du genre . Mais voilà… Comment ne pas penser à « Sgt. Pepper » ? Sorti un an plus tôt, l’album des Beatles a mis une claque monumentale au monde entier, redéfinissant les possibles en studio et devenant LA référence absolue du psychédélisme et de l’album concept (même si le concept est léger). « S.F. Sorrow », même s’il a été conçu en parallèle ou juste après, arrive forcément avec l’étiquette « le Sgt. Pepper du pauvre » ou « l’autre concept album d’Abbey Road ». C’est injuste, probablement, mais inévitable. Là où les Beatles explosaient de couleurs, d’innovations sonores révolutionnaires et de mélodies immédiatement iconiques, les Pretty Things semblent parfois un peu plus… appliqués. Moins flamboyants, plus sombres, certes, mais aussi peut-être moins universels. L’expérimentation est là, mais elle sonne parfois moins naturelle, moins « évidente » que chez les Scarabées. C’est bien foutu, mais ça n’a pas la magie, l’aura quasi-mystique de son illustre prédécesseur/concurrent. Pepper, c’est le feu d’artifice permanent ; Sorrow, c’est parfois un peu le pétard mouillé, même s’il y a de belles fusées . Et puis, il y a la suite de l’histoire. « S.F. Sorrow » fut un bide commercial retentissant. Ignoré aux States (où il est sorti trop tard, faisant croire à une copie de « Tommy« ), et accueilli poliment mais sans plus au Royaume-Uni. Cruel destin pour un disque aussi ambitieux. Pete Townshend, lui, a bien écouté et s’en est largement inspiré pour « Tommy » l’année suivante, raflant la mise et la gloire de « l’inventeur de l’opéra rock » aux yeux du grand public. Les Pretty Things, eux, retourneront à un rock plus basique par la suite. Alors, ce 3/5 ? Ça me paraît plutôt juste car « S.F. Sorrow » est un disque fascinant par son ambition, historiquement important comme jalon du rock progressif et conceptuel, et il contient de très bonnes choses. C’est une pièce maîtresse du psychédélisme britannique, bien plus aventureuse que beaucoup d’albums de l’époque. Mais il souffre indéniablement de la comparaison avec le monument « Sgt. Pepper« , sorti juste avant et enregistré au même endroit avec le même ingé son devenu producteur. Difficile de passer après ça sans se faire éclipser. Quand je bossais au magasin de disques dans les années 90, on avait parfois des rééditions de « S.F. Sorrow ». Ça partait, mais c’était clairement un truc de connaisseurs, de « ceux qui savent ». Pas le genre d’album que le client lambda venait chercher en sifflotant. C’est le destin des « albums maudits » : adorés par une niche, ignorés par la masse, mais indispensables pour comprendre toute une frange de l’histoire du rock. Il mérite clairement sa place dans les 1001 albums, ne serait-ce que pour son audace et son rôle de précurseur malchanceux. Mais un chef-d’œuvre intouchable ? Peut-être pas. Mais un très bon album, ambitieux et passionnant ? Assurément.
This album grew on me. Better second half
Ok for background
I actually got into this after initial scepticism. Some really gorgeous moments. Not ebough lanning though.
I do like parts of this. Other's less so. Lots of Sgt Peppers copying, but if you're going to it might as well be then I guess. Glad to have heard it. Doubt I will again. Feels like a 3.45.
Kinda sound like the beatles
Another "first-ever rock opera". (I thought Tommy was meant to be the first one? What gives?) It sounds very much like Tommy, complete with the weird chords that aren't quite where they're supposed to me. There's definitely influence from the Beatles and early Pink Floyd. (Completely different from Wall-era Floyd, though, despite what some reviewers seem to be saying.) The stereo mix is exactly what you'd expect from a 1967/68 recording. It's charming in its own dated way. The guitars are fun and vary quite a bit from track to track, so there isn't danger of monotonicity. (That's more than can be said of most pre-70s albums.) Other than the guitars, the musicianship is pretty unremarkable. I have to assume the lyrics are interesting, but since they're not spectacularly bad, I didn't pay them much of my attention. I'm not a big fan of the track titles, though: they feel clumsy and too literal with regard to the "plot". They may as well be the section headers on S.F.'s Wikipedia page. The group must realise that Well Of Destiny is a bunch of incongruous noises and sounds absolutely terrible. Right? (...Right?) It's the absolute low point of the album, though others come pretty close. Death, I See You, and Bracelets Of Fingers suffer from having very few actually interesting or memorable moments. The most distinctive part of Bracelets Of Fingers is that its melody refuses to resolve into the correct chord, and it ends up being a bit of an exhausting listen. It's not even four minutes long, but it feels like quite a bit longer. Many of the tracks on the album's tail end (from Old Man Going onward), despite actually sounding pretty good, kind of drag on as the record approaches the 1-hour mark. It's hard to explain why – after all, the individual songs are strong – but it marred my experience. 3/5 Key tracks: S.F. Sorrow Is Born, She Says Good Morning, Loneliest Person
I personally can never follow/ understand a rock opera or album that tells a full story. I enjoyed some of the songs but maybe deeper listening and paying closer attention is necessary. That said it was still enjoyable.
It's cool that this is an early concept album that I have never heard of. It's not as good as Tommy but I had never seen someone try to work the pure psychadelic sound into a concept album. I wanted to like it more than I ended up but there are some great moments.
I don't know about this one. I applaud the effort to write a rock opera, but I feel like if you have to read the liner notes to know what the hell is going on you've failed a bit in the whole premise. Even after reading the synopsis I could only pick out a couple of obvious points (Burning Balloons, Baron Saturday, Loneliest Person) where the songs matched what was going on. I don't think they were lyrically quite there, though musically the emotions match up to the themes. The good things about this album are the production tricks and the emotional range. Whoever did the mixing/mastering and production work on here did a stellar job. There's lots of tricks of the left/right stereo, great guitar and bass tones, and more than a few vocal edits and effects. The songs run across lots of different feelings from very joyful (Journey), to angry (Old Man Going), to everything in between. The band themselves have a nice range. Overall I think this is kind of a failure of a rock opera but an otherwise decent 60's psychadelic album. I guess without the whole concept it would be pretty unmemorable so the theme is probably what makes it stick out, and why the author of the book picked this. Others would do it way better later on.
Beatles songs with updated methods, fun and listenable
Kinda felt like the beatles, pink floyd and the who making an album together but all at their lowest (which is still enjoyable)
Dated but in a groovy way. I liked this.
Like all others have said, this is so similar in style to the Beatles it’s almost mistakable for them. Just doesn’t reach the same heights as their doppelgängers
Not terrible, but not amazing. There's definitely some substance to it, but a little bit of fluff along with it.
5/10 Slightly generous scoring, probably. It's all so dated and the songwriting doesn't hit any magic.
Most of the songs of lots of interesting layers of sound. Some decent melodies.
I dig this one. Bery good post-Beatles, pre-Queen rock n roll
Soort beach boys
British to its core - I hear the Beatles, the Kinks, Oasis, the Who all in a 60's rock opera that is kinda OK. Its no Tommy.....which I agree was absolutely influenced by this!
Meh. Didn't feel too strongly about this one way or the other. Not bad by any means.
*decent to listen to but nothing incredible *interesting concept
This is what I mean when I say I wanna listen to some 60s music. Perfectly weird.
3/5
It's pretty good, some songs are very silly. I like the wide variation in songs. Ultimately not memorable.
An interesting mix of psychedelica- reminded me a lot of Deep Purple with a splash of the Beach Boys. Overall- pretty good
It took me a while to get around to listening to this album; I thought it would be a completely dated release. Actually, some modern bands sound like this now, so it's a decent, solid release.
S.F Sorrow is Tommy's cousin
Pretty good I liked it, don’t think I would listen again tho
In a list chalk full of these late 60's dudes taking a shit ton of drugs and groovin out this one did nothing to really stand out from the rest. 5/10
The Pretty Things clearly spent some time experimenting in the studio, figuring out what gear was meant for recording and what was meant for rolling. I think some of the most ridiculous parts of Spinal Tap (Listen to the Flower People) were inspired by this. This was fun and yes, you should have heard this album before you die. However, once should do though
meh...
The 3-est album that ever 3-ed. It's fine!
This is a fun little classic. An early rock opera with a big Beatles vibe. They go a little too nuts with the extreme panning, but otherwise a nice listen.
Overall fine. Started out strong but a lot of ok tracks. Another album that's just too long for its own good
Started off like shit Beatles but actually by the end kind of mid Beatles
Never heard of this album but it's not bad
Bring the 60s fuzz, really enjoyed this listen
Not bad but I feel like this same album has been done better. Some nice guitar work.
Beatles clone nr 4. 3/5
surf rock
A bit of a Sgt. Pepper/Beatles knock-off without the charm. Not bad music though. A bit over-wrought, especially towards the end.
Correcto
+ nostalgisk, experimentellt , psykadeliskt 60/70 tal, fin sångröst, skön akustisk gitarr i vissa låtar - dålig ljudkvalitet sänker betyg, kaotisk/spretigt, inte bra för ADHD, repeterande ljud Lyssnade på hälften av albumet Bra låt: sf sorrow is born
This album walked so that Tommy could be an embarrassing mess of an album. This album is good, but not great. High 3.
Very interesting album, and one I might need to revisit later. At the moment probably too 60s psychedelic for me.
This was a pleasant surprise. I'm not a fan of rock operas. I struggle to keep up with the story. But I was rooting for S.F. Sorrow from the start. The music does well not to stray into Dungeons and Dragons territory.
Interesting album from Sidcup lads The Pretty Things. A rock opera that bridges British blues and psychedelia and makes an early bid for the prog space. Good mix of songs reminiscent of early Floyd and late Beatles. Enjoyed listening to this one as hadn't heard before.
Esta buenoo parece los Beatles, unas cuantas no m gustaron pq eran muy rsndom las demas buenas
Felt like listening to the Beatles! I liked it, but most of the songs were pretty forgettable.
There’s glimpses of something great here but it’s always just out of reach There’s a reason why you haven’t heard of this
I really enjoyed the experience. A nice concept album with a strong psychedelic twist, like The Beatles on LSD. Sometimes a bit chaotic and nonsensical, you have to embrace the crazyness to fully appreciate it (well, I guess I’m a hippie at heart...). Not a game-changer, but I will probably listen again one day. A solid 3* for me.
This was a cool psychedelic/experimental rock album. Most of the songs had a kind of abstract or avant garde sound to them but I guess that tracks for when it was released. I feel like I would have to be in the right mood to re-listen to this album.
I suppose if youre not well versed in 60s psychedelic rock, there would be more to say about this album. But as someone who's heard it already...theres a point where things start to sound repetitive!! If you've heard Sgt.Pepper, early Pink Floyd, the Who, etc. you'll hear it in this. Nothing "new" in my point of view, which doesnt make it bad. But it doesnt make it stand out unfortunately.
not badd!!!!
6/10…psychedelic rock
i can imagine how this hits if you're a huge fan of the beatles etc but as a begrudging respecter rather of the beatles, this feels like a needless detour. something to dig into for the real 60s psychedelic rock head, but not something that everyone should be listening to before they die (old man going does kind of rock though)
Det här skulle jag kunna lära mig gilla. Helt okej.
Definitely worth listening to and some good songs and music. As a so-called rock opera, it is a general failure in the sense that the overarching story is not that interesting and does not really come through via the album. (I have found this to be true of all the rock operas I've listened to -- the idea might work well for the writers to create a group of related songs but getting the songs themselves to all stick together and be good music and be interesting lyrically is asking for an awful lot). More interesting to me for this album is way it blends blues, rock, and various prog rock styles together.
This album was a mixed bag for me. Most of it wasn't bad. The song Balloon Burning might have been my favorite song except for the mixing; aside from the wild asymmetry in the stereo mix, the lead guitar was mixed so hot during the majority of the song that I had to turn it down. The next song Death was also very good. All in all I liked it and might come back to it again some time in the future. 3.4/5
Reminded me of something like Beatles White Album. I enjoyed it alright, but there was some interesting mixing decisions that weren't great. Still, I did enjoy this and wouldn't mind if it was playing again. 3/5
- sf sorrow
Very reminiscent of the Beatles
That's not my taste in music - But ok
Opera Rock
3.5/5
Remembered as the first 'rock opera,' S.F. Sorrow is the transition from The Kinks to Pink Floyd. Rock-n-roll gets caught up w/ the conceptual, refusing to 'roll' off the tongue anymore: 'Your sonnets of life / They are filling the place / High windows inside me / Look down on your face.' A mouthful, to say the least. They aren't necessarily too British, thankfully, but they are skittish: an excitable rush of half-baked ideas, lyrical programs they were all too eager to utter. Mostly, prog made rock a slog, but what saves this album from itself are the song structures and the instrumentation. Better than Tommy b/c it features sweeter vocals and more soulful riffs, it's still a pretentious barrage. The best tracks: 'Trust' and 'Loneliest Person.'
A bit too psychedelic for me… I kept thinking of other songs this album made me think of, and then I was wanting to play those songs instead. 3/5
Very nice. It gets the sound of the era. You could think it's the Beatles at times. I haven't tried to look or listen at the lyrics, but I read its the first rock opera, so kuddos to that. it redefind teh concept of an album from a list of songs to a whole story. A concept now forgotten with algorhytmes that make (often very well I must say) our playlists.
Glad we stopped stereo panning VOCALS TO THE RIGHT CHANNEL
Quite good.
Some lovely experimentation in here
Never heard of this before. Overall a pretty good album. Will I go back to it? I'm unsure, but it was a decent listen.
Psykedeelinen, Pink Floydmainen, rock ooppera. Ihan siisti ja erikoinen. Ihan en tarinasta saanut kiinni, joku sotilas? Joissakin kappaleissa tosi erikoisia efektejä, kuten jälleen Pink Floydillakin. Parhaat: S.F. Sorrow Is Born, Baron Saturday
Seemed decent. Need to give it a proper chance.
Concept album psych-outs were all the rage post-Sgt. Pepper, and these British R&B burnouts got there early enough to claim it as the first rock opera—though “opera” may be too generous for what’s basically Tommy in utero, minus the killer riffs. There’s some charming, Beatles-borrowed melodic ambition (“She Says Good Morning” could be a Pepper B-side), and the bookends—“S.F. Sorrow Is Born” and “Old Man Going”—hint at something heavier, with strummy acoustics and unhinged vocals that predict the metal excesses to come (not always in a good way). “Loneliest Person” ends things on a quietly folky note, which might be the most honest moment here. A curiosity worth hearing once, especially if you're tracing the evolutionary tree from mod blues to art rock, but more historical footnote than must-own.
This one raises an interesting question. Is paving the way and serving as an inspiration for some great rock operas that followed it enough of a reason to include an otherwise pretty pedestrian album like this on a list with the greatest albums of all time?
top songs: bracelets of fingers, talking about the good times, I see you, S.F sorrow is born, baron saturday
I don't know if I understand this, though it sounds nice-ish?
Kinda good, kinda weird. Very Beatles inspired
Meh pretty boring, and honestly I'll have forgotten this album by the time I've finished this review 3 ⭐️
This might not be the greatest album from the late sixties on this list, but it's certainly not the worst. It covers lots of experimental (for the time) styles and does most of them pretty well. Also if this is really the first rock opera then that alone probably justifies its place on the list. I haven't tried following the narrative closely to be honest (they tend to be pretty tenuous anyway) but, y'know, kudos for doing it. 3.5
Pretty cool
It’s like if Tommy was a little more grounded and less ambitious. Like Arthur if it wasn’t quite as musically tight. I liked it. This is one I probably would not have heard of otherwise. Favorites were Bracelets Of Fingers, She Says Good Morning, Baron Saturday, and Old Man Going.
Feels like a reaction to Sgt Pepper where they thought panning was a big thing. Song wise, it’s decent but not memorable.
nice
Thought this was fairly decent aside from a few baffling production choices that were possibly a little too distracting. That said in an era that resulted in albums that defined the decade, this maybe feels a little indistinct
A little slow for my taste, similar sound to the beatles, not bad though
Reminded me of another band, couldn't quite put my finger on it.
not enough pinball :/
Beatle-like and The Who-like, but not as good as either. 3.
Very much child of the 60' this. Though it has a quality that make me doubt that that was when it was actually born. I haven't looked it up and am not inspired enough to do so. But I did like it. Best we've had for a little while, but still only worth a 3
Pretty standard post-Beatles Brit rock pop. It does lean in to the more psychedelic sound, but I didn't hear anything that wow'd me.
I need to be tripping on WAY more acid to properly enjoy this.
Really good to hear these classics again. I played this a lot in the 60s but not in probably 50 years. Still quite enjoyable.
I suppose there are elements to this that I enjoy when I hear them in music I’m more familiar with. But this really didn’t grab me. Maybe I need more than a day to sit with this one.
Beatles influenced, psychedelic rock opera. Very creative from a band I hadn’t previously come across. Rock operas normally annoy me, but songs like Balloon Burning / Mr Evasion have a bit more edge to keep interest. Baron Saturday and a few others lose me a little bit with some of the lyrics. Low 3/5
I'm on the fence about this being a 2 or 3 star album. I've had a friend trying to turn me on to this band for years but it's never fully clicked, though there's something there I should be into based on my other tastes... I'll probably continue to explore their stuff periodically.
A very (very very) Beatles inspired album with some really interesting ideas, but suffers a lot from the recording and production. Some of the songs sound rusty, dusty and a bit muffled, which it is something that throws me out of the immersion. It is a pity I couldn't appreciate that much this album, because I did like some of the ideas and melodies it offers, such as the ones in 'Baron Saturday', 'Trust' or 'Balloon Burning'.
OK but nothing special
Fun psychedelic album!
This was very interesting, I think the idea of rock operas always appeal to me more than their actual execution, but I did enjoy this one pretty well.
Baron Saturday er mjög töff, annað kallar ekki á aðra hlustun eftir eitt rennsli.
Beatles rip off, meh Srsly, not a bad mix between trippy music and the Beatles.
Like wish.com version of the Beatles, it's not bad, but if I wanted to listen to this style I would choose the Beatles evertime
A fun romp through the end of the 60s with light beats and psychedelics.
Interesting.A concept album heavily influenced by Sgt Pepper. Kind of post war angst too
Great if you like the Beetles. Might be ok if you like the Stones.
Psycho rock
Solid psych rock, but nothing blew me away
Definitely fits the 60s psychedelic genre, but I’m not sure they do it as well as others did. Loneliest Person was my favorite because it sounds a bit like 21 Guns by Green Day, but I still didn’t love it, which kind of sums up how I felt about the whole album.
Sure, alright, semi-psychadelic 60s rock.
Sounds like a copy of The Beatles a year or two later. I didn’t catch that all the songs follow a theme.
Another weird album I never heard of, which is quite good.
Totally unknown band again. Run of the mill rock and roll. A good album overall.
6/10 Probably need to listen to this many more times to fully appreciate it. Unfortunately thats not likely to happen. Highlights: Trust
Not bad
Dificil destacar en Inglaterra en el año 1968. No llegan al nivel de los grandes.
You can't knock the ambition of the record. The production is a bit clunky at times especially the stereo panning but it's the sound of a band doing exactly what they want to do
Good album. Like the Who anyway but this more conceptual album is well worth alisten
Sounded like some 60s British Invasion music, but nothing special about it at all, just a worse version of music I already knew
Really enjoyable, particularly: Balloon Burning - great riff Death - eerie Trust - echoes of the Beatles Defecting Grey - love the different sounds in this, like three songs at once. Dreamy intro, echoes of the Rolling Stones in the middle, and the quintessential psychedelic rock album whimsy song interspersed throughout. Mr. Evasion - echoes of the Beatles again Walking Through My Dreams - "I never worry 'cause I never get the time" - so good. Great harmonies before and during the fade out. Great end to the album too, which has proven unusual for albums on this list!
I find it difficult to rate albums like this, when they are so clearly inspired by and/or emulating another band, in this case The Beatles. And while it’s not bad, I am more likely to just listen to the Beatles instead of this. Some of the songs do break from the Beatles mold a bit and have a generic classic rock sound, but there-in lies another problem, it’s just generic rock. All and all this isn’t a bad album, it’s just not good enough to stand on its own.
Day 26 Lovely sound but no real hook 3/5 #musicsky #albumsky
It's a pretty nice rock opera album, although thematically it doesn't feel all that unique and the production can be a bit messy at times. Still, there are a couple of tracks I really enjoyed and saved, like "SF Sorrow is born", "Balloon burning" or "The loneliest person". Overall, it is a record I would recommend. 3.5 stars
Hard to believe I once loved this kind of thing, though never this exact thing.
Never heard of them before, but it's pretty decent psychedelic rock. Evidently they invented the rock opera...which I'm not sure the world needed.
Wow, this is freaky--it's like I landed in an alternate universe where the Beatles, the Who, and Pink Floyd didn't exist. Maybe psychedelic rock operas are like lightbulbs or intermittent wipers--if one person hadn't invented them someone else would have, so you can't give anyone the patent. This one is fine, if you're in the mood.
This should be right up my street, but it doesn’t quite land. Reminded me in parts of a greatly inferior ‘Days of Future Passed’ which I think is a massive omission when this album is included.
This is a British psychedelic rock opera. Things I don’t particularly like include psychedelic music, rock operas and the British. That being said, S.F. Sorrow isn’t that bad, despite the fact that it would likely be much improved if it were not psychedelic and was not a rock opera and if the people who made it were from a real country.
Didn't really listen to this actively and I don't know if I will. so... 3 for you
Sometimes fun, and more varied than you'd maybe think from something as old.