Reviews (page 5 of 8)
Nice psychedelic folk album. A couple enchanting tracks but the rest are a bit dull.
mix tra beatles e bob dylan
not my jam
good voice(folk) magic hollow, only dreaming now
Temu Bob Dylan
I enjoyed it! Folk rock is my jam.
Overall: 3/10 This may have been exciting and fresh when it came out but I mostly find it generic and annoying. It sounds like the vocalist is trying way too hard to be Bob Dylan and it just doesn't work for me. The orchestration is the highlight for me as it actually adds a lot and the songs would feel pretty empty otherwise. At least it was short. Never revisiting this one. Fav Song: It Won't Get Better Least Fav Song: The Wolf of Velvet Fortune
2.5 not bad but also not very memorable
Everytime I see and album from the 60's la eled as "psychedelic" I prepare for torture. This was a pleasant listen but not something I'm coming back to. Early Beatles meet Bob Dylan.
Decent at times, annoying at times…
2.5/5
Everyone is right, like Bob Dylan singing but blended with Donovan
meh 2/5
Een beter verstaanbare Bob Dylan op een fantasy fair. Het is maar een half uurtje, dus je komt er wel makkelijk doorheen, maar ik ga toch een klein puntje inhouden omdat dit echt niet in deze lijst hoeft. "Nine Pound Hammer" is wel een uitschieter naar boven, die is tof.
This was fun and enjoyable. A little confused why it’s on this list unless it was an influential for other musicians or the genre? Because overall it wasn’t anything special…
Dylan-esque, but not nearly as interesting. Overall, it’s just okay. 2.5/5 Won’t listen again
A poor-man's lovechild of Bob Dylan and The Beatles.
Going on a hobbit adventure
3.7 way better than the cover seemed to suggest
Sooo annoying
This had very little negative qualities. But didn't have a lot of super positive ones either. Kinda sounded like your typical post 65 Beatles copycat music. Better than most entries into this specific subgenre, but still not amazing.
Day444 - it’s a good an album and i’m glad it’s on the list. its different enough from being a dylan copy. i don’t think i would return to it though
I really didn't want to listen to this album. 1. I've never heard of them. 2. The album cover is stupid. 3. The Wikipedia description states that ther are a psychedelic band. 4. Some reviews compared the vocalist to Dylan. All reasons to stay away. Well, as it turns out, my trepidation was completely warranted. This album is the quintessential definition of 'not for me'.
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Why the fuck is this here, did they just add any old album written by white people in the 60s? 1*
this album sounds like a musty attic the fact that this came out the same year as sgt pepper, are you experienced, velvet underground & nico….makes you appreciate those records more some people should be bullied more
Not sure what it is about this album, but I didn't hate it. I could be giving it a more favorable review because so many people were bashing on it, I have never heard of it or even this band before and they have a nice sound, or the fact that I was coming off of a string of truly horrific albums this one wasn't that bad But, I was pleasantly surprised. Pretty much sound like a cross The Beatles and Bob Dylan. I probably won't ever return to this album, which is pretty much par for the course for a lot of my three-point scores (they're fine, but nothing I'd want to listen to again), but I'm definitely not upset I had to listen to it.
Weird album. That's it. That's all.
Fairly generic 1967 psychedelic stuff. New to me!
"Triangle" is not an album that catches your attention at first glance. The songs are somewhere between good and boring, making the album forgettable after a while. In the end, it's just another album among thousands.
Bob Dylan wannabes in terms of lyrics. Quite boring
Kind of an odd combination of psychedelic-baroque rock with elements of fantasy and whimsy that may be unique at the time, but feels weird and strange. Musically, it's okay, I can overlook the lyrics, but it's Dylan-esque, poor-man's Kinks or Beatles sound doesn't pull me in and keep me interested. I'd rather listen to the real Dylan and pretty much anything from the Kinks than Triangle. I'm open to listening to anything on this list, but this is forgettable and not essential and Beau Brummels must have had better albums, right?
Some good energy on the album. That 60/70s sound, with a little more horsepower. A fun album.
A forgotten band’s fourth album after more talented people left the group? Bad, thin vocals and odd, jangly psychedelic country folk rock? This is clearly not an album anyone needed to hear before they died. 1⭐️
A couple of tracks here were kind of interesting, like psychedelic country. But mostly I'm fine that this has drifted into obscurity.
Music for people who say they don't listen to music. Another faceless, uninspired, unremarkable band attempting to cash in on British Invasion hype.
Very high Beatle-core vibes. Not really adding anything to the music. 2/5
Why?
Fav: Nine Pound Hammer Least Fav: It Won’t Get Better This is just a lesser version of Bob Dylan (but it’s not bad at all)
I didn't pay much attention to the Beau Brummels back in the day. This album just seems dated psychedelia to me now. Interesting contributions from Van Dyke Parks and Randy Newman. The use of French horns and bass trombone is interesting as well. One of the horn players, Gale Robinson, was my teacher for a short time in the early 70s. Who knew?
bloody punk rockers!!
Meh
Fun and breezy, occasionally freaky folky vibes. A couple of transcendant moments, didn't outstay it's welcome
Seltsames Gebrummel!?!
2/5 It's not entirelly bad. But it's not good either. Something to have as background music when you want to concentrate on something else and not the music, but don't want to be in complete silence.
Not precisely my cup of tea. It just comes off as generic pop of the time rather than anything essential. 2/5
I enjoyed Painter of Women, but otherwise this is the sound of one of the background artists from Inside Llewyn Davis.
A nice album, nothing special. Short and sweet. Qobuz started playing Simon and Garfunkel after it, which is what I wanted to hear.
This sounds like an alpha test of Colin Melody. Glad they eventually worked all the bugs out
this was fine. i can appreciate discovering new oldies that sound similar to oldies i already know and enjoy
Kind of an interesting set of framing here, the band is apparently known for solidifying the "San Francisco rock sound" but at first everyone thought they were part of the British Invasion so of course 1001lbums has their "country" album on the list? At least it was short, I did like a couple of the tracks but it's kind of hard to make an un-fun version of "My Old Kentucky Home" [editor's note: the writer was reminded of the blackface cover in Mad Men, that version was very un-fun, sorry about that]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychedelic_rock I had to jump in to the definitions of "psychedelic rock" for this one. Basically, any musician that uses LSD and a guitar can be labeled psychedelic rock. This is really shitty psychedelic rock made much worse by applying a 'folk' label to it. Not sure how much LSD the music reviewers were eating back then, but it was definitely more than the musicians. I much prefer the modern psychedelic rock to this.
Isn’t there enough psychedelic folk/rock on the list? “Magic Hollow” is decent, but the rest is entirely forgettable.
Completely unspectacular. It's kind of impressive how with songs this short, some of them still suffer from pacing issues.
Serious question: How the Hell did anyone survive the 60s? I COMPLETELY understand now why The Beatles were so popular. That said, I'm grateful these songs were mercifully short and leaned slightly more toward unremarkable than grating. Slightly. This is clearly not an album anyone needed to hear before he died.
Mediocre at best. The most forgettable thing I’ve listened to on this list.
Decent 60s music. Has a little old school country thing going on. Nothing great but it was short and too the point. Light 3/5
I should have known by the band name that this venture wasn’t going to turn out great. I was fooled albeit briefly with the opening track “Are You Happy”. Then it turned probably 1 minute into the song. This is druggy Bowie mixed with Syd Barrett Pink Floyd and early Dylan without the deep poetic verses. We are not in FKA Twigs territory with this one but it’s close. I’m moving on, 6 songs in. That’s serviceable
Not good! Should've heeded the warning that "It Won't Get Better." Basic 60s folk but not like Bob Dylan or Jimi Hendrix or the good stuff. I listened twice and gave up.
This album is like if the Beatles played a set at a Renaissance Fair. Folk pop with a touch of country. Nothing spectacular Favorite songs: Old Kentucky Home, The Keeper of Time Least favorite songs: It Won't Get Better 3/5
Meh. Du psyché un peu folky, ça sonne plus comme un clône moyen de Dylan qu'autre chose.
Heard the Beau Brummels before, although not this album. It is perfectly listenable 1960s psychedelic folk pop/rock, very pleasant. But nothing here compares to Love or Jefferson Airplane or the Byrds. I don’t think I would have been any worse off by not hearing this and don’t see any reason why this makes the top 1001.
(Mutters to self, within a record store) “Hmm need something new…” BAM! A know-it-all curmudgeon appears and gives unsolicited advice: “Have you heard of The Beau Brummels? They’re in-creeeeedible”. (Me, being nice) “Ah, I see they’re in the clearence section. I’ll give it a go!” *Flash-forward to one day later. I’m in heaven, in a water aerobics class with Elvis, the entire 27 Club, and OJ Simpson’s wife (turns out, he DID do it?!)* Elvis: “Hey bu-bu-bu-baby, what are you in for? (Strikes pose). Me: “Uhh Elvis, that’s not the move we’re supposed to be doing. I was killed because I listened to the most generic 60s music imaginable. It was like forcing Bob Dylan to run up a mountain, then immediately jamming a pencil in his hand and screaming ‘WRITE DOWN SOME WORDS AND SING IT WITH MY COUSINS, BOBBY.’ Kinda like what that would sound like.” Elvis: “Oh mu-mu-mu-man, that sounds like a real drag, man. What band was it?” Me: “This band I’d never heard of that made it on the 1001 Albums list. You’d think with so many great bands left off the list that when a critic goes out of their way to include something fresh, it’d be interesting and unique at the very least. Nope - it was some band called The Beau Bummels?” Elvis: “DAMN man, when I died on the can that’s what was playin’!” Entire water aerobics class: “SAME!” Entirety of heaven: “SAME!” Uhh yeah, all to say: 1*
3 out of 5. Better than I thought it'd be.
Not a huge fan of the warbling vocal delivery. Other than that it's okay 60's rock. Nothing too consequential for me, neither bad or great. Didn't really grab my attention on the first listen until the last 2 songs....... On the 2nd listen, the last 5 were far stronger tunes than the first 6. Not sure, but I'm guessing side 1 and side 2? Side 2 is more magical and twinkly with more elaborate and delicate compositions.
It had its moments but they were few and far between.
Incredibly dated Folk-Rock kinda deal? Usually yes, this time no
was ok
2.5
This was spun during a longer car ride several times. The album clocks in under 30 minutes, so easy to digest and absorb. The record is easy and unpretentious. The melodies come off relaxed and warm. It has a vibe that reminds me of early Beach Boys tunes. Nothing is overblown here - just a straightforward, pleasant listen. Spins: ??? Playlist Additions: - Are You Happy? - Only Dreaming Now - Nine Pound Hammer - Magic Hollow
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Un feeling folk-americana, une prosodie efficace.
Voilà une bien curieuse pépite que ce "Triangle" des Beau Brummels, album rescapé de l'année la plus folle de l'histoire du rock, 1967. Une année-monstre, un véritable carnage discographique où les mastodontes se bousculaient au portillon, laissant peu de place aux outsiders. Pensez-y : "Sgt. Pepper's", "The Piper at the Gates of Dawn", "The Velvet Underground & Nico", "Are You Experienced", "Forever Changes"... Comment exister au milieu de ce raz-de-marée ? Comment se faire une place quand on est un groupe de San Francisco qui, à l'origine, sonnait plus anglais que les Anglais eux-mêmes ? Les Beau Brummels, eux, n'ont pas vraiment réussi. Commercialement, ce fut un bide intersidéral. Un échec cuisant qui, paradoxalement, a sans doute sauvé cet album de l'oubli en lui conférant une aura de trésor caché. Pour ma part, gamin des années 70, j'ai complètement raté ce train-là. Il faut dire que la presse française de l'époque, même un Rock & Folk naissant, avait sans doute d'autres chats à fouetter que de chroniquer le quatrième album d'un groupe américain qui avait connu son heure de gloire quelques années plus tôt avec des tubes comme "Laugh, Laugh". On était en pleine "British Invasion", et ces Brummels, malgré leur nom, ramaient à contre-courant de leur propre géographie. C'est donc avec les oreilles d'un vieux briscard, qui a retourné des vinyles dans tous les sens pendant ses années de disquaire et de radio, que je découvre ce disque. Et quelle découverte ! Une petite claque feutrée, une anomalie douce et mélancolique. On est face à un objet musical non identifié, un disque qui flotte entre les mondes. Pour bien saisir le virage à 180 degrés qu'est "Triangle", il faut se souvenir des Beau Brummels d'avant. Un groupe qui avait brillamment surfé sur la vague de la Beatlemania, au point que certains pensaient qu'ils venaient de Liverpool. Mais en 1967, le groupe est en pleine déliquescence. Le quintet originel n'est plus qu'un trio – Sal Valentino au chant, Ron Elliott à la guitare et aux compos, et Ron Meagher à la basse, ce dernier étant lui-même sur le point de partir faire un tour au Vietnam, merci Tonton Sam. Le précédent album, "Beau Brummels '66", une collection de reprises imposée par leur nouvelle maison de disques Warner, avait été un fiasco critique et commercial. Le groupe était au bord du gouffre. C'est là qu'intervient le producteur Lenny Waronker, un homme providentiel qui, au lieu de leur demander de pondre un nouveau "tube", leur a offert une liberté quasi totale. Le résultat ? Les Beau Brummels ont largué les amarres du folk-rock à guitares carillonnantes pour s'aventurer dans des territoires bien plus étranges et fascinants. "Triangle" est un disque qui se vit comme un songe éveillé, une sorte de cycle de rêve brumeux et introspectif. Ron Elliott lui-même parlait d'une "bande dessinée mythologique sur l'amour écrite depuis des endroits bizarres". L'album s'ouvre sur "Are You Happy?", et dès les premières notes, on sent que quelque chose a changé. Fini le rock'n'roll direct, place à une pop baroque, orchestrée avec une finesse inouïe. On y entend du clavecin (joué par le grand Van Dyke Parks sur le sublime "Magic Hollow"), des cordes, des cuivres, de l'accordéon... tout un attirail d'instruments qui tissent une toile sonore riche, éthérée et profondément mélancolique. La voix de Sal Valentino, unique en son genre, fragile et puissante à la fois, plane au-dessus de ces arrangements délicats. Elle a ce timbre nasal un peu à la Dylan, mais avec une chaleur et une expressivité qui lui sont propres. Ce qui frappe, c'est la cohérence de l'ensemble. Bien qu'il ne s'agisse pas d'un "concept album" au sens strict du terme, une atmosphère onirique lie toutes les chansons. On passe d'une ballade folk d'une beauté désarmante ("The Painter of Women") à des ambiances plus sombres et mystiques ("The Wolf of Velvet Fortune"), comme si on naviguait dans les méandres d'un esprit en plein doute existentiel. L'album est court, à peine 29 minutes, mais d'une densité folle. Il n'y a pas un gramme de gras, pas une note de trop. Chaque morceau est une miniature précieuse, une vignette sonore qui évoque un monde de contes de fées pour adultes désenchantés. On est loin, très loin du "Summer of Love" et de l'optimisme béat de San Francisco. Ici, le psychédélisme est intérieur, introspectif. C'est un voyage dans les limbes, une exploration des zones d'ombre de l'âme. L'échec commercial de l'album était inévitable. En pleine explosion psychédélique extravertie, qui avait envie d'écouter les murmures d'une âme en peine, si joliment arrangés soient-ils ? Personne, ou presque. Et pourtant, quelle erreur ! "Triangle" est un disque d'une richesse et d'une subtilité rares. C'est un album qui demande une écoute attentive, qui se dévoile peu à peu, mais qui récompense au centuple celui qui prend le temps de s'y plonger. Il préfigure d'une certaine manière le country-rock qui explosera quelques années plus tard, mais avec une touche de sophistication et une étrangeté que peu de groupes atteindront. Aujourd'hui, cet album a acquis un statut culte amplement mérité. C'est le disque parfait pour une fin de soirée pluvieuse, une de ces oeuvres qui vous enveloppent dans un cocon de mélancolie douce-amère. On comprend pourquoi il figure dans la liste des "1001 albums". Ce n'est pas un disque qui vous saute à la gorge, mais un de ceux qui vous hantent longtemps après l'écoute. Une découverte, en effet, et une belle. Le 3/5 est juste, mais c'est un 3/5 qui penche dangereusement vers le 4. Un disque attachant, singulier, et finalement, essentiel pour qui veut comprendre les chemins de traverse qu'a pu emprunter le rock américain à son apogée créative. Un trésor pour initiés, sorti de l'ombre.
Half the album is a bad B Dylan impression, the other half an airy, twangy flurry of strings and wobbly voices. I can't stand Bob Dylan. And the trippy isn't trippy enough. They gotta smoke more of that goo-goo-gajoob shit.
Just really really meh. Wasn’t the worst thing I’ve ever heard but Absolutely NOTHING stood out to me
This is a great example of why I'm doing this project. A band I've never heard of that produced a great album during a period I am very familiar with. A hidden gem. An album that I've never seen make any "best of" list until now. So yeah this was a great listen. Combined a Dylan-like voice and, in some cases, lyrics, with a Beatles-esque production with ambitious orchestral arrangements. This was really cool. It's psychedelic folk rock, with a little bit of Renfaire flair. Throw on top of it all that they're from San Francisco (my home region) and I'm completely here for this. Four stars. Great stuff. Standout Tracks: Are You Happy?, Only Dreaming Now, The Keeper of Time, Triangle
My initial thoughts were ‘oh no, not another 60s pop rock bank’ but these guys were actually decent. Quite liked the singers voice and the songs had enough about them to stand out compared to some other early albums I’ve heard so far on this list.
It’s just an average folk rock album. Nothing more or less. All talented musicians but there is no inspiration here.
Never heard of these guys but I really enjoyed! Old Kentucky Home in particular was a groove. Bit like Bowie, bit like a 60s version of T-Rex
Bland & boring but listenable
Could this sound any more 60s!? Found it a bit annoying, overly cheerful and a bit jarring. Maybe that's just me being grumpy in the morning... The 'Wolf of Merry Fortune' is so odd, the lyrics sound like they were written by a child. Is this a spoof? I can't tell if this is serious... It's the only song I like off the album though- I think it could be an excellent feature in a surrealist play. 'DELIGHHHT!' Album cover is a masterpiece, bonus points for that.
Never heard this before but I loved it. I will absolutely go back to this. From the album cover, the fantastical imagery, just so intriguing all round. I’m always interested to consider where this would have sat when it was released - I don’t have enough musical history knowledge to know - but I know it’s right up my street and the first album that’s engaged me for a while on this run so that’s a winner for me.
DIdn't give this loads of time, but enjoyed it well enough. It was kind of forgettable, but still had a nice time whilst it was on.
amazing band name, songs were fine
It's pretty. Just that, pretty.
mostly competent. some moments of vocal delivery that are almost dylanesque. generally blends in together, not much to positively distinguish these songs from any number of folk pop-y artists from the late 60s. way too boring for a 28 minute album. the mix w/r/t balance of vocals and instrumentation feels a bit off. not a fan of the fantasy elements either, but that just may be a personal hang up. superficially psychedelic.
This was actually better than I thought it would be. The Beau Brummels is a band I would put in the "they are in the room" category, not at the head table, but somewhere with an earned spot out there. The issue may be that they are similar in a way to a lot of other bands in this kind of soft rock hybrid genre. I don't know why they never got enough air play for me to even have heard of them, but that is what I mean. They are somewhere lost in the crowd, although it is a worthy crowd. I would even give them a three and a half if that was available. Alas, a strong three for this band.
Listened Before? N Interesting, there is a ton of psychedelic rock on this list, and I'm not really sure what makes this one stand out over the others. It's good - mainly because I like the style of music - but I'm just not sure it needs to be here. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: Are You Happy?
++*: Nine Pound Hammer ++: Are You Happy?, The Keeper of Time, It Won't Get Better, Old Kentucky Home +: Only Dreaming Now, Magic Hollow, And I've Seen Her, The Wolf of Velvet Venture +-: Painter of Women, Triangle 7,9/10
Progenitors of the San Francisco Psychedelic sound this record has a lot of what I now find tiresome but back then it must've been far out and wild. I can imagine the Beau Brummels inviting me to take a trip with them through their music. To be fair there are still a few nuggets to be found here.
Well now I know what it would sound like if Bob Dylan could sing, but still put that stupid affect on his pronunciation.
Not completely terrible. But annoying vibrato/vocal technique, and mostly forgettable songs. 5/10.
Nah
This is a less interesting Donovan.
Э. Нормальный такой фолк-поп. Без дирекшна, очень и очень дилановский за отсутствием лучшего описания. Лучшая песня - The Wolf of Velvet Fortune.
This was constantly right on the verge of loving it. There just wasn’t a single stand out, capture my attention track
Very short, only 30 minutes. Never heard of the artist or their songs, but it sounds familiar. This feels like an album that inspired other artists.
Sing songy early 60’s vibe that didn’t ever reach me
2/5
can only take this in small doses, not a whole album
Garbage. Never heard these nerds before, and I hope to never again. 1/5.
Not too bad.
1/23/25. Never heard of this group, pretty decent 60s folk sound. Just okay to me.
I liked this a lot, but it didn't really stick with me. I enjoy these surprising finds on the list. Would go 3.5, but dropping for not being super memorable.
Stupid name, but kinda like this.
Süß, kurz und knackig Ich war unterhalten
Discount Cat Stevens. I don’t get it, they are doing everything right but there is no spark 3.1
beat folk-rock not so inspiring
Almost salvaged at the end, but this is a pretty bland listen
Not very interesting 60s folk-rock, struggling to see what makes it essential. That second to last track kind of went hard though.
Ethereal and beautiful. Reminds me of some elements of Lindisfarne.
This was like Bob Dylan but good
Pretty nice
Like Bob Dylan but worse.
This is an album from July 1967 that I hadn’t previously heard of, which is probably because it was overshadowed by a certain other contemporary album. Apparently they picked their name so they would be filed next to the Beatles. It’s quite unusual though and an interesting listen - it starts like a low key Bob Dylan singing country, then brings in a French accordion and veers off into some folk psychedelia. It’s all fine, but not particularly memorable.
Their blend of psychedelic rock and folk was actually better than expected, and some tracks were really enjoyable (Only Dreaming Now is really good). Probably not the best album from this period, but a pleasant listen.
Sounds familiar.
Goed gezongen, vrolijke melodie, maar ook een beetje ouderwetse muziek voor nu. Heel prima album hoor.
Enjoyable enough but slight. Not surprised this got drowned out by its contemporaries.
this album at times tried to sound like bob dylan at other times tried to sound like a folk act you would hear at a renaissance festival… and not really sounding like either one of them. this was bad, kids.
I knew of one BB song before I listened to this album and I really, really like that Laugh, Laugh song. That song wasn’t on this album. This album was weird.
The stuff of nightmares.
This felt longer than 28 minutes
It's fine, but kind of cheesy. I'd never heard of the band before, so that's interesting. They're very standard early-60s rock, if somebody put them on side-by-side I'd have a hard time telling them apart from the Hollies. As with a lot of recordings from that era the production quality is pretty rough too, they had not quite figured out how to make pristine recordings yet. They have some nice songs on here though.
Another remnant of the Folk Revival of the 60s. It's value is diminished by today's standards but in terms of a must-listen you can hear the influence to the later singer-songwriters to follow. 3/5
Country/psychedelic pop from 1967 by a band I haven't really heard about before. I like the fantasy-like songs and the atmosphere of the album but the individual songs don't grab me much. The nasal singing reminds me too much of Dylan. Overall there are a lot more better albums from 1967 than this one in my opinion.
A couple of songs I really liked on this but overall a little too country for my taste in psychedelic.
Generic 60s white guy rock. Uninspired
Paul Simon and Bob Dylan
1960s stuff, again, didn't really mesh with it.
After every song, I struggled to remember what I was listening to and why. Not obnoxious or difficult to get through, but textbook forgettable. 2/5
Boring, nothing special here.
I appreciate the fantastical vibe to this album and suits a tavern mood. Doesn’t grab me though.
This seems to be getting a bit in the weeds of middle of the road 60's bands/albums. Never heard of them and it's a decent album but sounds like something that was on the radio and you would forget it the second the next song came on.
listened 2 weeks ago and forgot to rate, couldnt remember anything from this project... which isnt really a good sign
Sunny 60s psychedelic folk rock. Most it strikes me as just okay, but there are a few highlights. "The Keeper of Time" has fun bursts of jangly folk energy, and "The Wolf of Velvet Fortune" has a nice fantasy-rock sound. I'll give it "Are You Happy?" and "Old Kentucky Home" too. "Nine Pound Hammer" is nice but I find that hammer ping sound mildly annoying; at least it stops for most the song and only returns briefly.
Tasty nostalgia grooves. Will listen more. Far out
Reminds me a lot of Forever Changes by Love. I like this.
Not terrible but not great either. I feel like they're trying to be the Beatles meets the Byrds meets Dylan.
Happy upbeat tunes
Not bad for some psychedelic folk. Hard to not hear this as just Bob Dylan
What a snoozefest. It's almost impressive how they managed to make an entire album where absolutely nothing happens.
классический рок, интересный, но на разок
Surprisingly nice. It had a kind of whimsical, fantastical feel to it, a bit more interesting than a lot of folk rock. I would definitely check out more by this artist.
Yet another forgettable band from the 60's that I will never listen to again.
Fun and folksy
No good, not bad.
Fine but meh. Aware of its significance as the blueprint for the San Fransisco sounds but almost sounds like a pastiche.
Decent album. Instrumentals were good, but the vocals weren't for me. I didn't feel like anything grabbed me too strongly. 'Magic Hollow' was my fave.
#421. This is a few guys that want to be Bob Dylan, the Beach Boys, and the Beatles all at once. Unfortunately for us all, they're not as good as any of them. This album is just eminently forgettable 60s hippie rock. 2/5: meh Song added to playlist: Are You happy I've created a playlist on Spotify that consists of the best and/or my favorite song from each of the albums in this book. This list can be found here if you are interested: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7MAXDGLWlwLkFLb8veGfkA?si=FqkQQPgZTFWG0jAUJXLFZA&utm_source=copy-link
Singer has a funny accent put on for a few songs at the start, which isn’t great. Beige.
No
Country/folk that just wasn’t for me
didnt really know what i expected but for what this maybe lacks in overtly unique characteristics (vocals are a little dylan, arrangements are a littleeee rubber soul, even the songwriting is a little simon & garfunkel tho it might be a bit early) it certainly makes up for in being brisk and tight and tuneful. a lot more genuinely rootsy than similar pop music of the time, unafraid to mix psychedelic flourishes with overt country-isms. could deffo use a better mix for maximum comfiness as it can be a bit sharp to my ears (tho i suspect this is a fucky stereo rerelease) but all in all a nice little semi-forgotten gem i could deffo see someone really latching onto
Not really my thing, but this was a fun listen. Inventive and varied, it has a few songs I really liked and some I really didn't. I'm not a fan of the tremulous vocals that dominate much of the album so this knocks the overall rating down a bit.
It's an interesting album - Introducing was better....
Если бы было 10 звезд, поставила бы 4. Вчера слушала вроде норм, сегодня ни одной песни не помню
Why do everyone hate on this? It's amazingly atmospheric and fascinatingly varied (something that don't happen too often in the folk scene). It also sounds a lot more well-produced and the performances are far superior to a lot of things from 1967. I am a fan!
Oh, so hippie. In a renaissance fair style.
Impressively good record/sound for 60s. Not my style unfortunately.
Boring and repetitive. An extra star because it was short.
I had high hopes for this one going in. I was already familiar with two Beau Brummels songs, and I like them, although neither of them are on here. I didn’t mind this album really, but it was just nothing special. I have no idea why it’s on this list. Oh, and It Won’t Get Better is such a stupid song
The album starts off a bit weak, and doesn't really pick up til 'Keeper of Time', but from that point I liked all of it. I have no idea why the Wiki article or the reviews here compare the vocals to Dylan. I like when folk music combines the ordinary with something timeless, something mythical or historical. The best parts of the album accomplish that. 'Wolf of Velvet Fortune' managed to feel relatively large and epic, even though it's under five minutes and the entire album is about a half hour.
I have a high tolerance for stuff like this, but it was just so corny. Wanted more razzle dazzle. I didn't find it offensive, and I really loved Nine Pound Hammer, but I won't be picking the album up again. 2.5 stars.
Aika Dylan ja Byrds henkistä. Ei huono mutta ei kyllä jää soittoon. 3/5
Aurinkoinen kitararock-levy! Kyl tälle nelosen kehtaa antaa.
I can see how this would have been influential for it's time. It was alright.
This was really pretty cool. The description was fairly off-putting, but actually, it was a very tonally consistent, interesting example of psychedelia. Also, at 29 minutes long, definitely didn't overstay its welcome, and left me interested to hear more.
Maybe good if you’re on your way to renaissance faire?
This was right up my alley. A lot of fun beautiful songs that I’ll come back to. Have never heard of this group so need to dig into their stuff more. Rating: 4.8
No creo que este disco de Beau Brummels debería estar en la lista por múltiples razones, pero la más importante es que es un esfuerzo sumamente olvidable, sobre todo para una década en donde se estaba lanzando música que revolucionaría el panorama del pop por décadas. Este disco no influenció a nadie. No es lo suficientemente country, no es lo suficientemente folk, no es lo suficientemente experimental o psicodélico. Sálteselo, realmente es una pérdida de tiempo. PD: La voz del vocalista es INSOPORTABLE. Y te lo dice una persona que disfruta de casi todo el catálogo de Bob Dylan y Neil Young.
A lovely album that's full of great playing, well crafted beautiful baroque style arrangements and featuring a sunny carefree vibe, perfectly encapsulating those halcyon days of the late sixties. There's plenty of highlights to pick from, like to the hypnotic 'Painter of Women' and 'The Keeper of Time', jazzy 'Nine Pound Hammer', the gorgeously atmospheric waltz 'Magic Hollow's, euphotic 'Triangle' and the trippy middle eastern exotica of 'The Wolf of Velvet Fortune'. The only mistep is the (thankfully brief) sing along chorus of the closing 'Old Kentucky Home'. Ps the mono mix featured on the 50th anniversary vinyl version sounds superb, especially on headphones. As the back cover states, a truly exceptional album.
Pleasant enough folk-rock with a twang of country but nothing to write home about
Beau bollocks
Doesn't add much to the 60s psychedelic folk-rock genre, and the Dylan-esque.style didn't really work.
Incessantly dull. Not psychedelic enough to be Jefferson Airplane nor talented enough to be The Mamas and The Papas; not old enough to be Geoffrey Chaucer nor interesting enough to be Scott Walker. This is what racists might pick as typical white person music.
Bit too much vibrato vocals for my liking, thankfully it was a short album.
Very decent Not my thing but good
3.5
I didn’t love this, but after yesterday’s George Harrison one pro is that at least it is short. It did feel like B-tier version of that’s 60s rock and roll sound.
Forgettable hippy stuff
It's always amusing when it is apparent that a significant portion of the streams on an album are from the generator. It isn't bad, but I'm just not sure if it belongs on the list that much.
Not for me
The fact that the whole Beatles-esque minstrel sound was ever popular is an enduring mystery to me.
Had this and Incredible String Band back to back which was folk/psychedelic overload but I enjoyed this album more.
Weak 60s folk music, sung in an annoying whiny voice. Somebody’s picker is off to think that I had to listen to this one. A 1.5 but I can’t stretch it to two starts.
Wannabe Beatles
Da hend sich grad paar tracks i mini Playlist Ine brummelt. Dur de Name und s "60er Jahr psychedelic rock" cover hani viel hoffnigegha gha, die am ahfang dur die meh country-style lieder aber chli enttüscht worde sind. Je wiiter ich is album glost han, desto meh hets herzli brummelt. Biz Ähnlichkeite mit de Beatles I guess. Eig zwüsched eme 3.5 und 3.75. Aber die brummels hend au es 4i verdient
Nooope, next. Hed mir direkt ami-wiehnachts-lieder vibes inegschneid, also im ne negative sinn.
ich weiss nöd obi mir das hert ihbilded han, aber es hett so wie eh mischig us banjo und medival tönt würds eher so zum strumpfhose 60er jahre medival tue han mir währenddesse statistike überd bodenützig vo basel inzeoge und ih mim chopf hend die date alles lüt mit grüene strumpfhose im winter erhobe aber es paar lustigi lieder sind doch debi gsi
wiedermal eher en biitrag us de sparte hintergrundsmusik gsi, aber primär ufgrund vo externe faktore (büetzerlifestyle) aber binere – zuegäh eher churze – zweite inspektion sind doch dezenti note vo vibes entdeckt worde churz gseid: solid
Terrible stuff. Not offensively bad, just so boring and nondescript that it completely faded into the background. I couldn't tell you anything about it now. There's a reason so much of this psychedelic and folk music has been memory-holed.
Generic and whimsical folk music that I’d consider going on an adventure to
could i write poetry to this? n
A Bob Dylan imitation with psychedelic music. Notable mostly for the appearance of famed studio musicians Carol Kaye, Van Dyke Parks, James Burton, and convicted murderer Jim Gordon. Check out M.O.D.'s song, "Jim Gordon" for more about that.
I forgot what this sounded like immediately after it ended.
standard 60's white-guy rock not terrible, but not good either
Not bad, reminded of Bob Dylan but with more instrumentation. Stand-out: Triangle
OK soft 60s rock with arrangements and horns at some tracks. Leaning towards country at times.
An album by the two to three only americans who didn't get drafted by the army. And it sounds like it.
Not quite 4*. Close. But also mostly boring.
It was nice. A little weird.
Off the rip, reminds me of like a Simon & Garfunkel meets Bob Dylan and Tommy James and the Shondells
Three Bob Dylan’s. Not as great as it sounds.
This wasn’t… awful.
It's alright. Bit odd but fine.
Not bad just not my vibe
Kind of just meh unremarkable
Just a lot weird...
Ist ja eigentlich sehr angenehm aber heute fand ich es richtig langweilig, aber ich will mal nicht so sein
Sounds a bit like Dylan but is not as great as him. But still not that bad.
Pretty good overall but probably won’t listen again. So 3
Interesting folky sounds with touches of psychedelia.
Crazy how boring psychedelic rock can be.
Weird but it worked. Sometimes sounded like Bob Dylan hopped up on amphetamines, sometimes the strange trippy 60's,occasional horns, and sometimes like The Bryds and tambourines. Favorites were "Nine Pound Hammer" and folky but upbeat closer "Old Kentucky Home".
Some 60s music I hadn't heard before, pretty good.
This album was so cute. Loved the style, tone and everything about it was just so fun and effervescent and whimsical to listen to. The album art is also super cool. Will definitely look into these guys.
I am really enjoying the baroque pop influences, a few tracks are really neat, and the dip in quality with those less good is not substantial. the use of effects creates a rich tapestry of sound, which, when complimented by the meandering fantastical lyrics, provides a pleasant listening experience. my highlights were 'nine pound hammer', 'magic hollow' - the only track i'd heard before, and 'the wolf of velvet fortune'
No joy with any of those songs.
Ganz nett ...
Definitely the ur-late 60s San Francisco sound. Relaxing album, very forward lyrically. Fun quick listen
60’s balladeers, not too terrible
Would you look at that… it’s aptly called Triangle for the trio of big artists this album reminded me of: the Beatles x Bob Dylan x CCR (people from SF pretending to be from the country lol). Are You Happy? started off with big Bob Dylan energy in my opinion. I easily would have mistaken it as a Bob Dylan song. That carried through the rest of the album, with a clear British Invasion inspiration and a splash of CCR rollin down the river energy. Favorites include Only Dreaming Now and Nine Pound Hammer. Magic Hollow is so Over the Garden Wall, makes me want to rewatch it. Some of the other songs… I’m very over all the songs back then that were about girls in their prime and girls worried about their age and being plain and blah blah blah. Ick.
This album is super lame. But maybe I just wasn't in the mood for it today. The whole San Francisco folk/country/rock genre is not one that I've ever liked and this as an early example didn't exactly sway me the other way. If you were born in like 1950 you probably love this and would think 'yeah this is real music' while mixing your Metamucil in the morning. But it's weak, it's sappy, it's super dated. Not for me. Plus one star for a pretty cool album cover I guess. 2/5
great production, no tunes to speak of
I enjoyed the band and some of the creative elements. However, the singer seems like he is trying to copy Dylan, which took me out of it.
Time hasn't really been kind to The Beau Brummels, and there's few reasons for them to crop in in discussions on classic pop music. Alas, this LP doesn't really much hope of a revival; it's OK, but doesn't really offer much that's unique from other mid sixties American corporate pop.
alt und country-angehaucht, naja
Very basic, thankfully it was less than 30 minutes long.
Very nothingy, struggling to even remember listening to this.
Not terrible, just feels a bit overdone. I feel like it belongs in a movie set in the 60s playing over some generic 60s footage
First listen. Meh.
This was pretty delightful. Tight little songs, solid production. Would listen again.
Quite delightful - it's like stumbling over an unexpectedly exciting artefact in a museum. Terribly dated, but also part of its charm. It's mid to late 1960s rock with a dash of psychedelia here and there, looking backwards to Bobby Vee, rubbing shoulders with the Beatles and maybe anticipating the Flying Burrito Brothers. Highlights are definitely when the boys got spooky, so 'Magic Hollow' and 'The Wolf of Velvet Fortune' (incredible song title) garner top marks. Nice to finish off with the Randy Newman re-working of 'Old Kentucky Home' too.
Theatrical
💖 the painter of women 🗣️ 8️⃣
Börjar tröttna lite på 60-talsmusiken. Det ska dock inte gå ut över detta album. Det är helt ok. Kort och njutbart. Dock inte mer än en trea, alltså helt klart godkänt, men kommer aldrig lyssna igen..ingen låt sticker ut särskilt.
Stabil och gediget hantverk men ändå inget som riktigt sticker ut. Behaglig lyssning rakt igenom dock.
Un album ni plus ni moins correct, qui ne choquera personne
Beatles wannabe
It’s fine
Maybe it’s ok but there’s so much way way better similar stuff out there
Bro it’s just Bob Dylan. How can I not like it?
Vocally its a better Dylan than Dylan but, tellingly, after asking "how do you feel?" in the opening song you do not get an answer "like a rolling stone" but the inane further question of "are you happy?" sure, its rhetorical but its not Dylan. Look, its fine. Its melodic but with a harder edge than most of the summer of love stuff. I like it. Never previously heard of it so I'll add it to my 'to do' list.
Bob Dylan’s squeaky little brother leading a band who tried to use every 60’s instrument- badly.
Never heard of these guys before. At first I thought they were trying to be the beatles but then the instrumentation developed a ton over the course of the listen with psych elements. This album gave the typical 60s sound a nice twist and strayed away from the usual formula.
Right up my alley—whimsical, psychedelic folk with interesting instrumentation
If Quentin Tarantino mellows out and writes a road trip movie, this might be the soundtrack. At first, I was ready to give this album a lower review and move on due to the spacey songwriting and the lead singer's wavery vocals. Track 3, "Painter of Women" and the tambourine backing was the low point for me; it put me in mind of Bob Dylan's inscrutable lyrics played by the Beatles at their druggiest. I'm glad I continued to listen since the album takes a few tracks to get going, with "Nine Pound Hammer" as a highlight with it's unusual chord progression. I kept trying to name who the Beau Brummels remind me of: Van Morrison, the Kinks, John Prine, but nobody seemed to quite fit. I realized that they have more in common with other overlooked acoustic oddballs like Sixto "Sugarman" Rodriguez or Jim Sullivan, musicians with a similar, singular vision who were also tragically overlooked.
If the Beatles came from the south and not England, I think they'd have sounded like this. It sounds like these guys are copying the Beatles style, but it also sounds worse. It makes me want to listen to the Beatles instead. Either way. This album sounds nice. I think they did a good job and I think it captures a distinct Beatle sound, Revolver maybe. Anyways, enough about the Beatles. This album sounds pretty good.
Reminds me of Bob Dylan.
I'm assuming this album must be in here for historical reasons rather than pure musicality. It isn't bad; it's well played, the songs are well written (and musically interesting even), and it's not too long. I can't put my finger on what's supposed to be remarkable about it though. It sounds like standard 60's folk music album. I wont lie, the songs all blended together. There's nothing standout about this. I would give it a 2.5 if I could for being exactly in the middle, but lets round up because it isn't actually bad.
Sounds exactly like someone only ever heard the Byrd's take on Mr. Tambourine man and Goodbye Hello by tim buckley. Turns out this was released in July 67, and GH by timbu was released in august 67 so likely just some remarkable convergent evolution. Good songs, I like the 9 pound hammer cover a lot too. And yeah just vaguely 2 degree away from dylanesque and primary buckleyesque, but on their own terms.
This was a surprising little gem!
Happy Hippy music from a strange land. Sounds like so many others, none of them particularly good. Hey, young folks we’re all getting high, ditching their clothes and skipping the shower. Free love baby! Dudes had it made, getting laid without trying. This music reflects that mood. Dumb, bland and easy. Poor misguided lassies.
Pretty standard sounding '60s psychedelic pop. Nothing earth-shattering here.
Bob Dylan-lite
It fits its time period.
-didn’t really like it much at first but some songs sort of grew on me? Nine Pound Hammer specifically is really good but the rest isn’t quite as appealing to me. would give 2.5 if I could -Favorites are Nine Pound Hammer and Old Kentucky Home
bob dylan lite
Immaculate folk-rock production, obviously of its time (1967), reminiscent of Simon and Garfunkel, Mamas and Papas, or Harry Nilsson orchestration. Psychedelic waltz! Songs OK, very earnest vocals. Likely only heard these days on movie soundtracks. Some Dylan or Byrds touches, though these guys are peers of the Byrds. Second half gets a little overblown. I kept expecting Ballad of a Green Beret to show up.
Triangle isn't an album that will blow anyone away but it is solid at what it does. This album mostly seems to rely on a country sound while sounding a bit whimsical which is a fairly cool idea almost as if it's being played alongside a fairy tale being told. The music also does it's job quite well for this type of sound, the vocals all fit perfectly well, and the lyrics are kinda like this with the story being told and it all fits well. I'm unsure of what else to say about this album because i just said everything i really can say about it. Its a fine album just not gonna take the world by storm or anything. Best Song: Painter Of Women Worst Song: Old Kentucky Home
Didn’t like his voice
I liked the Old Kentucky Home version at the end.
It’s interesting, for 60s folk. But I dislike Dylan’s voice so much that I’m triggered by those who ape his irritating affectations.
Predates the musical explosion about to happen. Not bad, some good writing - best track on here is Old KY Home - not sure how tongue-in-cheek it is.
As soon as Apple Music compared the lead singer of this band to Dylan, I knew it was going to be terrible. It sure was disappointing.
Nicht meine Richtung
Mostly cute and pleasant, though largely ephemeral hippy-dippy nothingness, from the lyrics to the folk guitar to the literal album cover. But a good version of that! Which maybe isn’t saying much in my opinion, but I’ll take what I can get when it comes to this era. Even at its best, though, this album is more of a testament to the beauty of The Wrecking Crew. In a way, it’s almost *their* album. The things I enjoy – the parts that stand out – are the session musicians. From the backing slide guitar to the glorious rhythm section, I started to wonder if Triangle would be as enjoyable without The Wrecking Crew behind the band, who I imagine otherwise sounded like another dime-a-dozen hippy band from 1967. Hell, a song like “Magic Hollow” lives on the back of Van Dyke Park’s harpsichord, so like, what praise can I really give The Beau Brummels here, y’know? On top of this, every time I started to actually enjoy a song, it ended. I’m not sure if that’s more of a reflection of the industry’s view of pop music during that era, but most of these songs stop dead at 2 minutes, and die on arrival. To my modern ears, it just sounds like The Beau Brummels are physically incapable of finishing a song. I went into this judging the book by its cover, and I expected something a million times worse. What I got was…fine. Pleasant ‘60s psych-pop to casually breeze through on a Friday afternoon in late August. While most of that praise has nothing to do with the band themselves, it’s still enjoyable, but because the band, this is still far from greatness. I’m sure there were defenders in 1967, but there’s a reason no one has heard of Triangle today. Still, it’s far from the worse thing on this list, and again, that’s a testament to good session musicians. Let’s ignore the last two tracks, though. If I focus on them too much, then I might grow to hate this thing.
I wanted to like it more. Bob Dylan they ain't. Harmless listen, chill vibe.
A little too Bob Dylan-adjacent for me to really enjoy. Not bad, just not my thing. As of writing this, there are 124 mentions of [Bob] Dylan in the community reviews and one in the Wikipedia snippet. Man, it must suck to be your own band and people just constantly compare you to someone else. Maybe they should have just formed a Bob Dylan tribute band instead.
Cool version of Nine-Pound Hammer.
It could have just been the picture on Spotify (the group picture gave me mad barbershop quartet vibes) but this one was really odd to me. I got the hippie, San Fran vibes, but it just didn't feel authentic. Something about the guys voice and lyrics made me feel like he was a bit of a poser. It wasn't bad, just odd
no thanks. not for me.
Well this was fun and interesting. Feels pretty creative and innovative for its time. I like the psychedelic aspect, it adds a lot of character without being over the top. And I do hear Bob Dylan in him. Good stuff!
I was turned off by the idea of a 'British-invasion aping' band as described by the book blurb. This wasn't awful but it wasn't awesome either. Nine Pound Hammer was a bit Lou Reed-ish.
Nah
Fairly charming. Nothing I'd seek out again, but it was fine
Bob Dylan meets the Birds with some CSN. 11 songs in under 30! Solid and enjoyable. Never heard this pretty specific era album.
Pretty sure that all the Spotify plays for the first track of this album came from this horrible list generator.
Bleh
This was excellent, I really enjoyed it. I love discovering little gems like this, that's why I do this whole thing.
a bit boring to me
After listening to this album through, Google took me on a trip into the Beatles, Nick Drake, The Who, and Jefferson Airplane. It struck me how my reaction to the music changed when that happened. Granted, this album's folk-based, acoustic guitar-driven groovy vibe definitely had the sound of the times. But I see it more as a sound of summer album, that meant so much to maybe a group of hippies, listening to it on their travels in their VW van. I'm sure it meant so much to them in the context of what they were experiencing, and has a wonderful nostalgic quality for them now. But for me, their music doesn't have the same effect. The Beau Brummels simply weren't as inspired and talented and are easily lost in the shadow of their contemporaries who had such a profound influence on music. Bands like The Doors and The Mamas and the Papas will always be relevant, to me and generations to come. Although a good listen the first time, I don't think I will revisit this album.
Better than I thought it would be after seeing the description as a psychedelic rock album from 1967. I didn't like the vocals all that much (they grated on me as the album went along). Some nice moments, but it never really transcended that for me.
Yeah perfectly pleasant! Felt a lot like other bands of a similar era and didn't stand out. But nothing bad about it. Nice and short!
It was fine but a bit bland. Just sounded like any old band from that era and genre. Landfill 60s I guess.
The 1960s are overrated.
loved this
Hilarious folk pastiche. Beautiful.
The Beau Brummels. Ooookay. Well, it sounds better than their picture looks. It's fairly nice, even. But it's also just another one of those white dudes' 60ies psychedelic folk records. What is the point here? "Collect 'Em All!"? How is this one an essential listen, compared - or in addition - to all the other stuff of roughly like that which I had already had? A bit extra on the whimsical side, yes? Eh. It has my sympathies, however, and gets an extra 0.5 for brevity.
Jangly Dylanesque folk-pop, but not nearly as deep.
As a massive 60s fan, this was cool to add my repertoire. I liked a few songs, but a lot of it seemed overdone (which I consider to be an artifact of me listening to this 50 years later). Nine Pound Hammer is my favorite track
Nope nope nope. So boring. Not a single song worth going back to.
Fairly dated and fairly boring. 2/5
Still a decent listen 60 years on
Yea I painted mini figs for D&D while listening to this one. No notes.
Ver very good, caught me off-guard by how much i liked it
I don’t get it.
Groupe inconnu. Bon, seconde révélation pour moi : après a folk, la country n'est pas pour moi non plus ... Heureusement cet album est court, mais j'ai eu du mal à l'écouter jusqu'au bout. En plus je n'aime pas la façon de chanter (trop de vibrato). => 1/5
an interesting album. proto-gram parsons, in a way - country folk mixed with psychedelic pop. in terms of the album, i think it works better when it's leaning more into the country sound than the psychedelic sound. the country sound was novel for the time and feels a bit more adventurous than the somewhat milquetoast psych sounds here. it's not a bad album, but leaves a little more to be desired. there is something interesting about the album, though, that was pretty progressive for the time.