Reviews (page 7 of 8)
A rather upbeat cheery album. Even the last track mentioning voilence to women?! Not as psychedelic as I was aticipating but that isn't a subraction. Overall a pleasant listen but with nothing which stands out.
Great lyracist
Not for me
Classic rock/folk album. Pretty fun
Real good shit 4 5? Naa not quite
Two tracks in: I’m not having a good time. We’ll see how long I last. Five tracks in: Meh. I think it’s the lead singer’s vocals that I’m not connecting with. Nine tracks in: How much more of this? Album ends: At least it was pretty short. Still meh for me.
I didn’t like it that much.
Not my kind of music. Pretty repeatitive.
There are so many of these 60s psychedelic bands on this list. And almost all of them should have just been given by time. This is one of them. There is nothing of value here.
Chill
meh I guess it is psychedelic San Francisco sound but I didn’t dig it
very dull,nothing of note.60s psychedelic folk rock that leaves little to no impression.
Forgettable
Much like how I've reached my limit with Britpop on this list, I've sort of reached my limit with late 60s folk. This album certainly has some nice aspects to it, the vocal harmonies are particularly enjoyable, but in general it sounds a bit generic. Not bad, just not very notable 3/5
This was alright, nothing amazing. But I've never heard of this group before, so this was new to me.
First half was good, second half had some filler I could have done without
I wasn't really getting into this on the first listen but Wolf of Velvet Fortune caught my attention (and remains my fave). I started to appreciate the album a bit more on the second listen. San Fran Folk Rock for sure.
Hmmmm, seems like fairly middle of the road psychedelia - not obvious why it was included on the list as it doesn't seem to do anything novel, and wasn't one of the first doing it? With a different vocalist I'd probably have enjoyed this more, but I don't like his affect. Fave track - "Triangle", I guess. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Good example of late 60’s psychedelic music, with a little bit of bluegrass and bob dylan in there.
I was not expecting much from this album, but boy was I wrong. If you like the gentle semi-psychedlic pop of the late '60s then this could be just right for you. I loved it.
ahh 60s folk rock... suck it
I don't understand why everybody needs to hear this before they die. It's not terrible, but it's not good. Favorite song: Only dreaming now.
Moche Brummels.
not so dandy
Come back. A bit like Donovan.
It's fine and unintrusive. I have no idea why this album is in this book, though it seems the result of fund memories being recalled while listening to this group and not necessarily based on the quality of music. It's a bunch of musicians who are competent with their instruments dropping acid and writing psychedelic rock. There were 800 bands doing this in 1967, so I can't imagine what makes this different from the others. I would not listen to this album again, not because it is bad, but because there are better examples of this genre.
Honestly liked it. Quite dull, it's true, and some tracks were forgettable, but overall there's a quite pleasant mood and I'm fond of it
It's nice, Dylan/Donovan lite stuff.Ill probably never go back to it, but it was okay.
A band I'd heard of but not anything by. First impression was thank god the tracks are only 2 mins long. But then the longer, later tracks were much better. The last 2 being the best.
Awful
Interesting psychedelic record by a band I've not listened to. A very 'west coast' sound which isn't a bad thing, but tinged with a bit of folk. Some reasonable moments such as Painters of Women, Triangle, Wolf of Velvet Fortune. Was expecting more, it might come with further listens if I can be bothered. Probably deserves more than a 2, but that's all it's getting at the moment!
blud meni levykaupaan ja sokkona valitsi yhen kirjotti kirjaan ja luuli etten huomaisi smh.... 28minuutin teos ei sentään tuhlaa aikaani, paitsi 28 minuuttia heh....This list has a lot more of these records than necessary. I just got one of these psychedelic folk albums two days ago, and here it's the same quiet jangly sound, the same shaky vocals, and the same ’60s Woodstock vibe. tykkään tuosta arvostelusta..sanoihin laittoi kivasti paitsi väärällä kielellä heh WRONG TONGUE I SAY...heh jumala loi kaikille oma kieli, ei voi vaihtaa.... wolf of velvet fortune
I don't get it, man...
A nice collection of easy to listen to short songs, good guitar and vocals. I like this. Nine Pound Hammer was my favorite. I could definitely throw this on in the background and do some housework or something. What a pleasure.
Folk rock, country rock.
Some songs gave me a job Dylan vibe musically. 2.5
en svag trea får det bli
i think i like this more than i do because its only 29 minutes long. either way i dont mind it. fav songs: are you happy?, magic hollow, the wolf of velvet fortune, old kentucky home.
Interesting and enjoying. 3/5
I tend to find psychedelic / AM pop from this era a little irratating but this was good mainly for it's ambition. I also found it serves as a sort of "proto-prog" document similar to The Moody Blues and reminiscent of what the Strawbs would end up doing only a few years later. It's surprising how much this band was able to pack into shorter song lengths and with less conventional structure. This is also a weakness as the album can be a lot to digest and it breezes over quickly. Also, some songs are definitely stronger than others. 3.7
I mean it's allright
A quick easy listen. My favourite part was the epic ending to Triangle! (the song, not the album)
Pierwszy raz slysze Brummelsow, granie podobne do bicz bojsow z tego okresu, bo rocznik 67, wiec pet soundowo troche z psychodelicznie kuntrowym twistem, traki na plejke to only dreaming now i the wolf of the velvet fortune
Is it ok to admit I never even heard of them before? Probably influential but very much of its time
A solid entry of earlier rock and blues music. The albums gets more interesting towards the end.
Meh.
Never heard of this album or band or artists before. Listening to it now, its not remarkable, its kind of forgettable. If someone told me that it was a practical joke and this was composed for a parody album about the 60s, I might believe it. 2/5
Another psych record of the San Francisco hippie scene. This one goes by really quickly, with 11 tracks in under a half hour. Vocals sound a bit like Dylan; often sounds like a tamer 13th Floor Elevators. It did better than I expected, with fantastical imagery and otherworldly instrumentation. There's some really good imagery on here, and it's consistent in its themes as a whole yet offers good diversity. I think that's as far as where the appeal is. Wasn't impressed by any of the playing; the instruments felt more like they just wanted to include strange noise injections to compliment the storytelling, which leads to quite a lot of misses. But there are only a few tracks that have nothing to offer. I did enjoy most of it. Favorites: Only Dreaming Now, Nine Pound Hammer, Magic Hollow
3.1 - At least it’s short because I can’t take more of this guy’s impersonation of Bob Dylan, especially on “It Won’t Get Better” (hint: it mostly doesn’t). The few psychedelic songs like “Only Dreaming Now” sound forced with descriptions of magical gypsies and starlit caravans (blargh). A couple of nice tracks (“Nine Pound Hammer”, “Painter of Women”) but overall this is slim, slim pickings.
more folk noncing.
A gravy hangover
Very gentle album. A bit of a surprise.
Meh
Nah. Tried to listen but just couldn’t get into it, although The Wolf of Velvet Fortune is a bit intense-I liked that one. Listen again: no Purchase for my collection: no Favourite Song: The Wolf of Velvet Fortune
I swear pop music I. The 60s was as bad or worse than today. If you were Dylanesque or Lennon and McCartney-like, you got an album. Thank you black sabbath and led zeppelin and pink floyd
OK, this is a bit silly but I have to admit that I keep thinking of Spinal Tap and their discussion of the various directions of the band before they became Spinal Tap. This really feels almost like a parody of 60s psychedelic folk rock. They are super earnest though. I think in the interest of being polite I'll give it a three, it's not my cup of tea, there's definitely effort being made, and while the style isn't at all what I typically like to listen to, it's not objectively bad, the musicianship is solid.
Short and enjoyable. High 3.
It had its moments
In spite of loving some of the orchestral arrangements, the horns and strings peppered throughout, and being pretty warm to this genre of psychedelic folk rock, I found very little to like in the songwriting. It's Dylan-adjacent but feels pretty watered-down. I thought I'd really like this! But there wasn't a lot there that didn't pass over my ear. 2/5
meh.
I'm going to start with a rant real quick; why are there so many 60s folk albums on here? Like, yeah, they're good, but like, come on man. I don't need to listen to like 20 different people thus far (I'm on like 55 albums) sing over some guitar melody for 3 minutes only to have that exact same thing done for like 10 more tracks. I swear, all of these folk albums from the 60s and early 70s blend together when you listen to them in quick succession. That being said, this was fine. I thought that Triangle had a unique country flair that some other folk albums don't have. There are some times that the more folky, psychedelic pop sound reared its head in this album, but the country songs do add a unique sound that should be mentioned. I thought the Wolf of Velvet Fortune stood out the most for its slower and more rustic sound. Other than that, it's perfectly passable. I'd give it a 7/10; the country-side really bumped it up this high but it's not bad.
I am not enjoying this
Pretty awful - tedious monotonous voice. No saving graces that I can hear.
Blije Americana met een psychedelisch randje. Nog nooit van deze gasten gehoord, ze zullen ongetwijfeld dikke vriendjes met Bob Dylan zijn geweest. Best leuk allemaal.
Denk bij de eerste zin al gelijk aan Dylan en kom daar niet meer overheen. Deze man kan zingen, maar zingt elk woord op dit album met overdreven vibratie. Dat kan de wat speelse muziek niet compenseren.
Aparte folkloristische countrymuziek met wat ongebruikelijkere instrumenten in de popmuziek, zoals een ouderwetse trekzak of een cello. Ik had nog nooit van deze brummels gehoord en ik had er een hard hoofd in, maar op het moment dat je verwachtingen ultiem laag zijn, dan valt het alleszins mee. Aardig om er kennis van te nemen. Maar dit draait natuurlijk uit op een uitermate vergeetbare 2 of 3 sterren, want morgen weet ik al niet meer dat ik ooit de Brummels heb geluisterd.
Cleaned it up toward the end of the album
This didn’t grab me so I didn’t choose to listen again. Might be harsh, because my ears were intact after listening, but 2*
Didn't really listen as I'd have liked. But from what I heard it wasn't up too much.
Beau Brummell- Looks like Al Pacino in a flower Pleasant folky 60’s music Maybe better than some of the of the other 60’s psychedelic folk stuff we’ve listened to. Not quite as pretentious maybe? Some of the instrumental is cool. The dude sings like a goat. Lost interest after a while
Not for me. Actually a good sounding recording Magic hollow made me want to puke
mush.
I fair enjoyed this. Reminds me a bit of Bellowhead
Vond weinig speciaal aan dit album. Maar niet slecht
Folk-rock. Está bien. Un 4.
Move along folks...nothing to see here. Never heard of them. More folk rock.... do we really need this? 2.5
Mid tier - good but not great, with a few songs slightly better. Still falls short of a fourth star, mostly cos it feels a bit false and affected - Americans trying (and nearly managing) to copy the British invasion bands.
Genres: Folk rock, country rock, psychedelic pop, psychedelic rock Formed: San Francisco, U.S. in 1964 Run time: 11 songs, 28 min, 54 sec The fourth studio album by the rock band. The album explores life, love and the passage of time. It suggests looking back at what has been, rather than looking forward at what might be, which seems a bit passive. Sure look back, but you’ve got to look forward to what you might achieve or you’ll never progress in life. And there seems to be no mention of appreciating what you currently have. The songs are quite low key and much of the singing is a little melancholic. It has a folk feel that reminds me of early Dylan. Spotify: Least popular song: over 34k Most popular song: almost 154k plays The songs are well written and meaningful, but none of it moves me or elicits any sort of extreme response. (I didn’t like or dislike it.) I guess if I had a love of folk I would probably find this to be a great album. Listen Again?: No My Rating: **
Enjoyable sixties pop with a folk rock flair; the band's flights of fancy entertain and there is novelty throughout. A cut above the rest from the era.
Are You Happy?, It Won’t Get Better 1.5/5
First Listen. Album #1016 for me. Never heard of the band or any of the songs before today. The album's single "Magic Hollow" did not chart. 2.5/5
like beatles só que não
kind of sounds like if you combined The Monkees, Simon, Garfunkel, and Bob Dylan
It was OK
I got excited when this album turned up as I'd been meaning to listen to it for years. Alas, to these ears it just sounds like average 60's song style music. Not as shimmery as The Byrds, not as harmonious as Beach Boys, and nowhere near as melodic as The Beatles, though it strives to contain elements of all of them. Fave track was the cover of Nine Pound Hammer.
I dig it. Painter of women was my favorite. And I was swinging a hammer when 9 lb hammer came on, so it gets bonus points.
The music is pretty good, but then the singer opens his mouth. Sounds too much like Bob Dylan.
I literally don't think I've heard of The Beau Brummels ever before, but this was actually a pretty good little record. I like the mix of baroque and psychedelic aesthetics with classic country music, the songs are diverse and full of energy, and it's overall a pretty nice 60s record I'd come back to. 3.5/5
This was really enjoyable. It definitely speaks to a specific time period of popular music from the 60's, when "psychedelic experimentation" was all the rage. Definitely some quality songs, and I think that I would definitely pick this album to include over some other selections I've already listened to.
This album was a mix of the byrds and bob dylan and it was alright. It wasn’t super amazing but it’s good enough to get a very ambivalent 4 because of songs like nine pound hammer and old Kentucky home.
Soit
Happy it was only 25 minutes
Seems like it wants to be something that it just can't reach
Very volatile
I thought that was pretty bad. Not horrible, but dull? The only song with a little life was Old Kentucky Home (written by Randy Newman). This album did not age well.
Solid songs but very much nit my style
Emendou uma sequência pouco significativa para mim, apenas mais um disco de folk.
I enjoyed it, reminded me a lot of the Soft Boys, unoffensive and easy listening.
What's the point? This is lame and dated and best forgotten and one suspect the BBs themselves might agree.
Nope. Like a poor man’s Violent Femmes sitting on a sybian.
Proto-roots rock. It definitely feels like a late 60's record from a band that started in San Francisco, probably the biggest deal about this record is the throughline to American Beauty
Boooring
This was only okay for me—well executed but not my preferred style of music.
Amazing from the start to the second last song on the album.
Fok-rock. Está bien. Un 4.
Folk rock, country rock.
Don’t think I’d ever heard this before. Not sure it is a favourite though. The
Very Sixties
I’ve never heard of the Beau Brummels, but that’s such a pleasant band name to say out loud. I think it might be up there in my top five band names. A quick Google search tells me that Beau Brummell was an 18th century fashionista. I don’t know why, but that’s hilarious to me. Songs I already knew: none Favourites: Only Dreaming Now, Magic Hollow I’m finding that music with a touch a psychedelica here and there is really growing on me, which is something I’d never expected a year ago. This isn’t super trippy, but it does that the odd essences of it in some songs. Elsewhere, the music can sound bardic or folk rock, and it’s just an all round nice album. It’s somewhat short, but it doesn’t feel too short. I think they got the timing of this just right. Overall, an easy recommend.
There were parts of this album I enjoyed in small doses, and it helps that it is short, but this really feels like Bob Dylan-lite more than anything. There are parts of this album that feel like they could develop to be more, but the country influences hold it back from achieving something truly unique.
‘Painter of Women’ was about the only song that grabbed my attention in any meaningful way. The rest of this album: Meh.
Doesn't really do anything for me. It's fine.
Okay 60s folk
Descent. Enjoyed it. It wont be on a playlist of mine
Not much to say about this one. Sounded similarly to The Beatles songs from this era (late sixties), with some interesting, psychedelic tracks, like "The Wolf of Velvet Fortune", but otherwise very average and forgettable. Fortunately it is a very short album, with length of under 30 minutes, the songs just pass by without much pain or trouble, bam bam and it's gone. I will forget about this record in less than couple of days.
Decent but unremarkable. 2/5
Not really my cup of tea
beau beauu beauuu brummels
Drivel.
Mid, mid, mid. Cover would be sick for a grunge album though
Didn’t really stand out for me
It was okay. Not really anything great about it. Gave off big Herman’s hermits vibes. 5/10
Short, carefree sounding, fun album.
I was expecting nothing, and I got a lovely folk-like album with good voice work. This is an excellent highlight in a week with many "standard" albums, and I'll give it 4 * just because of the fun time.
I could hear the San Francisco sound. Cool throwback
As far as psychedelia-infused country folk go, this is a quite interesting curio from the past. The overall mood of *Triangle* recalls other stuff going from Donovan to the Incredible String Band (only in an American version that's pretty close to The Byrds' own psychedelic period). Opener "Are You Happy?" is also very Dylanesque, as other reviewers noticed here (even if some of them often forgot to point out that the rest of the album isn't). And closer "The Wolf Of Velvet Fortune" (a closer because I'm not really counting that Randy Newman cover that follows it) is just incredible: the song sounds like the sort of mystical experience that could only occur during the sixties, and its chorus is simply infectious and mesmerizing. Unfortunately, what's between those two highlights is not exactly up to that level. Some of the tunes are nice and evocative (such as "Only Dreaming Now", with its oneiric strings and quaint accordion, or that Merle Travis cover "Nine Pound Hammer", or the very Tolkienesque "Magic Hollow", not to mention the title track's epic conclusion). But there's also something a little awkward in the way those tunes pan out. The most probable culprits are the lead vocals, I believe--often reaching the same high note through a somewhat wearisome vibrato, especially on side one. I've used the word "quaint" before in this review, but I can't say it's a compliment now to describe that voice. Whoever that lead singer was, he wasn't Gene Clark, contrary to what some benevolent reviewers suggested in this group. Besides, the songs are often too short to leave a lasting impression in your mind--even if, quite ironically, I imagine some of those tunes might have outlasted their welcome if they had been longer... I was tempted to include this one into my list *potential* candidates at first. But after a few more listens, I've changed my mind. Still, I'm glad I discovered this record I knew absolutely nothing about (and especially "The Wolf Of Velvet Fortune"). As I said elsewhere, a 3/5 grade in here equals a 8/10 one in more general terms. It's just that 1001 is a finite number after all... Number of albums left to review: 622 Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 186 Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: 85 Albums from the list I will certainly *not* include in mine (many others are more essential to me): 114 (including this one)
Yuck hippies
This was a really fun folk-rock album from a group I’d never heard of. Love finding new music that fits my style!
There is plenty of mediocre to outright bad pop bands from the 60s riding the wave of bigger names that made up the British Invasion. The Beau Brummels are a step up from most of those groups, unintentionally being thrown into the mix alongside the likes of Paul Revere & The Raiders or The Monkees as an American band who sounded close enough to their counterparts across the sea to gain a following of their own. Certified B-tier in the 60s cannon, but still a part of the greater changes in music occurring during the back half of the decade. Like so many others, by this point in their career they were pushing toward a looser version of their more professional selves, and experimenting with burgeoning new sounds that reshaped what was possible with music. What stood out to me when listening to this album was their ability to mix Americana and folk with the new sounds of psychedelic rock, packaged in the bite sized song structure of mid 60s pop. Plenty of bands did this at the time, but to me, they did it better than most on this album. It’s not as ambitious as the greater works of the era, but still very enjoyable listen for what it is. The only thing I don’t quite understand is this uninspired album title, which does this album zero favors.
Twee 60s folk rock. Nothing to hate, nothing to like, everything to 2/5.
Very short - less than half an hour - but still managed to be a bit boring. Sounds very generic, like a lot of other music that came out at that time, but nothing that particularly makes it stand out, and the guy's voice is quite interesting but strays into territory that it shouldn't (it really doesn't work when he holds a note for a long time, and he does that a lot). 2/5.
Never heard of this band, but the album was a pleasant surprise. Very enjoyable
yeah nah. Not seeing the value in this.
There are some great tracks here but the lyrics of some hold it back from being a 5.
Kinda surreal. Didn’t hate it.
Well this is a fun little one, isn't it? Under half an hour of good ol' 60's psych pop. I'm sort of surprised I've never heard of this band, as this falls right into my wheelhouse. I really liked this listen.
Swift and sweet. Not long enough to start being annoyed by it. Love it.
Ho hum, short and sweet I guess
Pff...
Some of the music was pleasant but it just sounds like literally everything that came out at the time.
I lost interest in this album about 3 songs in...
Blergh
Bob Dylan called and he wants his vocal intonations back. This album was better than I expected for a band I’d never heard of. Having watched Titanic last night, I enjoyed the track “Painter of Women”. There were several other good tracks: Keeper of Time & Nine Pound Hammer. Decent!
Country rock with Bob Dylan vibes
I was genuinely surprised in how much I enjoyed this album. It isn’t what I would normally listen to but it was easy to listen to.
Sounds like something you might see at a Renaissance Festival, running through their songs as quickly as possible to fit a few extra into a 30 minute set. Admittedly they would be the best band of the night. I won't be seeking out anything else by this band, but I am fine with this specific being on this list. It is sufficiently weird and interest to merit a listen.
File under forgotten for a reason. There is a generic “‘60s pop-rock band” feel here – that makes it destined to be no better – and perhaps even slightly worse – than replacement level. And too many songs have too much going on – the horns and harpsichord are especially excessive. Also, dumb name. Not awful, just not very good or memorable or worth hearing before one dies.The previous covers record should've automatically disqualified them from this list.
I didn't care for this album
Me gusta la onda medieval y me gusta la psicodélica. Es como si el álbum contara las fábulas de unos rednecks hippies. La abundancia de cuerdas, sus superposiciones y delays, y también algunas percusiones no tan convencionales, crean muy bien esa sensación de irrealidad, también cercana al juego. De hecho, pensé constantemente en Monty Python.
mmhmhbmmm yo q se... lo respeto pero no me copa para nada. The Moody Blues es de la misma época, y le pasa el trapo 1000 veces a esto. Las ultimas 3 canciones nomas me hicieron salvarlo de 1 estrella 4/10
hay demasiada musica de redneck que manejaba un impala en esto
It was OK.
Country-rock un tanto suave. Un poco del estilo de la época. No me ha parecido muy interesante
Just not my thing I guess. Not really bad, just meh. Some wannabe Bob Dylan psych-folk. Again, not exactly bad, but there weren't any songs that actually grabbed me. 2.5 rounded down.
A lovely album - reminiscent of so many other artists and tracks. Surprised I've never heard of them before
Ei mitenkään kauhean kiinnostava levy
Too country for me
Generally inoffensive, if not a little dull plinky-plonky folky rock, very 60s sound
Sounds like what one would expect out of a recording of a bunch of kindergarten kids randomly bumping into one another.
Enjoyed it, but didn’t love it. Talented band, I’m shocked they weren’t bigger.
The baroque touches accentuate great tunes, the Randy Newman cover at the end sounds like Dylan at his funniest. There’s a couple of questionable ageist lines on the album but overall fantastical lyrics aesthetically fit well with the music.
A weird blend of country, folk, and psychedelia that failed to move me.
They seem like they’d be no fun at all
Thr singer sounds like Bob Dylan. This is not a compliment. The album was 28 minutes too long.
Imagine if you took Thr Velvet Underground and removed everything good about them, and mixed with early Dylan (with everything good about him removed) - that’s what they sound like
Never heard of 'em. It was interesting at times.
A hidden gem; Part of one, at least. I didn't expect to find as much country as I did, and wanted a stronger taste. The instrumentation is one of the more interesting elements, and doesn't have time to mature in an LP of this length.
Jopas on Tarinaa ja eri genreä, mutta silti tosi tosi 60-lukua. Plääh tosi tylsä
Tulee mieleen joku nykyajan retrobändi, joka onnistuu kusettamaan tietämättömiä ihmisiä sillä, että heidän musiikkinsa edustaa muka "aitoa" 60-lukua.
This album is a fine piece of Americana and an example of folk rock as the transition to greater electric and psychedelia began to make its way into the genre. The foundation it establishes for this movement is notable but was largely overshadowed by the music it would inspire than its own merits.
While it's fairly easy to see why The Beau Brummels never really became that well known, Triangle is a mostly enjoyable collection of folk/country rock tunes that doesn't overstay it's welcome. The first leg of this record is pretty strong - songs like Nine Pound Hammer and The Keeper of Time have an up beat and exuberant sound, backed by impressive and engaging vocals from Valentino. The back end of this album does lose focus, with songs like Triangle and The Wolf of Velvet Fortune providing some filler. My main issue with Triangle is that it does not have a cohesive feel to it. Rather than being a full block of chocolate, it's like an assortment of little delicacies that vary in tastefulness. As far as 60's hidden gems go, The Beau Brummels' sound is pretty unique and succeeds in not sounding too of it's time.
I'm pleasantly surprised by this. The notes on the players and song writing are fascinating, as with Chelsea Girl there are a number of pop music crossovers happening. There's the main Wrecking Crew players (James Burton..far out man), Slyde Clyde on the trombone (light years away from Donna Summer!) and crazy Jim Gordon on the drums (only a couple of years away from ripping off Rita Coolidge for the coda to Layla). The two covers are quite incredible, country all the way, their take on Merle Travis's Nine Pound Hammer is great as is their take on Newman's lesser Old Kentucky Home. A band in transition, a little bit psychedelic, a little bit country, a little mid period Small Faces (Tell Me Have You Ever Seen Me etc.). They should have hung in there with the country psycho twist, Sweet Heart of the Rodeo and The Flying Burrito Brothers were just around the corner. This is a good record, well worth another listen. The Wolf and Magic Hollow are really good tracks as is Are You Happy, good stuff.
Hmm, pleasant enough psychedelic folk/country, kinda like Bob Dylan meets Lucy in the Sky for an unplugged session...not sure I'm ever in the mood for that. 2.5 stars
The Beau Brummels reached #20 on the 2UE Top 40 in 1965 with their single Just A Little. I remember it well - I was 15 at the time & I loved it. I never heard another thing from them, so reading their wiki entry & listening to this album is all news to me. It’s not a world-beater, but it is quite listenable - some of it is poppy, some country & some is very 1967 psychedelic, The Wolf Of Velvet Fortune in particular. But it seems to me that the best 2 tracks on the lp are the cover versions - Nine Pound Hammer (Merle Travis) & Old Kentucky Home (Randy Newman). They jump out at you. The rest of the album has its moments, and there’s no rubbish on it. But I find it amusing that their previous album had been an album of covers, which they resented Warners forcing them to record. Oh well.
This album proves that the decision to stop touring on devote yourself to studio work did not produce only gems. The two covers (Merle Travis's Nine Pound Hammer and Randy Newman's Old Kentucky Home) stand out. the only other tolerably interesting song is The Wolf of Velvet Fortune, which has a pleasantly minor key psychedelic feel. Other than that, I find the songwriting bland, I don't like the singer's voice, and the arrangements and playing just don't have any edge. Blandly inoffensive, slightly psychedelic, slightly country-influenced (but only slightly, when compared to,l say, Sweethearts of the Rodeo). Forgettable.
Nicht meins. Zu lahm.
Not too bad, I enjoyed a few songs.
Not bad. The voice feels genuine rather than a straight Bob Dylan rip-off but it is very close. Magic Hollow is definitely the star of the album
bem legal o som
Well this is a surprise. Great tunes, interesting arrangements and at that exact sweet 66 spot when the beat explosion met psychedelia. Forced to admit this is pretty good, a shame all their catalogue goes for ridiculous prices.
that old school cinematic epic easy listening orchestra with some vocalist with a lowkey annoying vibrato spinning tales. glad to have listened to this. 3.5/5
The Beau Brummels start dealing in the psychedelic and abstract, with generally favorable results. It’s all a bit samey toward the end, but tunes like “Magic Hollow” are playful and spirited.
This list has a lot more of these records than necessary. I just got one of these psychedelic folk albums two days ago, and here it's the same quiet jangly sound, the same shaky vocals, and the same ’60s Woodstock vibe. There's nothing special about it, and it didn't age well either. The only song that I enjoyed at least a little bit was The Wolf of Velvet Fortune, which had a nice dark, haunting atmosphere. Too bad the rest of the album didn't match up.
Just a bit boring
meh
It’s ok
Honestly it was really fun, nice and short too. A great record.
No los conocía y haberlo hecho no cambió para nada mi día de ayer.
Nice bit of folkadelia (I'm sure I haven't made that word up, but Google suggests otherwise...) It's short enough that the fantasy elements didn't get stale and old enough to make me think it's not too derivative of other bands.
OK. Probably won't play again, but enjoyable enough.
Yeah, it's good. Pop baroque with some country undertones from time to time. It's not amazing or anything like that but I could see myself returning to it from time to time.
Nothing incredible, but a good and honest album.
Good little pop baroque album.
A few nice moments here and there. I particularly liked the medieval brass which arrive sporadically. The song "The Wold of Velvet Fortune" is the hidden gem of the album. Unfortunately, most of it was not so engaging.
b-tec zombies and beach boys
I love the calculated nature of it, naming themselves so that they’d be shelved next to The Beatles. The songs don’t land for me, and I find their voices grating.
I am listening to this as I write the review...not enjoying this and it's only 29 minutes long... I prefer Billy Joel's nod to Beau Brummel and it's only a one liner. This is just feels like country-psychedelia with a lot of nonsensical trippy and yet dull lyrics. I mean, Magic Hollow is embarassing. I am saying 2 stars but let's say 1.5
This sounds like Neil Diamond wanted to make a folk group for "A Mighty Wind 2." I can't get over the singer and his overzealousness. They were supposedly compared with the Beatles, but it felt a bit more like Buffalo Springfield or other Stephen Stills stuff (or the Smothers Brothers). I might have enjoyed it better, but I did not really enjoy the singer. So a kind of meh from me. Next.
Didn't hate it. Particularly enjoyed the first two tracks (Are You Happy?, Only Dreaming Now). After that I drifted in and out; hard to pick a song I really enjoyed but a decent trip the rest of the way through the album. Still not sure I'm going back for more though.
Not bad but not for me. If it was much longer I would have given it a 2. Album cover: 2/5 it’s alright
Wasn’t feeling this one. Not into 60’s psychedelic and this didn’t change my mind.
This was just weird...and not in a good way. It sounds sort of like a movie, and sort of like one of those books I got as a kid that came with a play along record. Either way, it was not good.
28th September 2022 Listened in the morning before driving to Bristol office. Chilled evening. Classic country folk, great storytelling with a comic twist on blues and roots.
The first track wasn't half bad, the rest was OKish, but nothing to write home about. 2/5
It's the kind of folk music that made me think all folk was boring and not good 4/10
Love a good psychedelic album really simple and enjoyable
Fine 60s
Definitely not my cup of tea. Very clear Medieval Manor vibes on this album. Probably one of the picks that may have been big in England but never caught on in the US that some people have mentioned in reviews of the book. Sounds like movie/tv/musical theater tunes from the 70s.
Intéressant. Je ne suis vraiment pas fan de ce qui réfère aux contes paysants moyen ageux, mais je trouve que c’est quand même sympathique et authentique.
Je ne connaissais pas du tout. Ça ne réinvente rien, mais c'est pas mauvais. Un peu de Dylan par moment, un peu de Velvet Underground en moins expérimental (d'ailleurs paru la même année que le premier de VU donc une parentalité d'esprit ici). Je le garderais si je le trouvais dans un lot de vinyle.
Feels like the kind of band that they make fun of in F is for Family when the son wants to write songs about wizards and elves. Has the wavery hippie voice and fantastical lyrics about things like the magical velvet wolf. The strings are nice, and it's quite silly but I think it's intentional. Not bad, but nothing outstanding.
My familiarity with The Beau Brummels is quite sparse, but on this 1967 record they sound miles behind their folky contemporaries. The songs are underdeveloped, and throw in an uninspiring and sloppy production and the end result is a truly unremarkable record. 'And I've Seen Her' and 'Old Kentucky Home' tempted me to give this a 1/5, but the 'The Wolf of Velvet Fortune' luckily manages to raise this to a 2/5.
I don’t know where I went wrong in my high school obsession with the 60’s, but I honestly don’t think I ever heard of the Beau Brummels. And if I did, they didn’t do that much of an impact. But this time they did! “Only Dreaming” really caught me off guard and from there on I was blown away by their grasp of melodies. Among the best examples are “Painter of Women” and “The Wolf of Velvet Fortune”, where especially the latter should rank along the best choruses of the 60’s. I don’t care as much for the fast driven “Nine Pound Hammer” and the pub sounding “Old Kentucky Home” but luckily they don’t tend to stay long with those sounds. Glad to have found the victim of my next vinyl hunt.
Never heard of this group before, but I really didn't enjoy this. It just seems to me like the worst of Neil Diamond and Bob Dylan combined.
Kinda liked this. I'm not sure what about it, but it was enjoyable. I wouldn't return to it though. 3.25/5
Nah this was a snoozefest. Dylan-esque vocals and standard stoned hippie vibes. Next.
Pretty basic hippie stuff, perfectly listenable but nothing to write home about. C
Wow, I LOVED this. Great whimsical/fantasy-inspired lyrics, that old folk psych sound that I love, and a surprisingly compelling vocalist. Gonna have this one spinning for a while.
Fantastic concise album. I am a massive fan and could play this any day with no issue.
No es lo mío.
not exactly my kind of music.. But I have heard worse.
It's fine, but this album just feels flat overall. Maybe it's the vocals just being a level below where they need to be. Just pretty forgettable 60s folk though. A curiosity but definitely not anything I'll need to listen to again since others did it better. 2.5/5
It's just kinda boring, it doesn't really do anything new or interesting. There's a bit too much bland folk on this list
Kinda meh
Good time, all sounded similar tho
I too have hear Bob Dylan
They say you shouldn't judge an album by its cover, but having looked at this album cover and then listened to the album I have to say that I got exactly what I thought I would.
Nunca tinha ouvido falar e gostei muito. Uma mistura de folk, country e algo meio celta. Achei muita interessante, ouvi algumas vezes e vc nem sente o tempo passar. Algumas músicas parecem histórias sendo musicadas. Melhores músicas: Magic Hollow e The Wolf Of Velvet Fortune.
More psychedelic nonsense I bet
White sixties sounds to the highest degree. Sounds like the Byrd's, Velvet Underground, and the Yardbirds' stylistically, with some interesting horns mixed in. The vocals are a bit samey throughout. It's not all that bad, just doesn't have anything special going for it.
7/10. Good stuff, nothing life-changing.
Absurdly boring. 4/10
Solid
1967, here we fucking go again lol. Ok, to be fair this was *almost* on the bearable side of the whole late 60s folk rock psychedelia bullshit. But the guy's voice was really, really grating. This gets a 2/5.
Despite the banjo assault in the opening song I liked this more than I thought I would. The title track is a perfectly composed piece of music, love the bellowing brass mixed into the background. Very impressed.
Another folk album. This was not great. Sounds like Bob Dylan but not as good
This was a few days ago. Obviously didn't make much of an impression.
Very enjoyable in a slightly-above-average-1967 kinda way. Psychedelic enough, lyrically interesting but hardly one of the 1001 albums to hear before you mow the lawn, let alone before you die.
First track - skip. Country. Second track - skip. Accordion. Third track - do I listen to this? It's a bit psychedelic. A blind gentleman who's the painter of women? Skip. Fourth track - OK. Let's give this a crack. There's an unfortunate ukele (or is it a banjo?) backing. But I didn't skip. Fifth track - take the pretty young girls, they don't get better. Yeah, seems a bit paedo. All the pretty girls -stop crying because you can look better... So paedo and misogynistic. Double win. Sixth track - I think I'm losing the will to live. Skip. Seventh track - skip. No comment needed. Eighth track - is this over yet? Ninth track - oh, gods it isn't. Ten. Let's channel our inner Zorba the Greek and combine it with our very best corn-worshipping guff. Last track - at least this is a bit more upbeat than the last one. Overall. Did not enjoy. Won't listen again.
If Joni Mitchell had three brothers who could produce nothing but dry, white toast.
Light and breezy San Fran rock that I liked having on while I made brunch for my family today. Laugh, Laugh is still the best Brummels song, there were no standouts like it on this album. But it was pleasant.
Did not know the band did know the album and had to get used to it, but the music, some kind of 60s folk/country rock, started to grow on me (must have played the album 5 times or so) and in the end I liked it quite well.
Actually a really solidly enjoyable album. Is it just me, or is there more than a hint of Bob Dylan influence here? I don't know who was there first--I'm guessing Dylan--but there's clearly a sound connection here. Fave track would be "Triangle", the title track. Overall great vocals throughout. While I can't say this is one I completely adore, I would definitely re-listen.
Lekkere 60s muziek hoor, weer erg beatles achtig
Meh, ekki mitt stöff. Ágætur flutningur svo sem, en lagasmíðin ómerkileg.
**6/1/2022 - ALBUM #125** Today's Album: "Triangle" by The Beau Brummels - As cut and dry this album may seem to review on the surface, the longer I listen to it I really have a hard time forming my opinion. The sound of this record honestly isn't half bad. It's sort of this strange mix of folk music and psychedelia and I think from a distance, the tunes here stand up pretty solid and I think the Bob Dylan sounding vocals work out pretty well in this context, especially because this vocalist just honestly sings better than Dylan. However, I think the overall production of this album could have been a bit better for an album of this time period. Given the late 60s gave us some of the most experimental production of any decade, it's pretty underwhelming to have such a standard sounding mix and the vocal effects leave it feeling pretty raw. There are some really great songwriting moments on here, particularly in the songs Are You Happy and Nine Pound Hammer and the lyricism is pretty great in these tracks too. However, some of the tracks really just leave a bad taste in my mouth, with a lot of the lyrics feeling like poorly hidden sexual innuendos or otherwise just degrading towards women. I think this album had a lot of potential to be something I really like and the highlights to stand out pretty strong, but with so much of this material being pretty masturbatory and dragged out, it's hard for me to defend such uncomfortable lyricism. Overall, this isn't a particularly bad album, but it really didn't do a whole lot to impress me and a lot of the sounds this album was pioneering at the time have been totally played out at this point. Give this one a listen if you like vibey folk music and don't care too much about the lyrics. Highlights: Are You Happy?, Nine Pound Hammer, Magic Hollow Score: 5.5/10 Somewhat mediocre 60s folk
This is nice and adequate but forgetful. Gives a bit of mythical and folk vibe which I enjoy. Its pretty at times and it goes by fairly quickly. Nothing really stood out though so its more of a background music type for me. Bit annoying because with more memorable songs, it could have been a new favourite.
dude this is such a great, short album holy shit, 10/10
I don’t think I’ve heard album lean so hard into this mystic/fairytale sound. I feels like I need to be in a forest surrounded by pixies and massive mushrooms while on some psychedelics as well. Definitely unique and fun. 5/10
soothing
I thought it was ok then I was like, would I listen to it again? No. So 2 it is
Its short which is nice. Its okay, nothing special
Standard for what I think of being of this era. Sounds like a knockoff Beatles that I enjoy a good bit
Never heard of these but I normally find this sort of stuff holds up well today. Decent but not a classic or snything
This really ain’t my thing… twee, folky, 60s nonsense. I think you had to be there!
Strange listening to this. It felt like the kind of album that would have been hailed as genius if Dylan or Donovan released it. I've never heard it before though. As it is, it felt like a great album in a genre I'm not so sure about. Feels very psychedelic sixties. 3.5 stars.
Never heard of them. Pleasant but highly whimsical folk psychedelia that reminds me of Love but is lacking any killer tunes. Its only 28 mins long and the tracks are shortish but it still drags a bit The Wolf of the Velvet Fortune (5 mins) really outstays its welcome. 2.5
And here I thought it was Adam Duritz who wanted to be Bob Dylan. This dude is trying a little too hard to sound like Zimmerman.
Boring hippy shit
A very strong three.
Sååå… det hände!????
Solid folk & country songs complemented by creative production
Helt kova
Good but not really my cup of tea
Genre: Folk Rock 2/5 A mid-to-late 60s UK Bob Dylan ripoff. The style is so delightfully ripped off that it became miserable to listen to halfway through. Bland, uneventful, shallow pop folk that sometimes feels like you're trapped in a renaissance fair. An album so bland and uneventful, my girlfriend and I hadn't realized that the playlist was set on repeat and the album had started over again until it was 2 songs deep again. This is yet another example of an editor masturbating himself over a deep cut album with no merits beyond its copy-and-paste style of the times. "You've never heard Triangle??? DUDE! It's so BLAND, you'll LOVE IT!" Totally skippable, not essential, and I still can't believe Days of Future Passed is not in this book, and this Beau Brummels deep cut made it.
Boring and so so American sounding. Not my type of music at all.
This sound of this album isn't what immediately comes to mind when I think of the Beau Brummels. It certainly fits in with the musical vibe of its time though. It's a little musically scattered, as a lot of albums apparently were in the late 60s. You have baroque pop mixed in with psychedelic and folksy rock, which doesn't always work. But it grows on you a bit as the album progresses. The guitars are really lovely as are the strings, but some of the songs have too much going on in them. Fave Songs: Magic Hollow, It Won't Get Better, The Wolf of Velvet Fortune, Painter of Women, The Keeper of Time
Didn't love it.
Mehh
Enjoyable, sound good
Ooo I like this! I had never heard of this band, but it's good! Very folky 60s rock
Very San Francisco. Elements of folk, psychadelia, bluegrass, flamenco, and classical music come together with fantasy-esque lyrics to create a surreal album that transcends classification. Lead singer Sal Valentinto's vocals echo Dylan in tone and delivery, but are unique in their own way. This album deserves several listens at the least.
znači okej album, ništa više, ništa manje. prolazan.
Doslovno generira ovo na mamurnu nedjelju i misli da ću poslušat danas 💀💀💀 Nisam ni danas u moodu za ovakvu glazbu, al sve jasno!
Fun listen. It's cool to hear some very early San Francisco folk rock.
3.5
No, è una noia senza fine.
A few tunes I enjoyed, but overall just not my style. Glad I got to know them, an interesting folk + british invasion vibe.
Quite enjoyable but nothing special.
Bit prunesy for me
Only a touch better than prunes.
Enjoyable.
Can't stand the vocalist, a tough listen
Proper Beau, I tell thee
ok
hm
Gonna get 4 stars from me. Good old American band, I think rock as a genre but not sure.
Bob Dylan should either sue or be sued...
This had a fun sound but its not going to upstage the Beatles as an album I pick out regularly or anything.
Pleasant enough. The bloke sounds a bit like Dylan.
I don’t think this one would make my list of 1001 albums to hear before I die.
Fine album but not my style day to day
Light and cheerful piece
2 1/2
Sorry, I don't like country music.
Have literally never heard them before. Its ok.
Quick, snappy, enjoyable.
Arh det bliver lidt for hippie og diskant for min smag. Som John Lennon og the Doors blandet sammen
Easy listening album, not very long but a nice almost all songs are great. Favourite songs: - Are you happy ? - The keeper of time - it won’t get better
Very Nice!