1001 Albums Summary

Groups like this were in a rough spot. They wanted to keep doing their Brit pop thing, but also cash in on psychedelia. So it never feels like they commit to either. Which is a shame, because I tend to like music that is firmly in one camp or the other. I felt this album was kind of vanilla, nothing really grabbed me on it. However, I didn’t rush to turn it off either. I would listen to it again, but I don’t know if I would ever buy it. Unfortunately the highlight for me was a song I already knew, Season of Love.

I need to listen to it a few more times. But I believe this is the best awaits album I have listened to. There are less of the piano and string driven ballads. While he does those well, it’s not my cup of tea. I like the more jazzy/bluesy uptempo and ragged songs on here.