Fantastic & memorable title. Repetitive and uninspiring music.

Nice cover. Full on Radiohead-ish. Lifts from Queen & Keane, Hives & Coldplay. Even the Tornados 'Telstar' and more Queen on Knights of Cydonia. Mix is boosted by 10+dB to give that showroom impact but more distortion than necessary. Good music but sounds like a cover band.

Gonsalves solo is the highlight. Complete (pictured) is vastly expanded over the 1956 vinyl release. Rating is for the original release.

Singles group. Decent album but it's about their hits and videos.

Marr guitar, the star. Morrisey for the mopey mob. Decent, but not special.

Jangly atmosphere. Shades of Big Country guitar tone. Well produced. Better second half of the album.

Early 70's hip message of freedom, rights, love & integration. Music is solid but the message is the star.

Bringing the blues back to the mainstream hinged on this album. A real sparkler that crossed over to grab a share of the non-traditional blues listener. Play loud and feel the spirit.

Great guitar tone and production. A few too many filler tunes but some great songs as well.

Founders of the North American Jangle. Album starts with a bang with Radio Free Europe. Then....the rest of the album feels like they forgot what they were trying to say. Not sure what happened there. The rest of the album is flat as a pancake.

Solid groove. Set the prototype for Prince. Funky guitar tones. Great use of stereo to highlight performers. Everyday people is timeless.

Sweet n crispy guitar licks. Buck is mournful & happy all at once.

McCartney-ish vocals and pop sensibilities mixed with art/prog interludes.

Laura's got the look, the brooding coolness, but you & I could sing it as well/poorly. Neil Young & Bob Dylan are endearing. Laura is painful. If this came out today, it would be ignored by those with ears and revered by contrarians looking for outsider art. To be fair, it's a great songwriter demo tape. A stable of tunes that proper vocalists could/did turn into gems. Listen to Marilyn McCoo sing 'Sweet Blindness' and 'Stoned Soul Picnic' then listen to Laura's versions. Great songs that sound 'good' whoever sings them but aye caramba. Marilyn for the win. "Poverty Train' and 'Lonely Women' are worthy performances. This is an album in a series of "singer/songwriters that should stick with the pen".

The Italian Louis Armstrong. Humorous, gravelly voice, more than capable musician.

Solid record. Hunting Bears the highlight.

Starts out with a bang, bang. First 2 songs are great. Then settles in to mediocre.

Unique and fresh for 1966. Nice album.

The album that showed North Americans what the fuss was all about. A killer record.