1001 Albums Summary

This album feels like it needs to be listened to on vinyl, in a passenger van, while heading to Woodstock. If the release year hadn't been displayed, I would've just assumed I hadn't heard of it because it was from the 70's. That being said, this album is alright for me. It's sonically cohesive, the production and mastering are similar, but the songs can be differentiated. I had heard the lead single "Tighten Up," as well as "Howling For You" before, and immediately recognised them. I feel that a lot of the songs drag on a bit, and not just the few that go over 4 minutes. (Why does "The Only One" have to be 5 minutes???) It also feels like, although I hadn't heard this album before, it wasn't anything new. You can hear blues influences throughout, and although this album is categorized as garage rock, that feels misleading to me. It feels like more of a soul/bluesy southern gothic feel to me rather than 90's grunge/garage band.