Wednesday, July 28, 2021

Weeds, Brewer & Shipley

Weeds, Brewer & Shipley, 1969, :30

★ ★ ★  ☆

No "One Toke Over the Line" here (that would come later), but this is a solid folk album.  With smooth vocals, close harmonies, and some country guitar licks, this album is a great example of the smooth late '60s/early '70s West Coast folk sound.  The probably anti-police "Pig's Head" shows that this duo wasn't just about the hippie dreams and the doobies.  To me this is one of those consistently very good albums that doesn't have a lot of super high points but is enjoyable throughout, thus earning four stars.   Favorite tracks: the album's closer, the hippie-dippy "Witchi-Tai-To" (a cover), is a standout; "Lady Like You," "People Love Each Other, "Pigs Head."

Apart From the Crowd, Great Buildings

Apart From the Crowd , Great Buildings, 1981, :40 ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ Solid jangle-pop from a now largely-forgotten group featuring two guys who went ...