Trevor McNamara's career started in the Adelaide group 5 Sided Circle. During that time he also wrote "H.M.S. Buffalo", picked up by psychedelic band Inside Looking Out for their last 45. He left after two years with and formed Musick Express. Their only single "Jackie's Thing/How Does Paternity Suit You" reached the Top 100 in 1970 but they quit soon afterwards. "Jackie's Thing" can also be heard on the excellent Incredible Sound Show Stories #13 compilation. He then recorded enough material for a solo album, which was finally released in 1971 on the little Nationwide label and was highly touted by those who have heard it. Musically speaking not much was heard about him since. As far as I understood he changed his instruments with brushes and found fulfillment in paintings but in 2010 he reformed his first band 5 Sided Circle for a few gigs. World in Sound re-issued his album in 2001 (World in Sound WIS 1009) with two bonus tracks from his lone single. The music is a mishmash of different styles, ranging from Psychedelic (Silver/Yeah Captain) to Folk/Singer/Songwriter (The Gun/P.I.P./Living On A Strain) or Prog influenced Pop/Rock (Now/Digging). It seems he didn't know in which direction he should go and it's no wonder that Trevor McNamara itself didn't like "Yeah Captain". To my ears it's not that bad and there are some pleasant cuts on the album but it's also not fully convincing and especially no lost gem.
Tracklist: - Silver - Waking - The Gun - 15 - Jackie's Thing [From The Pop Opera 'Piano'] - Joseph Blackwell - Riding To Athenbury - Yeah Captain, Pt. 1 - Now - P.I.P. - Cavalier - Digging - I'm Very Sane Thank You - Black Girl - Sinners - Living On A Strain - Yeah Captain, Pt. 2 - Morocco [bonus] - Country Corn [bonus] Personnel: Trevor McNamara (bs, cello, drms, flute, gtr, keyb'ds, sax, vcls) Origin: Adelaide (South Australia)
This nice and gentle folk album with some christian vibes was self released by Chris Dunn, Chris Smith and Lee Paul. The instrumentation is exclusively accoustic, no percussion, just guitar, bass and at times banjo and piano. Side 1 contains original material with the strong opener followed by "Thank You", an upbeat number with successful vocal harmonies. The other highlight is the delicate "Wish You Were Here" that nearly touches the Simon & Garfunkel territory (Thankfully they get a grip on themselves and instead of a corny result it turned out as a laid-back melancholic number). The flip side consists throughout of covers. Noteworthy is their version of CSN's "Helplessly Hoping" and Tim Hardin's "If I Were A Carpenter". I can't think what came over these guys for doing "This Guy's In Love With You" but this is one of the few lowpoints. On balance not a record to freak you out but something special for a pleasant evening.
Tracklist: - Flying Bird - Thank You - The Pink Song - Wish You Were Here - Once - Helplessly Hoping - Lalena - If I Were A Carpenter - California Dreamin' - This Guy's In Love With You - Samson Personnel: Chris Dunn Chris Smith Lee Paul [Reid Lancaster (bs)] Band origin: US
Discographie: Albums: 1. Chris, Chris & Lee (CC & L Records) 1970
Duncan Browne's self-titled second album plays like a direct sequel to his debut long-player, Give Me Take You; he uses the same acoustic guitar and writes in a similar idiom, especially on tracks like "Country Song" and "The Martlet." Indeed, apart from the fact that it's generally better recorded, most of Duncan Browne could easily have slotted into the earlier album; the only exceptions are the more elaborately produced songs, such as "Ragged Rain Life," with its electric guitar sound, the keyboard-embellished "Babe Rainbow," and the bluesier, Dylan-esque "Journey," which was a substantial hit in England. Browne's style elsewhere on the record is unique unto himself, built around hauntingly beautiful melodies, mostly in a folk idiom, with some choice results, including the exquisite "Over the Reef" and "My Old Friends." He saved the best for last, a valedictory number entitled "Last Time Around," featuring extensive and impressive acoustic guitar ornamentation that gives way to some surprisingly tasteful progressive rock electronic sounds on the choruses. The RAK album was reissued on CD by EMI (EMI 724353562328) in 2002 with four bonus tracks, comprised of odd single sides and a pair of outtakes that extended the record's stylistic range considerably, into a more purely electric rock, more standard (though still enjoyable and attractive) singer/songwriter mode - although the last of the bonus tracks, the previously unissued "Mignon," is easily the prettiest song that Browne ever recorded and is thoroughly in the style of his first LP. Even overlooking its own intrinsic merits, Duncan Browne is worth owning as a more mature and developed, if slightly less spontaneous, expression of the sensibilities that forged Give Me Take You. (Bruce Eder in "allmusic Guide")
You can also find his wonderful first album on theTime Has Told Meblogspot.
Tracklist: - Ragged Rain Life - Country Song - The Martlet - My Only Son - Baby Rainbow - Journey - Cast No Shadow - Over The Reef - My Old Friends - Last Time Around - In A Mist (bonus) - Send Me The Bill For Your Friendship (bonus) - Guitar Piece (bonus) - Mignon (bonus) Personnel: Duncan Browne (vcls) Band origin: London
Discographie: Albums: 1. Give Me Take You (Immediate IMSP 018) 1968 2. Duncan Browne (Rak SRKA 6754) 1973
45's: 1. On The Bombsite/Alfred Bell (Immediate IM 70) 1968 2. Resurrection Joe/Final Asylum (Bell BLL 1119) 1970 3. Journey/In A Mist (Rak RAK 135) 1972 4. Send Me The Bill/My Only Son (Rak RAK 162) 1973
A seminal group from the Boston scene, Jim Kweskin and his Jug Band appeared in 1963 and played a happy mix of folk, blues, jug band music, rock and old timey songs. The personnel was quite unstable, having between four and eleven members, but they had a very good live reputation. Muldaur and Richmond also played with Eric Von Schmidt and are both present on the Elektra Blues Project album from 1964. Their records may interest fans of the early Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Dr. West's Medecine Show and Junk Band or the Lovin' Spoonful. (taken from "Fuzz, Acid & Flowers")
This is their fourth album from 1967 (Vanguard VSD 79234). It's really nothing for the garage or psychedelic connoisseur and the comparison to the "Nitty Gritty Dirt Band" works better than compare it to "Lovin' Spoonful". I like their version of "Cadillac" (aka "Hey Gyp") and they must have had a lot of fun recording this.
Tracklist: - Blues In The Bottle - Chevrolet - Christopher Columbus - Never Swat A Fly - Richland Woman - Downtown Blues - Turn The Record Over - Fishing Blues - Storybook Ball - That's When I'll Come Back To You - Viola Lee - Papa's On The Housetop - Onyx Hop Personnel: Jim Kweskin (gtr, banjo, vcls) [ABCDE] Geoff Muldaur (gtr, kazoo, vcls) [ABDE] Bob Siggins (banjo) [A] Bruno Wolf (hrmnca, vcls) [AB] Fritz Richmond (jug, washtub bs) [ABCDE] Bill Keith (banjo, gtr) [BDE] Maria D'Amato (vcls, fiddle, kazoo, gtr, perc) [BDE] Mel Lyman (hrmnca, banjo) [BCDE] Rex Rakish (perc, vcls) [B] Richard Greene (fiddle) [E] Band origin: Boston (Massachusetts/US)
Discographie: Albums: 1. (A) Unblushing Brassiness (Vanguard VSD 2158) 1963 2. (B) Jug Band Music (Vanguard VSD 79163) 1965 3. (C) Relax Your Mind (Vanguard VSD 79188) 1966 4. (D) See Reverse Side For Title (Vanguard VSD-79243) 1967 5. (E) Garden Of Joy (Reprise 6266) 1968
[3. Jim Kweskin solo with Mel Lyman & Fritz Richmond]
45's: 1. (E) The Sheik Of Araby/Minglewood (Reprise 0624) 1967
Impressive late 60s art-rock with a strong British slant, holding a middle ground between the psychedelic '67 Pepper field and the cerebral excursions of the early prog era. Completely realized arrangements and recordings stand head and shoulders above most unreleased 1968 stuff you run across these days; if released at the time it would have been a classic. Atmospheric, understated vocals, wide-ranging use of keyboard, and excellent jazzy percussion all create a delightful trip for pursuers of sophisticated late 60s sounds. Not that far removed from classic high IQ American albums such as the second Fallen Angels or Freeborne, with a bit of Lothar & the Hand People college student avantgardism sprinkled on top. The second half of side 1 is particularly good, with a couple of psychedelic tracks that are truly outstanding. The refined atmosphere may be offputting for those in search of garage or hardrock type experiences, but a playful 60s mood and strong songwriting keeps the dread UK prog-rock unicorns at bay. (Patrick The Lama in "The Acid Archives")
Finally released by Shadoks (Shadoks 054 / 2004). There's also a website by Lynn David Newton who was a member of the band.
Tracklist: - A Song For You
- Kemp's Jig
- Introductory Lines
- Sad Benjamin
- Lily Has A Rose
- At Shadow's Eye
- Green Fields
- Waking
- Ma's Pan
- Dover Beach
- Elin Experience
Personnel: Tom McFaul (lead vcls, organ, piano, harpsichord)
Lynn David Newton (bs, recorder, vcls, perc, trombone)
Richard Stanley (gtr, perc, dulcimer)
David Rosenboom (perc, cymbals) Band origin: Buffalo (New York)
Discographie: Albums:
1. Before There Was… Time (Shadoks 054) 2004
Dreamy French-Canadian folk rock featuring the Seguin couple, with crystal clear female vocals. There is also a less expensive second LP, "L'Hymne Aux Quenuilles". (taken from "The Acid Archives")
La Nouvelle Frontière was formed in the late 1960's by the twins, Richard (guitar/vocals) and Marie-Claire (vocals) Séguin, in Montreal's eastern district of Pointe-aux-Trembles. They were joined by André Brault (bass/guitar/vocals), Denis Chenier (drums), Robert Letendre (guitar/vocals), and Normand Théroux (keyboards/vocals). They released two albums in 1970, a self-titled effort followed by "L'Hymne aux quenouilles". The music has a strong 1960's folk-rock feel to it, with only a couple of mildly experimental tracks. Although La Nouvelle Frontière performed with some high profile names such as Johnny Halliday and Little Richard, the group was largely ignored by the media due to its hippie image. The Séguins' more acoustic style also clashed with Théroux's preference for rock music, and the group disbanded in 1971.Théroux later joined progressive band Le Match, while the twins formed the folk duo (Les) Séguin, eventually pursuing successful solo careers. (taken from "ProgQuébec")
This is by request. Their first album was re-issued by Gamma (Gamma UBK-4158 / 2003). Their best track is definitely the opening cut "Pacification", a fine amalgam of Folk and Psychedelia. The remainder of the album is less interesting, sometimes a bit boring.
Tracklist: - Pacification
- Pour Un Temps De Marée
- Le Héros
- Sans Légende
- So Long Marianne
- Frontière
- Le Chemin Du Roi
- Que J'aime De T'aimer
- Alléluia, Alléluia
- Funky Monkey
Personnel: Marie-Claire Séguin (vcls)
Richard Séguin (gtr, vcls)
Robert Letendre (gtr, vcls)
André Brault (bs, gtr, vcls)
Normand Théroux (keyb'ds, vcls)
Denis Chenier (drms) Band origin: Montreal (Quebec/Canada)
Discographie: Albums:
1. La Nouvelle Frontière (Gamma GS-137) 1970
2. L'Hymne Aux Quenouilles (Gamma GS-143) 1971
Richard Keelan and Cedric Smith put together this trio in Stratford, Ontario, in 1969. After recording two albums on the independent Rumour label they were signed to Columbia. Their first of two hits was with an edited version of You've Got To Know, a cut from their first Columbia album. Their Does Not Exist album (Columbia ELS-375) came in a beautiful gatefold sleeve and is full of hippie folk/psych with appealing melodies and harmonies, which reach their zenith on the exquisite final cut, Crucifixation Cartoon. There's not a bad track on this album and lots of other pretty good ones (Midnight Hour, Easy Rider (a song about the film), You Have The Power and the gentle Lady Of The County). All are originals and some are preceded by narratives. The opening cut features an extract from one of Dylan Thomas' poems, Truth And Fantasy begins with a narration and later on side two an excerpt from William Shakespeare's As You Like It is put to music. There are similarities to the Incredible String Band and Everyone Involved here. Recommended if you enjoy stoned hippie folk/psych. (taken from "Dreams, Fantasies & Nightmares")
Terrific progressive folkpsych LP with a lot of brains and $$$ put into it, still underrated but really one of the best of its kind. Pretentious and theatrical but successful simply on strength of the talent and production value that went into it. A personal fave with several strong tracks and a peak in the deep acid introspection of "Crucifixation Cartoon". Richard Keelan had previously been in US 1960s folkrock band the Spikedrivers. (Patrick the Lama in "The Acid Archives")
Tracklist: - Midnight Hour - Epistle To The Borderliner - Easy Rider - Truth And Fantasy - Don't You Feel Fine - You Have The Power - Keeper Of The Key - Lady Of The County - Listen To The Kids - Trouble On The Farm - Excerpt From "As You Like It" - The Dancer - Crucification Cartoon Personnel: Richard Keelan (gtr, mandolin, vcls) [ABC] Cedric Smith (gtr, vcls) [ABC] Michael J. Butler (bs) [ABC] Terry Jones (gtr, vcls) [B] George Taros (piano, vcls) [B] Bob Burchill (gtr, vcls) [C] Judy Crocker (piano, flute) [C] David Jeremy Balser (perc) [C] Band origin: Stratford (Ontario/Canada)
Discographie: Albums: 1. (A) Perth County Conspiracy (CBC LM 85) 1970 2. (B) Perth County Conspiracy Does Not Exist (Columbia ELS-375) 1970 3. (B) Alive (Columbia GES 90037) 1971 4. (C) Rumour II [aka What School Bus Tour] (Rumour/Mushroomusic no#) 1973 5. ( ) Kanada (Amiga 855424) 1975 6. ( ) Break Out To Berlin (Rumour V) 1976
[5. GDR release]
45's: 1. Fantasia/Listen To The Kids (Columbia C4-2962) 1970 2. You've Got To Know/Keeper Of The Keys (Columbia C4-2963) 1970 3. Uncle Jed/You Ain't Going Nowhere (Columbia C4-3010) 1971 4. Black Creek/At One (Rumour S-1) 1974
This group had some commercial success in Greece with their melodic hippie folk-rock full of acoustic guitars, bongos and vocal harmonies. Their first album Anphrope (recorded as a quintet with an unidentified female vocalist) was the best of the two with some tasty fuzz guitars, bouzouki and sitar. While this came out in a sleeve made out of sacking, their second included 12 pages of comics with Poll-members starring as super heroes. Dag Erik Asbjørnsen in "Scented Gardens Of The Mind"
Although I'm not very impressed by early '70s music from Greece I must say that this is a very pleasent album full of nice melodies and a psychedelic vibe all over the place. The album was re-issued on CD in 1994 (Polydor 523 638-2).
Tracklist: - Poll Means Love - Φοβοι Μου - Ψαχνω Να Βρω Το Φιλο Μου - Στην Πηγη Μια Κοπελα - 2.000 Λογοι - Παρασκευας Για Ανθρωπους - Και Μιλωντας Για Ανθρωπους - Ο Γερος - Χρωματα - Piccadilly Circus - Γιατι Εχει Μακρια Μαλλια - Σημερα Κι Αυριο - Πεστε Μου Τι Θελω/Ροll Σημαινει Αγαπη/Ποιος Θα Δειξει - Ηγενια Μας [bonus] - Ελα Ηλιε Μου [bonus] - Ανθρωπε Αγαπα [bonus] Personnel: Nasia Sandi (vcls) Kostas Touras (gtr, vcls, keyb’ds, kazoo, perc) Robert Williams (gtr, piano, vcls) Stavros Logarides (bs, vcls, gtr, piano, kazoo, perc) Kostas Papajoan (drms, perc) Band origin: Athens (Greece)
This is a pretty good folk/psych effort that I've received lately (and that I have searched for a long time). Sadly it was no artwork attached and the sound quality was not really in mint condition. I've cleaned it up so it is finally what I think an enjoyable listen. Don Beckman (lead guitar, vocals) and David Rea (lead vocals, guitar) were based in Denver/Colorado and released at least three 45's and one album (Stylist SA-600 /1969) as "Sage And Seer".
Folk-pop-psych is one label that's applied by dealers and collectors to this duo on the few occasions that their releases have surfaced. Recorded in Denver, Colorado, their medium-rare LP is appealing folkish pop with orchestration and a few tape effects. The front cover is more psychedelic than the music and it was issued with a poster insert. (taken from "Fuzz, Acid & Flowers")
Unusual item for a private press as it's an ambitious and elaborate lyte-psych effort that would have fit well on Epic or ABC. Influences are mainly British with obvious nods to 1967 Donovan and the Beatles. Arrangements bring in chamber music orchestrations and a baroque feel that has made for Left Banke comparisons, although I was more reminded of a second-tier Fredric. (Patrick The Lama in "The Acid Archives")
Cool album cover and lots of dealer hype make this one easy to mistake for a lost pop/psych masterpiece. In reality, though, it's a mainstream 60s pop album with lots of strings and horns (where'd these guys ever get such a big recording budget?). It starts and ends well: "Pictures Through A Sunday Afternoon" is a gorgeous baroque pop song that ends in a wash of psychedelic effects, and the closing "Farewell St. John" is a slightly lesser variation on the same musical theme. The rest is kind of a mixed bag, with a few nice soft rock songs and a few that are more forgettable. (Aaron Milenski in "The Acid Archives")
Tracklist: - Pictures Through A Sunday Afternoon - She Died Again - Candle - I've Cried - Time Has Come Between Us - Be Still When You Cry - Clarissa - I Want You To Know - All Those Yesterdays - No - Blue, Blue And Blue - Farewell St. John Personnel: Don Beckman (lead gtr, vcls) David Rea (lead vcls, gtr) Band origin: Denver (Colorado)
Discographie: Albums: 1. Sage And Seer (Stylist SA-600) 1969
45's: 1. I Can't Take You Home/Calling (Stylist 45-600) 1969 2. Pictures Through A Sunday Afternoon/Clarissa (Stylist 45-601) 1969 3. She Died Again/Candle (Stylist 45-602) 1969
This concept album based upon the writings of Lewis Carroll was the work of the same persons responsible for Agincourt, Ithaca and Tomorrow Come Some Day. This album is reputedly the best of the four - an amalgam of folk and psychedelia with surrealistic lyrics. According to 'Record Collector' the market value of this gem is around £750. David Wells' excellent sleeve-notes to the recent Tenth Planet (Tenth Planet TP 032 / 1997) reissue reveal more about the duo. In late 1968 they were approached by a local amateur dramatics group called The Ditching Players to provide a musical backdrop for a stage version of 'Alice Through The Looking Glass'. They used Lewis Carroll's surreal verse as the backdrop to the project and added a variety of studio trickery - backwards tapes, sound effects, distorted vocals etc. - to create a uniquely English hybrid of folk and pastoral psychedelia. (Vernon Joynson in "Tapestry Of Delights")
Sometimes you can't trust the reviews of a respected person. I wouldn't call this the best of the four... I would call it the most weird (and rather weak). It's more a record that appeals the taste of my 1 year old son. Only "Jabberwocky" is a stand-out track that would confirm the term psych-folk. The remainder of the album could be best played on a cracked up child's birthday.
Tracklist: - The Alice Theme - The March Of The Chessmen - Jabberwocky - Dance Of The Talking Flowers - Alice's Train Journey - Through Looking Glass Wood - Dum And Dee - The Walrus And The Carpenter - Alice Meets The Knights - A-Sitting On A Gate - Her Majesty Queen Alice - Whose Dream? Personnel: John Fernando (multi instruments) Peter Howell (multi instruments) Band origin: Ditchling (Sussex/UK)
Discographie: Albums: 1. Alice Through The Looking Glass (SNP no#) 1969
Dormouse had previously been with a late sixties folk outfit, The Rejects, who also put out an ultra-rare privately-pressed album. He is supported by a range of backing musicians on this horrendously rare privately-pressed album, which was housed in a beautiful silk-screen sleeve. Four of the tracks - Portrait For Marianne, By The Way, October Morning and Apple Annie - were penned by Chris Cuddy, one of the supporting musicians and four others - Young Face, Sometimes You Ain't Got Nothing Boy, Believe Me and Small Man by another, M. Waddington. There are interesting interpretations of Dylan's Baby Blue and Bo Diddley's Who Do You Love, but the highlights of this superb album are the vocals of Reign Ghosts' Linda Squires on High Flying Bird and Leonard Cohen's Suzanne. A priority album for reissue. (taken from "Dreams, Fantasies And Nightmares")
Based on this review I was eager to find a copy of "Toad". Finally in 2002 it was re-issued as "The Toad Recordings" (Hallucination HCD 05) and as I have heard it... well, I was slightly disappointed. "Young Face" and "Who Do You Love" (which IS an interesting interpretation) done quite well and "Just To Hear The Bells" is great loner folk. But to be honest the whole thing is nothing more than a rather ordinary folk effort. Maybe I expected too much or maybe I was the wrong person who bought THIS record.
Tracklist: - Baby Blue - Young Face - High Flying Bird - Portrait For Marianne - Just To Hear The Bells - Sometimes You Ain't Got Nothin' - By The Way - I Need A Friend - Suzanne - Believe Me - October Morning - Small Man - Who Do You Love? - Apple Annie Personnel: J. W. Dormouse [aka Cris Cuddy] (vcls, gtr, hrmnca)
[additional musicians] Lynda Squires (vcls) Carol Delorme (vcls) Richard Gullison (lead gtr) Peter Cragg (lead gtr) Marcus Waddington (vcls, gtr) Don Tapscott (vcls, gtr, perc) Dennis Delorme (vcls, gtr) David McKay (bs) Nick Corneal (bs) Mike Clancy (bs) Cris Cuddy (hrmnca) Origin: Petersborough (Ontario/Canada)
This is by request and not my rip. It is thought that they came from Hamilton/New York and they made two superb albums of psychedelic and lowkey downer folk. The group members were Rich Fenner (gtr, drms, vcls), Jim Leland (lead gtr, piano) and Wick O'Brien (keyb'ds, organ, bs, vcls). Both albums were re-released on CD (Wild Places WILD 012CD / 2003). Recommended!
Tracklist: [Peace In Our Time] - Peace In Our Time - The Song Of Love, The Song Of Life - Fair Weather Woman - Pretty Peace - Goodbye Youth - I'm Tired - Stop And Think - Base Details - People We Know
[Somewhere, Someday, Somehow] - Uncle America - Dirge - You Can't Deceive The Rain - High And Dry - Double Image - Hey Mister - Come Hell Or High Water - I Cry Alone - Death On Maple Avenue - Where's My Life Going - And To All - Epoch Personnel: Rich Fenner (gtr, drms, vcls) Jim Leland (lead gtr, piano) Wick O'Brien (keyb'ds, organ, bs, vcls) Band origin: Hamilton (New York/US)
Discographie: Albums: 1. Peace In Our Time (RPC AZ 41771/41772) 1969 2. Somewhere Someday Somehow (RPC AZM 70402) 1970
Reissue (Copperphone MNRC 18003 / 2003) of the 1969 south-african psychedelic-folk/pop album. They were from Johannesburg.
Tracklist: - The mad professor - Gipsy spell - I'll be more than satisfied - Wild daydreams - Edge of eternity - My pair of spectacles - Man in a bowler hat - Singing my song - Broomstick - Good old sun - She's my woman
Personnel: John Cooper: vcls Philipa Cooper: vcls Julian Laxton: gtr Ivor Back: drms Werner Krupski: keyb'ds Art de Villiers: acoustic gtr Bob Hill: bs Francesco: fiddle Rory Blackwell: tamb
Band origin: Johannesburg (South Africa)
Discographie: Albums: 1. The Cooperville Times (Parlophone PCSJ-12050) 1969
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Trevor McNamara's career started in the Adelaide group 5 Sided Circle. During that time he also wrote "H.M.S. Buffalo", picked up by psychedelic band Inside Looking Out for their last 45. He left after two years with and formed Musick Express. Their only single "Jackie's Thing/How Does Paternity Suit You" reached the Top 100 in 1970 but they quit soon afterwards. "Jackie's Thing" can also be heard on the excellent Incredible Sound Show Stories #13 compilation. He then recorded enough material for a solo album, which was finally released in 1971 on the little Nationwide label and was highly touted by those who have heard it. Musically speaking not much was heard about him since. As far as I understood he changed his instruments with brushes and found fulfillment in paintings but in 2010 he reformed his first band 5 Sided Circle for a few gigs. World in Sound re-issued his album in 2001 (World in Sound WIS 1009) with two bonus tracks from his lone single. The music is a mishmash of different styles, ranging from Psychedelic (Silver/Yeah Captain) to Folk/Singer/Songwriter (The Gun/P.I.P./Living On A Strain) or Prog influenced Pop/Rock (Now/Digging). It seems he didn't know in which direction he should go and it's no wonder that Trevor McNamara itself didn't like "Yeah Captain". To my ears it's not that bad and there are some pleasant cuts on the album but it's also not fully convincing and especially no lost gem.
