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Produced by
of
who was also represented by manager
, this Boston band's debut still stands as their finest.
much like
's use of
's
is a nice opener, but the lyrics are more like
witchcraft and magic. Song two is the most classic statement made by writer
and his group
.
is perhaps the shortest poem/song on record by
, but it is his most famous. There are swirling keyboards by
and the precision the band is known for in performance. Like another Boston-based group,
on
with their local hit
these groups were ahead of their time and exploring sounds that were not identified with the city that brought the world
,
, and
. But with three albums on a major label, and superb production,
had a good shot at the brass ring and a tune with all the elements of "hit" in this track.
is also a song that generated attention. About a punk, and certainly not punk rock, although the band frequented (and played) the clubs like
and
, which, no doubt, helped inspire this.
has a great vocal from
and is the best tune next to
-- mellow with cosmic guitars, a unique sound removed from the
style producer
and the band
became known for, almost
. And that is where the band could've really made its mark, by being more experimental and less like the arena rock bands of the day.
is a great song held back by the "overproduction," to quote the late
producer
and his idea of the
sound. The thick production on this music is incessant.
has hooks a plenty and the voice more prominent;
is like a progressive
riff sped up and gone pop.
' great ideas and lyrics seem to get lost in some of the instrumentation of
That stage life which
knows so well from the
hit
is the theme of
concludes the album with
almost sounding like
in delivery and idea.
deserves recognition for years of hard work and the creation of a very important tune from the late '70s. The cover photo has
-style lightning (so did
's cover, of course) and the band being delivered from out the blue. ~ Joe Viglione