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is a highly regarded cult
-
record, in part because some of the supporting musicians are highly regarded pioneers of the form:
,
, and
all appear on the album. While it is not among the very best of such late-'60s hybrids, it is pretty good, though too low-key to command the kind of wide interest (by cult standards, anyway) that someone like
or
does.
has an unusually convincing reedy voice, never overdoing the melodramatics yet establishing a dramatic atmosphere that admits hints of
. When distant, mournful strings are added to his more anguished and somber songs, like
and
there's an effective multi-dimensionality rare in early
. Other songs, particularly the covers of old
tunes, are less striking. It's an interesting release, though, that's quite rewarding for fans of more adventurous
fusions. ~ Richie Unterberger