Rating: 3/5
Review:
A bit disappointing
For me this album hasn’t aged very well. It’s the Nitty Gritty
Dirt Band’s first album from 1967 and although the musicianship and
enthusiasm is still evident, the material and arrangements don’t
sound all that good any more.
It may be that I’ve
grown up a little in the half century since this came out, so I’ve
heard a lot more music. For example, compared to the great original
of Candy Man by Mississippi John Hurt or the brilliant cover by Chris
Smither, this sounds pretty bland. The pot-pourri ofByrds-like
harmonies, vaudeville and a bit of bluegrass seem rather an uneasy
mixture now and although there are some enjoyable moments, as an
album it’s not great.
I went back to this
just to see what I’d liked all those years ago but was a bit
disappointed. You may feel differently, but I can’t really
recommend it.
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