Abacus. 1971 PolydorJust A Day's Journey Away. 1972 Polydor
Everything You Need. 1972 Polydor
Midway. 1973 Zebra
***All reissued by Green Tree in 2012
Until the last couple of years, I'd only heard the band's last 1970s work Midway (1973) and it was pretty horrendous save the long title track.. Recently I heard their 3rd effort Everything You Need, which is quite a drop off from the great first album. All of Side 1 is rural/country rock and is downright terrible. But all is not lost, as the second side is one long suite. Though based again on a rural rock theme, there are plenty of quirky progressive rock moves, that recall the first album. The dramatic difference between the first and later albums reminded me, again, of Nine Days Wonder.
Priority: 2 (for the debut)
5/3/10; 2012 (complete)
