Fever Tree Premium Tonic Water - Refreshing Mixer for Cocktails & Drinks | Perfect for Gin & Vodka | Enjoy at Home Bars, Parties & Gatherings
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Though held in high esteem by '60s psych aficionados, this Houston band never met with much commercial success, only notching the #91 hit 'San Francisco Girls (Return of the Native)' in 1968. But part of the reason for that is also the reason these albums, their first two and only essential releases, are so much fun to listen to; this was a band with big ambitions, working classical and jazz influences and unusual instrumentation into the rock format well before such a thing became commonplace, pointing the way towards the prog-rock movement to come. We've added notes featuring quotes from multi-instrumentalist Rob Landes that set the scene...a Collectors' Choice Music exclusive! Includes `Imitation Situation 1 (Toccata and Fugue)/Where Do You Go?'; `San Franciscan Girls (Return of the Native)'; `Ninety-Nine and One-Half'; `Man Who Paints the Pictures'; `Filigree and Shadow'; `The Sun Also Rises'; `Day Tripper/We Can Work It Out'; `Nowadays Clancy Can't Even Sing'; `Unlock My Door'; `Come with Me (Rainsong)'; `Man Who Paints the Pictures II'; `What Time Did You Say It Is in Salt Lake City?'; `Don't Come Crying to Me Girl'; `Fever; Grand Candy Young Sweet'; `Jokes are for Sad People'; `I've Never Seen Evergreen'; `Peace of Mind', and `Death Is the Dancer'.
Customer Reviews
The second of the two albums on this disc (Another Time, Another Place) was my "gateway drug" to psychedelic rock in particular and album rock more broadly. I found it in (of all places) a cutout bin at a discount store in probably 1970 or 1971 when I was a mere lad of 10 or 12. I was captivated, though at the time I couldn't have told you why (except that my parents hated it, which was reason enough to love it). I'm still not sure why I find it so compelling, but the album has aged far better than most of its contemporaries (and far more gracefully than I have).Dennis Keller's vocals have been compared to Jim Morrison, and I can see that but I think it's a little reductive to classify Fever Tree as a "Doors clone". There is a similarity to be sure (especially on tracks like Man Who Paints the Pictures II and Death is the Dancer) but there's such more to this album -- and the band than that.It doesn't sound quite the same without the scratch, crackle and pop of my worn out vinyl that was lost years back. I never figured on finding it on CD, and it was only on a whim that I typed Fever Tree in there search bar only to find to my unimaginable delight that Amazon had actually heard of them -- and had the album that was practically a part of my musical catechism.It's been a long strange trip over the last 50-ish years, and finding my way back to where it started makes me happy. And isn't that what music is for?Not everyone is going to love this album as much as I do. But given an chance, it's going to win more converts than not.And as a bonus, it actually arrived AHEAD of schedule.
