Mandrill

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艺人: Mandrill
语种: 英语
厂牌: Collectables
发行时间: 1970年02月14日
专辑类别: 录音室专辑

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by John Bush

Mandrill's debut isn't half the album it could've been, since the band's talented musicianship and desire to experiment were often subverted -- by ambitions of pop success as well as a dry, over-serious approach to music-making. The three Wilson brothers, though masters of over a dozen instruments, still hadn't mastered the added burden of songwriting; &Warning Blues& is perfunctory (as is the vocal performance) and &Symphonic Revolution& is a bland summer-day soul song with cloying strings. The group sounds much more confident getting into a good groove and allowing room for some great playing; the band's self-titled song, &Mandrill,& is the best here, featuring great solos for flute and vibraphone. Mandrill also loved playing with different musical forms: &Rollin' On& moves from an average rock song to a torrid Latin jam and climaxes with a testifying gospel session. Most ambitious of all is the five-part, 14-minute suite &Peace and Love,& but the intriguing concept is negated by a few bizarre pieces, one of which sounds like a parody of a Vincent Price reading over a Santana jam. The band would soon learn that experimentation and stylistic change-ups were a means, not an end.

Mandrill

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