lee michaels

...this first slice from lee is absolutely th'best effort he ever put out,'n thats without a doubt, just a solid fact that cant be denied...psychedelic early acid rock blowout from th'first months o' 68 'n this is guitar heavy, some o' it will rip a cats head off...shards o' wig liftin' stringbendin' weave around lees keys...way better than some o' th'lumberin' turgid rock he somehow later thought was th'way forward...if'n th'intencity o' some o' these trx had been melded to his r'n'b vibes a lotta hot scorchin' sauce coulda been poured into some proper pumped grooves...dig this, its the real deal 'n that aint no mistake jake...who th'record co. thought this might be aimed at is still a mystery cos that cover just about gotta be th'most drugged out retardo idea goin' in th'way o' gettin' layabout hippy bread, OOO-EEE-OOO...

...after th'first wax which was a total mind rippin' blowout o' guitar heavy acid pop/rock lees work became patchy 'n somewhat tedious as he stripped th'sound down to keys'n percussion in an effort to marry up his funky R&B based inclinations with th'new hard/acid rock'n vague singer-songwriter self contained ethos...thats where this disk is a fine overview o' his time spent at a&m records coz it gives only th'finer sides'n dispenses with th'tunes that were lackin' in firepower...all 18trx're top grist that show that when he was on it he was on it 'n thats a chisled hard solid fact...a brilliant air o' stoner splat flows through these keyboard blues makin' for a sound that ain't too often heard when it comes to this end o' th' rock spectrum...