Fun pastiche of psychedelic jangle rock
Ludix | Upton, MA United States | 07/22/2008
(4 out of 5 stars)
"If you love the Byrds' hit single "Eight Miles High" ... well, here's an entire album with the same vibe.
Each and every track features 12-string electric Rickenbacker, heavily compressed and echoed. Airy harmony vocals sing of girls revolving. The lush mixes are sweetened by hints of Mellotron, tabla and tamboura. If this sort of thing sounds familiar and appealing to you, go for it.
True, the melodies are rather unimaginative, and the lyrics are nothing to write home about. But the SOUND is what matters here, and Quarter After has nailed this particular idiom cold.
Recommended for fans of the first psychedelic era. Of course, you should first obtain and memorize the original Byrds albums, especially FIFTH DIMENSION and the utterly sublime NOTORIOUS BYRD BROTHERS."