Chart success for the title song led to a hurried release for this
band's second album, although perhaps the most famous song, "She's About
a Mover, originated a few years prior with another version. Listeners
will probably be more familiar with the version heard here, the one with
the freaky feedback guitar solo and fake fadeout that oldies disc
jockeys like to yabber over. This and "Mendocino" are only two of the
many nearly perfect tracks on this record, some of which give off the
illusion (perhaps an accurate one) that they were simply tossed off
without a whole lot of preperation. "Texas Me" is genius on triple
levels: there is the poetry of the lyrics, the soulful delivery from the
singer, and finally the haunting recording fat with echoey,
multitracked vocal and fiddle. When the listener reaches the end, "Baby
It Just Don't Matter" it is as if one has strolled through an old
neighborhood searching for a lost sound in the air, only to find a good,
friendly rock band is jamming in a garage right down the block. The
players are the classic Sir Douglas Quintet line-up including Augie
Meyer.
This is not really pop in a conventionally way. I think this was a deep american popcountrygarager'n'r album in its time back then with a little (musical) anarchy and a friendly twinkle in its eye. Puuh, hope you understand what i try to wrote down here,lol. Hope you will have fun with the album.Sahm, Meyer and the other boys were in good shape here. Sunday Sunny Mill Valley Groove Day is just great but one and a half minute to short. Five of six stars for the album. Wonderful.
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