Gandalf's
self-titled album has some attractive baroque-psychedelia with a spacey
air, though its quality depends very much on the standard of the
material. Generally they're better the more they rely on the slightly
weird and spacey production, as on "Scarlet Ribbons" and their cover of Tim Hardin's
"Hang on to a Dream." On tracks like "You Upset the Grace of Living"
there's a nice balance of melody and quasi-classical keyboards on the
cusp between pop, progressive rock and psychedelia.
"Can You Travel in
the Dark Alone," one of the few originals (by Peter Sando),
is nice, harmonic sunshine pop with a slightly experimental feel, along
the lines of some of the better things being done by Californian cult
figures like Gary Usher and Curt Boettcher at the time. Other selections are nothing special, however.(allmusic.com)
Very nice and relaxed pop psychedelia from 1969.
Have fun
Frank
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