Psych-punk rock masterpiece! Fans of psych will know The Sonics from the cherished tune "The Witch" which is just to die for! ....and so is the rest of the album....
The sonics were the "real deal" and this was their third album and I think best. Lead vocalist Gerry Roslie has one of those classic garage psych band sounds with a bit of an edge (think of a mix of Eric Burdon meets Jim Morrison). I love the fuzzed out wild guitar work of Larry Parypa who plays way out there....truely wild. The bass and drum combo of Andy Parypa and Bob Bennett keep it all never ending and are electric. Rob Lind adds his tenor sax in there as well which helps give these guys an original sound.
This is one of those albums that you will never stop listening to once u start as it is just so endearing. The sound is very dated ......vintage i think is the term! The sound production is very typical of young 60's Garage Psych bands ....grainy.....barely stereophonic.....not for the audiophiles out there......
When i was deeply into my garage psych days this album was the holy grail.....and songs from this album have been used on so many compilations that u almost have to chuckle. I just pulled this one off the shelf, put it on and thought that I had to write this wee review for others.
My personal favorite songs from this album is a little soul psych gem aply titled "High Time" which just rocks the roof off the house.
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