Nominated by: Lew
Music club: MNAC
Playlist addition: Hammond Song
I'm dimly aware of Lewis' long-time liking of this album, even though it came out before he was born. I'm pretty sure he revealed that to me many years ago so I wasn't surprised when he selected this for us to listen to.
For the most part, it's a perky little record, with the three Roche sisters singling in harmony on many (all?) of the songs. The peaks come early on for me.
Like The Mamas And Papas' Creeque Alley, opener, We, is autobiographical and catchy as all get out. Hammond Song and Mr Sellack dial back the perkiness and play to the sisters' strengths - the close three part harmony that siblings seem particularly adept at, although I've never heard Lew, Tom and Fran sparking up a toon, so it may not be an automatic thing.
Speaking of sisters - a lot of this album reminded me of The Andrew Sisters - a group my mother absolutely loved. So there are nice connotations associated with this album and my enjoyment of it.
When I did a Google search I found out that King Crimson's Robert Fripp produced it! Woh - certainly a departure from the intensity of KC, Brian Eno et al and it sounds like he had a lot of fun!
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