This 1967 album was the first by the group and on original release drew a lot of interest due to its "heavy" treatment of songs, all of which had been pop hits for others. The Beatles attending a concert by the group given they cover two Beatles songs (Ticket to Ride & Eleanor Rigby) added to the interest. Over 50 years later the sound while well recorded (produced by Shadow Morton of Shangri-Las fame) all sounds very clunky. The simplicity and lighter touch of songs such as Cher's "Bang, Bang" and the Zombies "She's not there" feel beaten to death mainly due to Carmine Appice's drumming. I recall the lengthy workout of the Supreme's "You keep me hanging on" was an often played LP track due to its duration and slow build-up but now just seems overkill. At best an interesting artefact though you can see why several UK groups (Deep Purple especially) cite them as influences given their later music.Read full review
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