Although
Sweet Child
is usually cited as the group's high-water mark,
Basket of Light
finds them at their most progressive and exciting. Highlights of this album -- which actually reached the Top Five in the U.K. -- include the buzzing
jazz
dynamics of
"Light Flight,"
their moving rendition of the
traditional folk
song
"Once I Had a Sweetheart,"
their reinvention of the
girl group
smash
"Sally Go Round the Roses,"
and
"Springtime Promises,"
one of their finest original tunes. ~ Richie Unterberger