This full-length debut from British blues-rockers
Spooky Tooth
has a tone similar to
Traffic
with its psychedelic take on the influential
pop
and
soul
music of the '60s. A few cover tunes including
Janis Ian
's
"Society's Child"
the Nashville Teens
'
"Tobacco Road"
are included, but original songs like the soulful
ballad
"It Hurts You So"
"Bubbles"
(with its
Beach Boys
sensibility) are the real standouts. The cheery, psychedelic
"It's All About a Roundabout"
is the catchiest number by far. On this dreamy cut, vocalist/keyboardist
Gary Wright
demonstrates some sharp melodic and compositional instincts. Although
eventually became better-known for their straightforward
blues-rock
, the trippy
of
It's All About
counts as a career highlight for the group. Fans of late-'60s
British rock
are definitely advised to check out this impressive release. ~ Vincent Jeffries