The third in the series, and the second of the mod albums,
Memories of That Rainy Night
finds
Jonathan Knight
still tinkling on his harpsichord, but with added rain sounds and standard rhythm accompaniment. While the exotica theme works (rain is a natural part of the tropics), the music is perkily upbeat and the rain meaningless. A more gothic, somber approach might have heightened the rain effect and the notion of a "lonely harpsichord." Since
the Mystic Moods
and other acts had explored the rain effect sufficiently, it would've sufficed just to make this a mod harpsichord album. But there's nothing special about the arrangements or the playing, and in the end it's just an exploitative, easy listening curiosity. ~ Tony Wilds