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This
-led edition of the
isn't just an important transition between their initial blues-based incarnation and the mega-pop band they became, it's also their most vital, exciting version. The addition of
as second guitarist and songwriter foreshadows not only the soft-rock terrain of
and
with
, but also predicts
. That only pertains to roughly half of the also excellent material here, though; the rest is quintessential
. The immortal
with its hard-edged, thickly layered guitars and chamber-like sections, is perhaps the band's most enduring progressive composition.
is another familiar number, a down-and-dirty, even-paced funk, with clean, wall-of-sound guitars. Choogling drums and
's fiery improvisations power
perhaps
's most inspired work save
and leads into an unlikely symphonic interlude and the similar, lighter boogie
A hot Afro-Cuban rhythm with beautiful guitars from
on
not only defines the
's sound, but the rock aesthetic of the day. Of the songs with
's stamp on them,
is a mysterious waltz love song; haunting guitars approach surf music on the instrumental
; while
is the ultimate pre-
number someone should revisit. Blues roots still crop up on the spatial, loose,
-tinged
the folky
and the final outcry of the ever-poignant
moaning "do you really give a damn for me?"
is a reminder of how pervasive and powerful
's influence was on
's originality and individual stance beyond his involvement. Still highly recommended and a must-buy after all these years, it remains their magnum opus. ~ Michael G. Nastos