This album is as if the Beatles continued in the
Sgt Pepper/
Magical Mystery Tour direction with the spontaneity of the
White Album, toss in some Kraut rock psychedelia and you've got yourself some
Meddle. The first three tracks all weave together in a clear circular direction -- smooth acoustic futuristic sound.
Fearless is the gem in this set, you can hear it's influential impact on bands like the Flaming Lips and Galaxie 500. The simple but very cool guitar riff sets the atmosphere for what should have been thematic denouement ... but no dice ... lounge lizard track
San Tropez was just plain awful, followed by bluesy
Seamus, which I should have liked, but the damn dogs barking, over and over, totally ruined it of me. The B-side is the 23 minute long
Echoes, the song continues where
Fearless left off, but these over the top extended rock-outs are way too much, I kept thinking, "Jesus, who cares, end it!" You can't
Meddle with it, this is a good album, they just needed to clarify their musical direction, somethings are better left on the cutting room floor.
