A true homage to all of the great psychedelic and classic rock artists of the 60's, 70's and 80's – jangle all over the place. The 17th Pygmy have combined their unique talents to create a musical tribute to the style and inventiveness of some of their favorite music, namely 60’s Psychedelia and 70’s classic rock. Specific musical touchstones will be found in Phil Spector, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, the Kinks, The Doors, Jefferson Airplane, Janis Joplin, Neil Young, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin and although somewhat out of the box, but to be honest, Nick Cave are all paid homage to in one way or another as part and parcel of the musical pastiche that is Ballade of Tristram’s Last Harping. “I like it when everything about a CD is in perfect harmony - the band name, the title, the Aubrey Beardsley illustrations, the poem in a scroll, the sleeve-notes, the song titles (how about ‘Just Like Brian Jones’) and the music. Have you guessed it yet? We’re in psychedelic territory. The songs don’t disappoint, they’re perhaps a little more reflective than you might think and the guitars little more Roger McGuinn – which is certainly not a bad thing. There’s a slow-burning quality to many of the songs: ‘Beautiful Lie’ and ‘Last Train’ take the time to explore themselves. The worse thing you can say about ‘Just like Brian Jones’ is that it sounds just like you’d expect it to, indeed it sounds a little like ‘Let’s Spend the Night Together’ twisted in a paisley cravat. Gentler poppier songs fare well ‘It’s Only Love’ with its sitar sounding guitar gently scrapes away at the underbelly of the summer of love. Retro it may be, enjoyable it certainly is.”-TraxWerx.
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