Pretty Things – Cries From The Midnight Circus
Pretty Things – She’s A Lover
Pretty Things – Sickle Clowns
Swamped by grading this week, so just a few quick words about this one, which I think was the 5th record for UK rockers Pretty Things. By this time they didn’t sound at all like they did when they emerged in the mid-1960s playing raw and gritty rock’n’roll. On Parachute they are downright psychedelic with a number of the songs having a concept album feel even though this doesn’t appear to actually be a concept album, I guess the vibe was left over from SF Sorrow. “Cries From The Midnight Circus” stands out with its fat bass and fatter drums, “Sickle Clowns” goes down a similar rhythmic road with a nice tribal percussion breakdown whereas “She’s A Lover” shows a bit of the softer side for a band that always sounded better ruff and tuff…
Cheers,
Michael