Volume 2 – THE BEAU BRUMMELS****

You Tell Me Why/I Want You/Doesn’t Matter/That’s Alright/Sometime At Night/Can It Be/Sad Little Girl/Woman Don’t Talk To Strangers/I’ve Never Known/When It Comes To My Love/In Good Time

As the title suggests, the second album from the San Franciscan folk-rock group The Beau Brummels. Unlike The Byrds, to whom they are compared, they wrote all their own songs at this time.

“In this album the overall sound is more similar to The Byrds, but the compositions are even better than those on the previous album. This is one of the great folk-rock albums of the mid-sixties.”

“This is the best album released by The Beau Brummels. There is not a single weak cut on this album. Comparisons are often made to The Byrds, but guitarist Ron Elliott wrote all (except one) of the songs on Volume 2. Were The Byrds writing all of their own material in 1965? I don't think so. The Beau Brummels were one of the most overlooked bands of the 1960s. If you like folk-rock, its unlikely to get much better than it is here.”

“The Beau Brummels' second album, cunningly titled Volume Two, is far superior to the somewhat derivative Introducing. Guitarist Ron Elliot's surprisingly downbeat folk-rock songs are both smarter and more tuneful than those of most of his garage-rocking contemporaries, and the best tracks here, such as Don't Talk To Strangers and the brave front Doesn't Matter, show that he's one of the most underrated songwriters of his era. Sal Valentino's vocals, as always, are terrific.”

“This is more of a Byrds meets Rubber Soul approach with raw, unglossed natural harmonies, and the superior songwriting of Ron Elliott. It still amazes me how these guys were largely ignored after two very solidly good hits, when they had so much material that was even better in their arsenal.”

“All in all, this is a very good release that genuinely established The Beau Brummels as a greatly underappreciated folk-country-blues group. Don't let this great band pass you by."

“Unlike their first album, this one doesn't contain any big hit songs that most people will remember. So, it's got that going against it. However, the songs that are here are pretty good for the most part.”