Fapardokly – FAPARDOKLY***

Lila/The Music Scene/Sorry For Yourself/Glass Chandelier/Tomorrow’s Girl/Suzie Cryin’/Mr Clock/Gone To Pot/ No Retreat/Too Many Heartbreaks/When I Get Home/Supermarket

Self titled only LP from the studio creation Fapardokly. In reality it was recorded by the Californian group Merrell & the Exiles led by folk rocker Merrell Fankhauser.

“It's just solid record of mostly relatively uninspired pop tunes. As is fairly well known by now, not all of the tracks from the original album were by the band that has come to be known as Fapardokly.”

“Another work from Merrell and company that shows them progressing towards their later more psychedelic sound. Lila is a very solid opener complete with Byrdsian guitars and vocals, and even a brief horn interlude. Tomorrow's Girl is somewhat of a progression into more rocking territory with some solid guitar and haunting organ. Suzie Cryin' and Too Many Heartbreaks return to the more basic rock roots formula very well, sounding again like some of the teen idols of earlier years. This is a very interesting album, and pretty good all around.”

“An interesting, if uneven, piece to the 60s psych/pop puzzle. Some tracks are amazing (Lila for instance), while others haven't held up so well against the ravages of time. There are psych tracks, stereotypical pop ballads and the occasional political/social commentary number.”

“Fapardokly started out as Merrell and The Exiles, led by Merrell Fankhauser. They put out three singles and had some personnel changes along the way. In 1967 they changed their name to Fapardokly, put together from the band members' names.”

“Their only album is a mixed bag of Exiles singles and newer Fapardokly material. The music ranges from the lovely 12-string Lila to the biting The Music Scene. The album is a bit schizophrenic because of the span of time between some of the songs, so there are more traditional pop songs such as The Exiles' Sorry For Yourself and Tomorrow's Girl as well as weird psychedelic songs like Mr. Clock."

“The songs are mostly a mishmash of every popular 60s band you ever heard of, with very little musical innovation. The lyrics are absolutely horrible, loaded down with clichés and easy rhymes, and all about girls."