Follow up album from the Los Angeles psychedelic group The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band. They were one of many such bands who appeared to come out of nowhere during this period.
“The still young West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band was given totally free rein for this record. The stories they came up with, and how well they played and sang them, really have to be experienced to be believed.”
“For my money The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band were one of the great bands of the 60s and one of the most overlooked. This is not their best due to its unevenness. It does however have some killer songs. It is hard to find better 60s classics than the Smell Of Incense, In The Arena and What If They Had A War & Nobody Came - they are well worth the money. The rest of the material is hit or miss.”
“The themes of the songs may seem dated but this album still holds up as the music is fun, interesting and excellent. This was one of the first hippie bands, and therefore may sound super-outdated to young listeners today, but give it a chance; you won't be sorry. The vocals are always interesting and enjoyable, even downright beautiful. They are quirky and wonderful, as is this LP.”
“Perhaps not quite as diverse as the preceding album, yet really quality pop/psych nonetheless, and every bit as consistent. This features some scintillating fuzz guitar.”
“Outside of the great Smell Of Innocence this is a pretty weak collection by WCPAEB standards. Still they've never made an album that's not at least fairly interesting, but the album that preceded it, and especially the album that followed it were much better. Buy last and keep your expectations low.”
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