Time & Love/Love's Lines Angles & Rhymes/What Does It Take/Guess Who/Viva Tirado/Light Sings/The Rainmaker/He's A Runner/The Singer/Every Night
The 5th Dimension’s releases here start to become a little formulaic, resulting in the pop harmony group’s last top twenty album of new material, Love’s Lines Angles & Rhymes. The title track was a US top twenty hit. (US:17)
“Aware that tidy politics wasn't going anywhere, The 5th Dimension retreat to safety: a batch of the most simplistic melodies of their entire career, further spoilt by untold levels of shrill vocal drip.”
“While there are a couple of good songs here, this record is for the most part a waste of the group's great voices. Most of the vocal arrangements are lacklustre and unimaginative, and too many of the compositions just sit there.”
“A lot of familiar songs, but also some unfamiliar songs. If you are a 5th Dimension nut like myself, that’s what you’re after. Has anybody ever done that mixture of pop and soul as well as this group?”
“If you are a fan of the 5th Dimension, this album is a no-brainer. But it is also a time capsule of their happy 5th sound. I love this LP, I discover new things in it with every listen.”
“Love's Lines, Angles & Rhymes seems slightly less dated. Among the standouts are another pair of Laura Nyro covers, Time & Love as well as the yearning He's A Runner. The title track was the only single to make much of an impact. Deeper album cuts worth spinning are the remakes of Junior Walker's What Does It Take, a spirited update of Nilsson's The Rainmaker, and last but far from least is their take on Paul McCartney's Every Night.”
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