In Concert – THE COWSILLS***

Hair/Monday Monday/Walk Away Renee/Please Mr Postman/Hello Hello/The Cruel War/Good Vibrations/Act Naturally/The Sunshine Of Your Love/Paperback Writer/Reach Out(I’ll Be There)/Good Golly Miss Molly-Devil With A Blue Dress(Medley)

Largely unknown in Britain, the family pop group The Cowsills had some limited success in their native USA during the late sixties. Their highest placed album In Concert was unusual in omitting most of their own hits. (US:16)

"It shows The Cowsills for what they were, a talented but not great pop/rock band. This is a live LP and contains twelve songs ranging in style from early 60s Please Mr. Postman to a version of Cream's Sunshine Of Your Love. Of course it contains The Cowsills one big hit, the theme song from the Broadway rock musical Hair. It is the kind of album you listen to when you just want to hear some good pop/rock music without really having to bother to listen. Put it on the turntable and start cleaning the house."

"A little disappointed that there were no live performances of actual Cowsills hits. But once I listened to it, I thought, who cares? These kids, while not exactly session musician material, were pretty damn good at covers."

"The Cowsills live LP was recorded at the height of their popularity in 1969 and features each member of the band performing cover versions of popular songs of the era. The performances are good and nostalgic - a fun LP that garners multiple listenings, and is enjoyable to those who remember the band or who are interested in 1960s nostalgia."

"The Cowsills are recorded doing covers by The Mamas and The Papas, The Beach Boys and many other artists of the times. They even throw in a few Motown greats which are just superbly done. With ever new track, you get to hear more of this talented family's musical and vocal abilities. The amazing fact about this terrific compilation is that the ages of the performers were 8 to 19."

"They were a pretty good live act, as this album demonstrates, and their harmonies were great on stage and on record. Still, most of the songs here cannot be improved upon, and thus, only Cowsills fans will get a kick out of hearing them."