Maybe Tomorrow – IVEYS***

See Saw Grandpa/Beautiful & Blue/Dear Angie/Think About The Good Times/Yesterday Ain’t Coming Back/ Fishermen/Maybe Tomorrow/Sali Bloo/Angelique/I’m In Love/They’re Knocking Down Our Home/I’ve Been Waiting

Maybe Tomorrow was the debut album from the Welsh soft rock group The Iveys, who would later become Badfinger. The title track was a hit in several European countries. Under their new much cooler moniker they would achieve commercial success during the early seventies.

“A lovely debut from the band who were subsequently renamed Badfinger, Maybe Tomorrow features straight, meaty, melodic guitar pop. Although a product of the late 1960s, there's little trace of revolution or psychedelia. Upbeat, uptempo fun is represented by See Saw, Grandpa and Sali Bloo; mid-paced pop by Beautiful & Blue and I'm In Love; ballads by the title track and Angelique. All of these are superb.”

“While as a whole the songs on this release don't hold up to the standards the band would set for itself in the future as Badfinger, this is an enjoyable artefact from the late-sixties and a must-have purchase for any Badfinger fan.”

"Mostly a pretty ordinary late 60s pop LP salvaged by one uncharacteristically heavy track that saves the day: I've Been Waiting is a standout and probably one of the heaviest tracks these musicians ever did.”

“Pre-Badfinger and as such a record to be revered, although Pete Ham and co. would vastly improve on this earlier version of the band.”

“Most of this is soft rock featuring vocal harmony and unusual orchestral accompaniment in typical British fashion. But, unfortunately, songwriting is not up to their later standards, and most tunes are not at all catchy, leaving the LP overall rather boring. However, the closing track is a standout pop/psycher.”

“If you're the type of music lover who considers it necessary to find everything by the band you choose to obsess over, this is a disc for you. If you're a casual Badfinger fan you might be better off picking up a greatest hits collection. There are a few highlights, but they sound fairly thin compared to the band's later works. It is obvious that Pete's and Tom's songwriting abilities have not fully developed at this point.”