Wasa Wasa – EDGAR BROUGHTON BAND***

Death Of An Electric Citizen/American Boy Soldier/Freedom/Neptune/Evil/Crying/Love In The Rain/Dawn Crept Away

Wasa Wasa was the debut album from the British psychedelic blues group the Edgar Broughton Band. They would enjoy some moderate commercial success in the early 1970s with their brand of good and hard rocking music.

“Basically, it rocks good and hard, remains unafraid of letting lunacy into the lyrics, and takes off into the realms of excess with impressive confidence. Edgar's immense vocal power holds its own throughout the loudest sections, and the thudding blues elements never get boring because the lyrics explode with twists and turns.”

“Edgar Broughton are heavy, gritty and loud, most of the time. The lyrics are quite good too. I'm sure that a new generation would appreciate them in the right environment. Although the album is produced in the studio, it doesn't lack the presence of a live act.”

“The real treats here are Death Of An Electric Citizen and Love In The Rain, but to be perfectly frank the whole album is fantastic. This is blues-based, fuzz-laden psych rock at its very best. Experimental, yet listenable, heavy yet melodic, freak-out yet musical. What more can you ask for?”

“It does have an undeniable heaviness to its sound, and there's also a dark atmosphere that permeates the whole thing, but the content is so weak that listening is a pain that drags on and on.”

“The whole of Wasa Wasa consists of hard rocking psychedelic songs. Edgar Broughton is responsible for the lush and sarcastic vocals. Despite his sarcasms, he’s something of a poet. The music is mostly noisy even though the sound is supreme for this type of music. None of the songs are bad, but I put my emphasis on Death Of An Electric Citizen, Neptune, Crying and Dawn Crept Away.”

“This one is simply a hard kicking rock album that is just weird and unconventional enough to be memorable. Death Of An Electric Citizen and Freedom simply fry the average speaker. It has enough quirkiness and charm to be noticeable. In general Wasa Wasa makes an impression of a solid and astute work.”