Pussy Plays – PUSSY***

Come Back June/All Of My Life/We Built The Sun/Comets/Tragedy In F Minor/The Open Ground/Everybody’s Song/GEAB

Pussy Plays was the sole album release from the obscure Hertfordshire psychedelic group Pussy. They were an artificial group of musicians assembled to record the compositions of the producer.

“Haunting, while at the same time, beautiful and melancholic. It's experimental in the way that the arrangements are done but still tight. The vocalist fits these tracks beautifully, inflecting feeling, subtlety and nuance into every track. The guitar playing is nothing phenomenal but the melodic playing fits perfectly. A definite sense that these guys were after something a little different pervades this album.”

“Pussy Plays is decent late 60s British psych/prog rock. There are many good ideas scattered throughout the album, but it's lacking in the songwriting and arranging department, which makes it not that memorable.”

“With pixie-like vocals, Pussy's modus operandi throughout the album is a heavy, funereal keyboard style laced with freaky guitar solos. But this is by no means a dark and gloomy album. Off-kilter would be a better description.”

“This is the only album by the short lived but excellent British prog band Pussy, which is often considered as one of the greatest one-off gems of the genre. With the typical heavy keyboards (organ mostly), guitar solos and vocal harmonies, full of psychedelic influences and beautiful melodies, the album is truly magical and deserves its reputation.”

“While there are a couple of just OK tracks on this album, the rest are good enough to warrant getting it if you're into late 60s organ-driven rock. It's certainly an LP I enjoy giving a spin every now and then, with the classic The Open Ground almost worth the price of admission.”

“This is a decent album and a good example of a group that straddles the line between psych and prog. Keyboard driven rock songs, melodramatic vocals and harmonies, fine arrangements and some lovely melodic guitar work, make this definitely an album to check out.”