Sing Brothers Sing - EDGAR BROUGHTON BAND***

There's No Vibrations But Wait/The Moth/Momma's Reward/Refugee/Officer Dan/Old Gopher/Aphrodite/ Granma/Psychopath/Its Falling Away

Sing Brothers Sing was the follow up and highest placed album by the idiosyncratic British rock group led by Edgar Broughton, who enjoyed some limited commercial success at the turn of the decade. (UK:18)

"This has to be one of the strangest albums I've laid ears upon. Most of it is probably better to listen to on some sort of intoxicant. But Momma's Reward has a wicked groove to it. Other highlights include Old Gopher, Psychopath and It's Falling Away, and the just plain cool opening track."

"I can't believe my ears. This one sounds to me better than Wasa Wasa with more diverse influences, arresting moments and truly imaginative ideas. Indeed, this comes far beyond my expectations. A very special bunch of lovable crazies, clearly underrated."

"While not a bad album, Sing Brother Sing is certainly a step down from the mad brilliance of Wasa Wasa. I have respect for trying out new things and expanding the boundaries of the Broughton sound, but they've already lost a surprising amount of guts and wild recklessness that made Wasa Wasa such a masterpiece. Things would get better come their self-titled third album, but they would never reach their previous primitive godliness again."

"Their second effort is quite diverse in material, and slightly off the pace overall, from their debut. Their forte seems to be the harder stuff, which still features the gruff vocal style of Capt. Beefheart."

"Decent cabaret rock, but far from the quality of the debut. Where Wasa Wasa discovered the uncharted territory between Captain Beefheart's lunacy and Arthur Brown's mannerisms, this is settled music; self conscious and overly comfortable."

"This is the band’s highest charting album, as their popularity was at its peak. The songs/suites are all unique and weird. Momma's Reward has that 'Hendrix' sound Edgar tried to emulate, with great success I might add. This is a buzz-cut you really need to crank up. Like a lot of their albums there are some songs that I skip.”

"If you've never been introduced to Broughton and love heavy late 60s-early 70s psych, you are in for a treat. Sing Brother Sing, their second album is, I believe, their finest hour. Edgar wails like Captain Beefheart, and sings crazy lyrics."