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Wow. I just had my first listen to this earlier today and it was one of those first listens. You know? The ones where you immediately start thinking "Yep, this little puppy is a winner". I was on the bus, looking out of the window to hide my smile, just buzzing with excitement over this thing. Seriously, why has it taken me so long to give this album a listen? I have seen it mentioned time after time in 60s Psych discussions. Anyway, I'm in now bitches! This is rad. Hopefully further listens (up to 3 already) will continue to confirm my suspicions that this is one of the best albums of the psychedelic era. Imagine if Syd Barrett and The Beatles had teamed up and recorded 'Tommy'. Yeh, that's right.


edit: I am now somewhere around 10 or 12 listens in and this thing hasn't lost any of it's spark yet.

edit #2: Probably around 25 listens now. This is absolutely one of the best albums of the psychedelic era.
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Most consider this their masterpiece. Not me! It is very good hard psych rock with interesting lyrics. Good musicians but too hard to follow, but still enjoyable.
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Absolutely magical psych rock/pop. Everything I look for in the genre is here. The songwriting is top notch with great melodies and musicianship. "Bracelets of Fingers" and "Trust" are two of my favorite psych songs. Not overly sure about the concept but the music is some of the finest psych ever created. Deserves it's classic status and more.
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Ranking amongst the first narrative concept albums, S.F. Sorrow might not have a very well-explained plot, but musically it's downright fantastic, taking the most psychedelic moments of the Beatles (think Tomorrow Never Knows and the like) and bringing them to the next level. At some points the pulsating percussion on the album seems to offer a precedent for later drum and bass, whilst the acoustic closer Loneliest Person is downright haunting. At points a Kinks-and-Beatles-inspired product of its time, at other point years ahead of the rest of the pack, it's a fascinating musical trip and deserves its reputation as one of the keystone psychedelic albums of its era.
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