Re: The Pretty Things - S.F. Sorrow (1968)

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Fri Mar 20, 2020 8:37 pm

Track 12 - Old Man Going.

by Nightjar Fri Mar 20, 2020 8:38 pm

A theme Pink Floyd would only begin to address in the mid-'70s.

Middle-aged disillusion.

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Fri Mar 20, 2020 8:38 pm

Ooh dear, this sounds a bit Heavy Metal. dontpanic

by Nightjar Fri Mar 20, 2020 8:38 pm

by Guest Fri Mar 20, 2020 8:38 pm

Heavy duty number.

rock

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Fri Mar 20, 2020 8:39 pm

This is definitely the worst track on the album, so far.

by Nightjar Fri Mar 20, 2020 8:40 pm

If you look at the inner sleeve you'll see that there're passages of narrative between the lyrics...

https://hallofthewendigo.forumotion.com/viewimage?u=https%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FJWXwlGy.jpg

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Fri Mar 20, 2020 8:40 pm

I blame Twink. Colbert

by Guest Fri Mar 20, 2020 8:40 pm

Last one!

Loneliest Person

Another uplifting one.

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Fri Mar 20, 2020 8:40 pm

Track 13 - Loneliest Person.

by Nightjar Fri Mar 20, 2020 8:41 pm

The ultimate chin-raising, cheery last song of any album ever.

by Guest Fri Mar 20, 2020 8:42 pm

And it's over!

That was really good.

Of it's time, but as good as what Pink Floyd/Beatles/everyone else were doing. On first impressions anyway.

by Nightjar Fri Mar 20, 2020 8:42 pm

So bleak.

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Fri Mar 20, 2020 8:44 pm

It is over.

Apart from the last two tracks, that was one of the best albums we've done and a major step up from recent offerings. It managed to capture the magic of Psychedelia without falling into the trap of tweeness and feyness that much Psychedelia I've heard has succumbed to.

Now to look back at the thread and see what everyone else made of it. Excited

by Nightjar Fri Mar 20, 2020 8:44 pm

WhatDoesThisButtonDo? wrote:And it's over!

That was really good.

Of it's time, but as good as what Pink Floyd/Beatles/everyone else were doing. On first impressions anyway.

Unlike a lot of reissued 'special' scintillating sapphire edition redux versions the extras are pretty good.

Especially Defecting Grey.

I think it narrowly missed the SFS 'cut'.