Blossom Toes - If Only for a Moment (Reissue, Remastered) (1969/2007)

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Artist: Blossom Toes
Title: If Only for a Moment
Year Of Release: 1969/2007
Label: Sunbeam Records
Genre: Prog Rock, Psychedelic Rock
Quality: Mp3 320 / Flac (tracks, .cue, log)
Total Time: 01:15:30
Total Size: 211/505 Mb (scans)
WebSite: Album Preview

Blossom Toes - If Only for a Moment (Reissue, Remastered) (1969/2007)

Tracklist:

1. Peace Loving Man (Brian Godding) - 4:53
2. Kiss Of Confusion (Brian Godding) - 4:44
3. Listen To The Silence (Jim Cregan) - 4:49
4. Love Bomb (Brian Godding) - 7:38
5. Billy Boo The Gunman (Brian Godding) - 7:06
6. Indian Summer (Jim Cregan) - 5:53
7. Just Above My Hobby Horse’s Head (Richie Havens) - 2:51
8. Wait A Minute (Jim Cregan) - 5:49
9. Postcard (45 A-Side) (Brian Godding) - 2:54
10. Everyone’s Leaving Me Now (45 B-Side) (Poll Palmer) - 4:45
11. Ever Since A Memory (Demo) (Brian Godding) - 4:20
12. Nobody But (Demo) (Brian Godding) - 4:02
13. Peace Loving Man (Demo) (Brian Godding) - 6:28
14. Listen To The Silence (Live) (Jim Cregan) - 3:56
15. New Day (Demo) (Brian Godding) - 5:16

Line-up::
"Big" Brian Belshaw - Bass, Vocals
Jim Cregan - Guitars, Vocals
Brian Godding - Guitars, Piano, Organ, Vocals
Barry Reeves - Drums, Percussion
With:
John "Poli" Palmer - Drums, Flute, Vibes
Shawn Phillips - 12-String Acoustic Guitar, Sitar
Julie Dricoll - Vocals
Reggie King - Vocals
Giorgio Gomelsky - Backing Vocals

Brian Godding and Jim Cregan were still Blossom Toes' chief songwriters on their second album, but the LP stands in bold contrast to their debut in sound and attitude. Having scuttled the orchestras and developed their chops in the two-year interlude, the record bears the influence of heavy California psychedelia and Captain Beefheart with its intricate, interwoven guitar lines and occasional gruff dissonance. The more serious instrumental approach spills over to the lyrics, which are somber and at times even gloomy, occasionally reflecting the social turbulence of the late '60s, with their uncertain tenor and references to ominous "peace loving men" and "love bombs." Far less uplifting than their debut, the weighty approach is leavened by the close harmonies and sparkling guitar interplay. While not as memorable as the first album, it's above-average late-'60s psychedelia that almost acts as the downer flip side to the stoned, happy-face ambience of their early work.

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