Frankly I didn't enjoy this. I like the opener and "Lose to Live", and the title track is catchy, but this doesn't do much for me. I didn't hate any song, but the album wore on me and I was pretty bored with it by the end. This may just be me not being open-minded enough - the "psychedelic" stuff from the era that I like tends to be either very smooth and well-arranged (Pet Sounds) or more proto-punk/garage rock (13th Floor Elevators), but it still just does nothing for me. The sound is very dated - a quality that many of the truly great albums of the time don't have for me. Obviously they're more-than-competent instrumentalists, but that doesn't mean I was gritting my teeth any less by track seven or so. 4/10
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