Fever Tree 1970 For Sale

Genre: Psychedelic Rock
Rate: 256 kbps CBR / 44100
Time: 00:30:53
Size: 56,50 MB



review by Mike DeGagne

With every album Fever Tree made, their '60s psychedelia and customary folk-pop style wore off a little more, which is why their fifth and last album, For Sale, is their weakest. The slightest distinction that the group once had has disappeared completely, and their greatest asset comes in the way of Grant Johnson's rich organ work. Backup vocalists the Blackberries offer up a slight gospel tinge through two or three of the tracks, but even these short bursts of musical flavor aren't enough to release For Sale from its conventional domain. Vocalist Dennis Keller sounds like a cross between a young Neil Diamond and David Clayton-Thomas, which is most apparent on Arthur Lee's "She Comes in Colors" and on a passable attempt at covering Screamin' Jay Hawkins' "I Put a Spell on You." The 13-minute "Hey Joe (Where You Gonna Go)" has its moments, but by this point the band has lost any novelty that was scarce in the first place. Any fans who are interested in investigating Fever Tree's catalog should stick to the first couple of albums, which sound noticeably fresher than their later efforts.



Tracklist:

01 - I Put A Spell On You 03:24


02 - You're Not The Same Baby 03:49

03 - She Comes In Colors 03:03


04 - Hey Mister 02:08

05 - Come On In 02:50

06 - Girl Don't Push Me 02:41

07 - Hey Joe 12:58





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Fever Tree 1967 Fever Tree

Genre: Rock
Rate: 192 kbps CBR / 44100
Time: 00:34:29
Size: 47,41 MB



The self-titled debut album of this unfairly neglected psychedelic band is an odd mix of slick studio work laced with surprising moments of eclecticism, from soundtrack references to hard rock worthy of the best bands of the time.

They open up with a pretty good piece of musical prestidigitation, melding Johann Sebastian Bach and Ennio Morricone into the album's first track, which segues neatly into a hard rock style that's their own on the spaced-out, Ravel-laced "Where Do You Go," which sounds like the Doors and the Jimi Hendrix Experience jamming together. They also roll over "Day Tripper" and "We Can Work It Out," squeezed into a two-song medley, like a proto-metal steamroller while quoting "Norwegian Wood" and "Eleanor Rigby"; then switch gears into a beautifully elegant, gently orchestrated pop/rock rendition of Neil Young's "Nowadays Clancy Can't Even Sing" that's worth the price of admission by itself. The harder rocking numbers (especially "San Francisco Girls") are highly diverting artifacts of their time, while the last two songs, "Unlock My Door" and "Come with Me (Rainsong)," show off a totally unexpected and beautifully reflective folk-rock side to their sound that's strongly reminiscent of Phil Ochs' work on Pleasures of the Harbor and Tape from California.

The variations in sound and content, plus the fact that the only keyboard player, Rob Landes, made any large contribution to the in-house songwriting (mostly the work of their producers, Scott & Vivian Holtzman), makes it difficult to pin down precisely what Fever Tree was about, beyond the evidence at hand; but taken on its own terms, the album ought to be better known than it is, which is probably also true of the band itself. ~ Bruce Eder Arranger: Fever Tree.

Artists:

Dennis Keller (vocals)
Rob Landes (harp, cello, flute, bass recorder, piano, harpsichord, Clavinet, organ)
David Angel , Gene Page, Mic Liftz (strings, horns)
John Tuttle (percussion)



Tracklist:

01 - Imitation Situation 1 (Toccata And Fugue) 01:37


02 - Where Do You Go 02:31

03 - San Franciscan Girls (Return Of The Native) 03:41

04 - Ninety-Nine And One-Half 02:49

05 - Man Who Paints The Pictures 02:37

06 - Filligree And Shadow 04:00

07 - The Sun Also Rises 02:48

08 - We Can Work It Out 03:35

09 - Nowadays Clancy Can't Even Sing 03:08

10 - Unlock My Door 03:51


11 - Come With Me (Rainsong) 03:52





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