The album has been scolded and belittled by many critics. I think that's unfair. The debute was very good and this follow-up is different in many ways, but far from bad. It's less coherent and more jazzy than the first, partly with a "jam" feeling, yet very well played. "Lighthouse" has nice rock guitar to a jazz backing and the baroque ballad "Mermaid" builds on some bizarre and funny brass treatment. My favorite cut is "Uranian Sircus" - a rock/psych number with some nice rythm changes - the most commercial track on the album, carried by a very alluring guitar riff. It's a seven minute journey well worth taking. The LP didn't sell a lot and the group was forced to break up somewhat later while recording their third album (for more info check my post on the debute). It's sad in a way - with all that talent they could have done great things if handeled differently by the label and given more time to write songs. US 1:st on Columbia (C 30007), Australa CBS (SBP 233911) and also released as mono in a few South American countries. UK 1:st with label as shown here, thick vinyl and matt E.J. Day f/o cover.
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