DR. STRANGELY STRANGEAlternative Medicine
Released 1997 on Big Beat
Reviewed by horazio, 09/06/2008ce
A more well-thought return occured in '96 resulting in the recording of this platter. It's one of the best, kept secret albums of the 90's. Amazingly, they were able to preserve a sound typical of the late 60's-early 70's, also championed by the first line-up of Renaissance, formed by Keith Relf & Jim McCarty of the Yardbirds. The 3rd representative is previously reviewed band Illusion. It's simultaneously interplanetary & earthy, just like the aforementioned. Radiohead might've chopped off some inspiration from it, at the same time keeping it secret. Opener "Litty's", plus "The James Gang" & "Darksome Burn" are difinitive highlights. "Hades & Traces" is a folksy love tune, colored by beautiful female back-ups. "Planxty Roland" & "Epilog" are quite trippy & dreamy. The worldly "Strange World" (similar to P. Simon circa 'Graceland') can make you jumping up & down just like Donna Summer does.