After releasing two genre-defining nuggets in ’66/’67, by 1969, Bold could’ve either stick to their garage-punk stylings, and sound a bit dated, or move forward, turning to whichever of the arising musical paths and become hard’n’heavy, progressive or even wyrd-sounding folk.
Instead, they opted to take it all at once, and have done quite a good job at pulling all those styles together, as evidenced on this album. The opening title track is a dramatically arranged organ instro (with shades of ‘Purple) that leads into the first of the three cover songs, All I Really Want To Do (the other two being It’s All Over Now Baby Blue and For What It’s Worth), sounding like a more sophisticated Vanilla Fudge, with a touch of Rascalls-like soulfulness.
Friendly Smile and Words Don’t Make It are kinda like the late ’60s Pretty Things jamming with Stephen Stills, with the latter also adding a coupla “MOVEments”, Changing Seasons is an orchestrated acid-folk tune, Crystal Chambers is a LOVEly jazzy popsike, and they even get a bit prog/psych in Factory and Child Of Love.
As a bonus, the CD also includes all four sides of the above mentioned two singles, of which Gotta Get Some is especially note worthy, being as good a starting point as any, if someone wants to be introduced to the sixteez punk origins.
There’s also a special-bonus, in the shape of an ultra rare single by the pre-Bold band, The Esquires, with the cover of Shake A Tail Feather on the a-side and on the b-side, you’ll find an original called Down The Track, sounding like ever(l)y other Mersey flavoured Beau Brummels track.
With Misty Lane‘s previous release of the two singles, we were able to “get some” of the Bold, and now, here we go with the WHOLE thing at once.
You “gotta get it” now!
[Released by Misty Lane 2003]
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