Instrumentally, this pretty much is Beefheart without Beefheart. That's not a bad thing though. One of the biggest issues I've always had with Beefheart(of the very few) was that the instruments were always mixed very quietly. It's nice to hear the actual instrumentalists of the Magic band with some breathing space over the infamously tyrannical slightly egotistical Don Van Vilet. No offense to his genius which I'd attest to but the guy did historically have an obsession with his voice not being heard so he tended to force everyone to mix things down.
With that said, it's not quite the same. And albeit I'd never put this up with classics such as "Safe as Milk", "Trout Mask Replica", and "Lick My Decals Off" with Beefheart. It definitely does not discredit it as a solid album from beginning to end. The vocals were interesting. A lot more conventional, but not particularly bad. Obviously lacked the charm of Mr.Vilet but were very fitting from song to song.
Solid album. Nice for Magic Band enthusiasts. Not particularly excelling.
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