Starting with a spoken introduction, album opener When develops into a minimal, post-punkish jam for eight minutes, after which eight tracks follow in quick succession at an average of barely two minutes. Some are purely instrumental, some with just one or two vocal interjections, some fully sung. Then there's the jerky Fastfather, probably closest to the funk-punk sound exploding all over NYC in this era, and then another lengthy jam to close. A fascinating album in Allen's many-faceted career, this stripped-down, minimalist sound gets a definite recommendation from me.
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Somehow missed this one when it came out... finally get to hear it. Many thanks.
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This is a lot of fun, and oddly exciting when played loud. Thanks for writing about it
ReplyDeletethe asshole in me wants to shout DIE Hippie DIE!! but he has already gone somewhere else.
ReplyDeleteseriously though - Allen was an intriguing musician who has given me hours of happy, usually upbeat, listening. wish i'd had an opportunity to meet him. thanks for this alan - i'd forgotten about this one