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Gandalf's self-titled album has some attractive baroque-psychedelia with a spacey air, though its quality depends very much on the standard of the material. Generally they're better the more they rely on the slightly weird and spacey production, as on "Scarlet Ribbons" and their cover of Tim Hardin's "Hang on to a Dream." On tracks like "You Upset the Grace of Living" there's a nice balance of melody and quasi-classical keyboards on the cusp between pop, progressive rock and psychedelia. "Can You Travel in the Dark Alone," one of the few originals (by Peter Sando), is nice, harmonic sunshine pop with a slightly experimental feel, along the lines of some of the better things being done by Californian cult figures like Gary Usher and Curt Boettcher at the time. Other selections are nothing special, however.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
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Victor P. Young, ComposerLyricist - Jerry Livingston, ComposerLyricist - Gandalf, MainArtist - RAYMOND B. EVANS, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2012 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1968 Capitol Records, LLC
Tim Hardin, Composer - Gandalf, MainArtist
(C) 2012 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1968 Capitol Records, LLC
Tim Hardin, Composer - Gandalf, MainArtist
(C) 2012 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1968 Capitol Records, LLC
Gandalf, MainArtist - Evelyn Danzig, Composer - JACK SEGAL, Composer
(C) 2012 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1968 Capitol Records, LLC
Tim Hardin, Composer - Gandalf, MainArtist
(C) 2012 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1968 Capitol Records, LLC
Gandalf, MainArtist - P. Sando, Composer
(C) 2012 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1968 Capitol Records, LLC
EDEN AHBEZ, ComposerLyricist - Gandalf, MainArtist
(C) 2012 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1968 Capitol Records, LLC
Allen Gordon, Composer - Graham Bonney, Composer - Gandalf, MainArtist
(C) 2012 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1968 Capitol Records, LLC
Alan Gordon, Composer - Garry Bonner, Composer - Gandalf, MainArtist
(C) 2012 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1968 Capitol Records, LLC
Gandalf, MainArtist - P. Sondo, Composer
(C) 2012 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1968 Capitol Records, LLC
Album review
Gandalf's self-titled album has some attractive baroque-psychedelia with a spacey air, though its quality depends very much on the standard of the material. Generally they're better the more they rely on the slightly weird and spacey production, as on "Scarlet Ribbons" and their cover of Tim Hardin's "Hang on to a Dream." On tracks like "You Upset the Grace of Living" there's a nice balance of melody and quasi-classical keyboards on the cusp between pop, progressive rock and psychedelia. "Can You Travel in the Dark Alone," one of the few originals (by Peter Sando), is nice, harmonic sunshine pop with a slightly experimental feel, along the lines of some of the better things being done by Californian cult figures like Gary Usher and Curt Boettcher at the time. Other selections are nothing special, however.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:31:27
- Main artists: Gandalf
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Capitol Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2012 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2012 Capitol Records, LLC
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