Like a lot of what was going on, The Beau Brummels (and many of the bands which followed) took a deep-seated tradition of Folk and twisted it around. There was music happening, in fact there was a whole scene developing during the mid-60s. “The Beau Brummels managed to capture the imaginations of people who had their ears to the ground. Perhaps it’s because Sly Stone from Sly and the Family Stone worked with and produced them. Perhaps, it’s because they were one of the first bands to dabble in country rock. Perhaps because they epitomised the conciliatory American response to the British invasion (rather than freezing them out they adapted the ‘new’ sounds from the UK). Perhaps it’s because they epitomised the California sound after the Beach Boys and before the rise of heavy acid. The band has always captured the record obsessive's heart. The Beau Brummels were the California band for a while, if not in chart placings, then in philosophy. Rick at Rocking Horse Records (in Brisbane) urged me to put this album on (particularly praising the first track) so here I am. I've not thrown myself at this album because I’m generally wary of "comeback" albums … they are usually not great, inevitably being a poorly conceived updating of the band’s sound to a new era.
Since then I have managed to get hold of all the others albums (and commented on a few on this blog) and learned to like and frequently love them. I like the Beau Brummels, having picked up their debut album in the 80s sometime. I've had this sitting around for a while.
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