Now Playing: SRC - Milestones Sticking with what works... Before the start of the second record, they switched bass players, with Robin Dale being replaced by Al Wilmot, and dropped their second guitarist Steve Lyman. Whether the line up change or pressure from Capitol to write something more commercial due to low sales effected them is uncertain, but their sound became different. Milestones (1969), SRCs second record, finds them mixed between expanding on their earlier heavy sound and trying out new styles that they might not be suited for, making the record inconsistent. “No Secret Destination kicks the record off with a flurry of urgency coming from the organs and a siren-like guitar lead that give way to a rising melody that eventually goes into a scorching, cacophonic noisy solo that attacks your ears. “Eye of The Storm, another highlight, starts slow, dissonant and menacingly, erupting into a moving rhythm and distorted guitar lead. The chorus has a great simple melody while Richardson sings “somewhere its quiet, somewhere its warm, its peaceful and calm in the eyes of the storm as if hed found tranquility within a hectic storm. Unfortunately, the album is marred with mediocre and awful attempts at easy listening pop (Show Me, I Remember Your Face, Our Little Secret). Checkmate balances out the bad with a throbbing, thumping bassline throughout the song, with crunchy guitar and an explorative organ solo. “Up All Night shows them letting loose with tons of energy. Theres rocking melody, bouncy bassline and Quackenbush injecting real aggressive attitude into the guitar making it growl and spit out screaming feedback notes. Its interesting to note that the band chose to put the easy listening songs at the beginning of the record while “Up All Night one of the best tracks is the second to last on the album. “Turn Into Love shows the band trying to incorporate both styles in the same song as it has a fat R&B vibe to it with back up soul singers and Quackenbush giving a tearing fury guitar storm. The album ends on a good ambitious note with the lengthy and atmospheric “Angel Song that tells a story of an angel who wishes to be able to dream while an empathetic and fuzzy lead are played over it, showing that they were still trying to stretch their neck out and try something different .
Posted on: Sat, 03 Jan 2015 05:22:58 +0000
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