The one hundred ninth album: #109 The Incredible String Band - The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter
Scottish psychedelic folk sounds like it should be interesting - once again something different. And it's hard to ignore that it's trying to be different. At times it works - the lyrics are always interesting, thoughtful and though eccentric, the way it tries to talk about other things works really well. The melodies are lovely, the experiments with different instruments working out well. The thirteen minute Very Cellular Song shows this well. There are - as you'd probably expect from the era - a lot of Indian influences, too much sometimes, but mostly the album keeps it well balanced.
Sometimes, though, it doesn't quite work. And it's not musically, but the attitude being different. It feels like they try to be funny - and while it might be intended as a parody, it can come across as too self indulgent and... well, just stupid. It isn't a joke I feel in on and it feels unnecessary, especially with the amount of laughter coming through. I felt it misses the mark when they do that. It doesn't happen too often, but it does leave a bad taste in my mouth.