The one hundred and first album: #101 The Electric Prunes - I Had Too Much To Dream (Last Night)
Waving in the direction of surf rock, with some psychedelia involved, this album goes, at times, a bit rougher than that, but it's a real mix of influences, shifting from song to song to appeal to different moods. The fairly happy Onie is followed by the darker Are You Lovin' Me More (But Enjoying It Less) and the mood shifts feel a bit much. There's not much of a consistent sound in here and while they're well written, it feels like something with a bit more consistency would have been good. It feels like the writers are responsible for this - forced on the band and seeming to want to experiment more than create a sound that suits the band. Sold To The Highest Bidder feels like a big offender in this regard - loud, experimental, but not in a way that suits the band. It leaves me wondering why they bothered.