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Jan 9, 2017London Fog 1966 is a warts-and-all look at an iconic band searching for that elusive element that would make them so. For die-hards only, all others can skip ahead to the group’s more polished efforts.
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MojoJan 6, 2017Patchy seven-song set. [Feb 2017, p.105]
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Jan 6, 2017What’s also not documented here are The Doors’ performances of Light My Fire and The End, from a second set. Sadly, Peña’s second reel remains buried in a box somewhere, robbing us of fascinating early glimpses of two songs which would grow to gargantuan proportions in the years to come. It’s doubtless as much a frustration for the band as it will be for fans.
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Jan 6, 2017It’s neither time capsule nor curio, but rather a valid projection into the collector-archival ether that should hold up for future generations.
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UncutDec 20, 2016All round, it's more than the sum of its parts, if not quite the event that is clearly hope for. [Feb 2017, p.40]
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Dec 20, 2016London Fog showcases a band who doesn't know its own attributes, and that's why it's worthwhile: it's the sound of a band discovering its own strengths.
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Dec 20, 2016The various covers range from smouldering, sensual blues (BB King’s Rock Me) to raw, roughhouse rockers (Big Joe Williams’ Baby Please Don’t Go).
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Dec 20, 2016As it is, these seven surviving tracks capture a group in transition from R&B covers outfit to something more significant.