Keynsham

Recorded by the band in 1969, this was a frantic year for the Bonzos, and the album shows the lads going in several directions, but still with many strong numbers and the Bonzos trademark brand of whimsy (such as "Mr. Slater's Parrot", "Sport", and the Rhinocentric "We Were Wrong.")I was delighted to learn from the liner notes that the "hexachloraphine" referred to in "Keynsham" is the red stripe in a well-known brand of toothpaste. There are no coincidences, but sometimes the pattern *is* more obvious.The extra tracks on this CD, while not outtakes or radio performances of tunes originally on the record are of interest to Bonzophiles, various Viv from 1976, Neil Innes original "How Sweet To Be An Idiot" (which I believe he played as part of the Pythons on "Live At The Hollywood Bowl" if memory serves, but maybe it was one of the "Secret Policeman's Ball" thingys) and a couple of Roger Ruskin Spear's solo efforts. Most of these tracks are completely unavailable elsewhere, so you'll have to get them here.This CD is digitally remastered and a different mix from "Cornology". Some backing vocals seem much more "up front" than they were before.That's not a problem for me, but it might disturb some purists, so do not operate heavy machinery during your initial listening of this recording.

While even some members of the Bonzos give this album low marks, I personally think Keynsham holds up very well. Without it we wouldn't have "You Done My Brain In," "Mr. Slater's Parrot," the definitive "Look At Me I'm Wonderful," "Quiet Talks and Summer Walks" or "Sport (the Odd Boy)," which would be a damn shame no matter how you slice it. While this did prove to be the end of the line (Let's Make Up and Be Friendly notwithstanding), there still seemed to be a lot of gas left in the tank.

I wasn't expecting much, but found it to be a very good album.

While I own and love all of the Bonzo's recordings, this one holds a special place. I'm listening to it as I write. Since "The Bride Stripped Bare by Bachelors" hasn't been mentioned yet, it's a key song on the recording and cited by many Bonzo fans as their favorite. No one will read this because the Bonzo's have long faded away....but maybe, just maybe there's someone out there looking for something a tad more adventurous than today's generic crap. If so, welcome home.

Being a Neil Innes freak only since 2007, I have this album on CD and vinyl. It is probably my favorite Bonzo Dog Band album along with their last album. The Bonzos were branching out away from the trad jazz music and doing more rock songs. Sometimes they are described as psychedelic, but I don't really think of them that way. I guess if you were on acid, they seemed that way. I was a bit too young for that in the late 60's, and even if I were old enough, I doubt I would have been doing any acid!

The Bonzos were always leaders. Of all the albums, is this the best? Probably. The band was at the height of its powers - and Viv and Neil were writing some beautiful songs.One day, I heard this record and thought it was the funniest album I had ever heard. A few months later, I heard it and thought it was one of the saddest.Make no mistake - Viv and the boys were excellent - enjoy them.

Most underrated well worth a good listen

このアルバムに収録されている曲の歌詞は，ほぼ初めから最後まで，ある男がやる気を持って参加したグループに最終的には失望してしまい，もしかしたら逮捕されるかもしれない(最後の曲: Busted)と叫んで終わる内容です。Vivian Stanshall has been regretting about that he played as Paul Maca in the beatles from 1966 to 1969.He says that we were wrong, and also he was the joke shop man. The beatles has been being No.1 band in the world. The situation must also depend on the talent of Vivian Stanshall, particularly on Sgt. pepper's lonely hearts club band album.The other man wrote "Somebody needs to know the time, glad that I'm here.Watching the skirts, you start to flirt now, and you are in gear.go to a show, you hope she goes.I've got nothing to say, but it's OK.“You should know the fact, instead of "Your mother should know"

今は亡き元Yesの要クリス・スクワイアーのベースラインが硬性で的確でクリスらしく、ドラムがthe Whoのやはり今は亡きキース・ムーン、キーボードがYesのトニー・ケイと豪勢な布陣。元曲はインディアンのチャットらしく、ゆったりとしていて、同じ黄色人種同士の縁か懐かしくさえある。1969年という時代的なこともあるのだろうが、なんとなくビートルズ的にも聞こえる。そういえばリンゴ・スターとキース・ムーンは何となく同じ匂いがしそうだし、クリス・スクワイアーのベースもポール・マッカートニーのベースのように良く歌う。それにしても1969年ですでにクリス・スクワイアーのベースは完成されているのに驚く。

doesn't live up to memories expectations