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Bang, Bang introduced a hard rocker whose eclecticism was both impressive
and unnervingly inconsistent. The covers of "Season of the Witch"
and "Summertime Blues" are overlong and dated, but the frenetic
version of Cher's "Bang, Bang" is inspired, and the rendition
of Gene Pitney's "Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart" shows
his poppier roots. Over half of the material was penned by Reid, and while
these compositions are sometimes generic, late-'60s hard rockers, he also
shows a facility for Donavonesque folk-rock "("Sweater"")
and impressive soul-rock vocalizing ("When I Get Home"). Originally
not released in the U.K., it's ironically only available now as a U.K.
import.
(by Richie Unterberger, All
Music Guide)
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