The Lively Ones Word 1970
Three guys and a gal and some guitars crammed into a miniature hot-rod. Hmmm... Could be interesting thinks I as I fork over my $2. But upon dropping the needle from cut to cut my immediate reaction was "blah", hence the the disc was filed away in the maybe-when-I'm-in-a-better-mood section of the closet where it sat for several months. Fortunately it made its way back on to the turntable in time for a few more listens whereupon I found some points of interest. For instance, the opener 'We've Got Something To Give You' is a cool 60's folk/pop bouncy thing complete with go-go organ. Fairly forgettable covers of Larry Norman's 'Moses' and 'Nothing Really Changes'. For some unknown reason they chose to include brief versions of Norman's 'Walking Backwards Down The Stairs' four times! A couple of MOR muzak pieces with acoustic guitar upfront, but mostly the mellow folk/pop thing. KS