Although Andwella's Dream were a versatile psychedelic group, they were nonetheless generic no matter what angle they were taking. On Love & Poetry, you get sustained guitar that walks the line between freakbeat and heaviness, some swirling organ and husky vocals that betray the influence of Traffic and Procol Harum, pastoral acoustic folky tunes in the Donovan style, airy-fairy dabs of phased guitars and storybook lyrics, etc. Eclecticism is to be commended, and since late-'60s British psychedelia is an interesting genre in and of itself, generic music in the subgenre is more interesting than some other generic music in other styles. Still, generic music is generic music, and being able to do a bunch of different things in an unexceptional manner does not make you exceptional. The fairly tuneful folk-rocker "Midday Sun" is the best cut; it's also interesting to hear a song about "Cocaine" in 1969, before the drug was too well known even in the counterculture.
Richie Unterberger
Tracklist :
1 The Days Grew Longer For Love 3:55
Dave Lewis
2 Sunday 3:13
Dave Lewis
3 Lost A Number, Found A King 6:03
Dave Lewis
4 Man Without A Name 2:41
Dave Lewis
5 Clockwork Man 2:44
Dave Lewis
6 Cocaine 4:59
Dave Lewis
7 Shades Of Grey 3:36
Dave Lewis
8 High On A Mountain 2:31
Dave Lewis
9 Andwella 3:15
Dave Lewis
10 Midday Sun 3:40
Dave Lewis
11 Take My Road 3:22
Dave Lewis
12 Felix 4:16
Dave Lewis
13 Goodbye 2:17
Dave Lewis
- BONUS TRACKS -
14 Mrs. Man (45 A-side)
15 Mr. Sunshine (45 B-side)
16 Every Little Minute (45 A-side)
17 Micheal FitzHenry (45 B-side)
18 Take My Road (Alt. Mix)
19 Man Without A Name (Alt. Mix)
20 Paradise Isle (2008)
21 Miles Away From My Baby (2008)
Credits :
Bass, Vocals – Nigel Smith
Design – C. Nevil Boussmayeff
Drums – Gordon Barton
Flute, Bells [Chinese Bells], Tam-tam, Finger Cymbals, Other [Dry Leaves], Flute [Chinese Bamboo Flute] – Bob Downes
Guitar, Piano, Organ, Vocals, Written-By – Dave Lewis
