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おそらくそのバンド名から引いてしまう人も多いと思うが、このアルバムを聴けば、その印象も変わるはず。
当時、人気を博したアビーロードスタジオで、ビートルズのエンジニアとしても有名なジェフ・エメリックを起用した本作は、本家に引けをとらないブリティッシュポップのマスターピースといえる作品に仕上がった。すばらしいコーラス、ガラス細工のような繊細なメロディ、どれをとっても魅力的だ。特に<2>は、アルバムを象徴するような究極のバラッドである。(たかいしさとし)
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The Zombies were perhaps the most British-sounding of all British Invasion groups, and yet they never scored a hit record in their native U.K. The band released three great singles over here, including the wonderful "Time of the Season," which concludes this 1968 masterpiece, frequently called Britain's version of
Pet Sounds. This 30th anniversary edition presents both the stereo and mono versions (and there
are substantial differences) of the melancholic, keyboard-dominated pop that flowed from Rod Argent and bassist Chris White. The Zombies' main songwriters explored "psychedelic" themes from odd angles. Here songs address a letter to a girlfriend in jail ("Care of Cell 44") and war ("Butcher's Tale"). There's even a "flowers-in-their-hair" hippie anthem (the gorgeous "Hung Up on a Dream"). Totally of its time, and, nevertheless, a timeless classic.
--Bill Holdship