Milkwood (1972) Makeshift Pawn - LOST 70s GEMS

From their debut album How's The Weather off Paramount Records, this Boston folk trio would soon evolve into New Wave pop artists The Cars; this is a very countrified downhome, straitlaced folk rock album full of acoustic skills and no intention of the quirky electric new wave power pop they would succeed in by the end of the decade. While album opener With you with me is good it's Makeshift Pawn and Winter Song, the more country rock tunes with their expressive singing that are better, some of the power pop and cross harmonies of their later success as The Cars are present here but not even a tenth of the creativity they would alter display. The good vibes of the warm harmonies and flexible electric guitars give Makeshift Pawn an edge with it's middle of the road early 70s laidback acoustics.