Brinsley Schwarz (1972) Unknown Number - LOST 70s GEMS

Silver Pistol is a quiet, slight album full of liquid, Allmanesque country slide guitar and standard jaunty shuffles and rootsy harmonies; there is light fluff like the pleasant folk tunes, Eqypt or Nightgale's or light upbeat fun like Niki Hoeke Speedway, Unknown Number. Rockin Chair is a pretty piano based instrumental, while Range War has a great lyric as they ask "Silver Surfer won't you come and save me?"; the band would later write a song called Wonder Woman. While they still over rely on the unconvincing downhome vocals, overdose of organs and rock n roll rhythms to create a fairly timeless yet unoriginal style; they weren't the Band ultimately who imbued their music with funkiness and soul. My choice number is Unknown Number with it's commanding attention grabbing piano at it's heart merging seamlessly with their easygoing harmonies and a slide guitar solo; it captures the spirit of the album best with it's good time, country rock based around bluesy slide guitar and twin harmonies!