Tracklist very rootsy, country shuffles, slow paced, filled with rustic imagery and the most angelic, barbershop styled vocal harmony stacks you ever heard; maybe they should have tried their hand at Doo Wop. For example Mr. Moondog sweetest harmonies you'd ever her right form the soul that they claim in the song 'they'll never get'. Some Latin percussion can be found also in quite a few of the tracks as well as sweet toned electric guitar leads. Listen to the scorching fuzz solo on the ecological themed, bright piano ballad Save the Land; and that's the opener. Some of the lead vocals don't necessarily engage you but some of the bleak matter of fact deliveries work such as on the corny titled When You're Old, don't get me wrong it works in due part to the laidback melody. The Kings of the World has some powerful harmonies and is worth it just for that r the hauntingly reverbed, wah wah solo sounding like an ancient magical spell be cast through the years fitting in with the centuries old tale.
Though the harmonies are great, Mississippi can't compete with other Australian 70s country rock bands such as Stars and Little River Band. All Through the Day is my second favourite from their 1973 album, with it's sing song melody and caressing, high quality lead vocal backed by sweet strings and complete with a cosmic coda complete with a aerial flute solo and darting piano notes.
My favourite is the bluegrass, Do I which starts with a rush of fast acoustics/percussion and lyrical guitar licks. The lead vocal is once again suitably smooth and full bodied before a tenor and soprano saxophone duel occurs, both lyrical and mixed low for a gentler, mystical flute quality.
My favourite is the bluegrass, Do I which starts with a rush of fast acoustics/percussion and lyrical guitar licks. The lead vocal is once again suitably smooth and full bodied before a tenor and soprano saxophone duel occurs, both lyrical and mixed low for a gentler, mystical flute quality.
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