If I’m honest, I didn’t hold out much hope in liking this as I persevered through the first track. It was quintessentially quirky and too self indulgent for me. But it was only half way through the second track that I realised I was too quick to judge (a failing over years I’m sorry to say). There are some lovely little gems on here and the variety keeps you guessing. A little ‘How’s yer father’ east end cheekiness follows some great foot tapping raucousness (well as much as a folk song can be unruly – more so live I would suggest).
So you don’t quite know what is coming around the corner next. I’ve reviewed LP’s which don’t have that mystery element and are a little one dimensional. Great if you sit in that void but if you can’t find the door to it in the first instance, you’ll never get it. So you won’t have that problem with Wizz because there is something here for everyone. And I like that. The diversity of this offering belies the rigidity of some recordings and offers up enough interest to explore and move forward.
Sleeve notes from Long John Baldry sniffs at the circles this guy lived in during the late 60’s and he is a long term survivor of that era. My personal favourite has to be ‘Dazzling stranger’ but I suspect if you asked half a dozen people to nominate their favorite track on here, you will receive an equal number of titles nominated. Check it out. It’s worth it.
