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Love Psychedelico strikes again.
This time, their 70's rock style hits harder and bends the spectrum even more. While "Greatest Hits" (not to mention their endless singles with B-sides) sounded like an excellent take of Sheryl Crow or Led Zeppelin, "Psychedelic Orchestra" ventures into other territories of rock...
There's ballads, gut-wrenching acoustic bits, buzzed-out potsmoker jams, and even a post-punk track on here. The opening track "Standing Bird" uses bluesy guitar pedals and vocoders, giving a jagged edge to open the album. The next track, "Free World" seems to follow the manual "How To Play Rock and Roll" with the guitars and vocals right behind the beat, rather than with it. "I Will Be With You" is a perfect chick-rock track, uses impressive instrumentwork and a catchy chorus. "You Ate It" consists of what sounds like a drunken rambling and has superb guitar work and vocals. The most serendipitous track is "O", where Love Psychedelico takes a stab at a punk-rock/alternative theme, and does a really surprising job at it...however, they should just stick to their ganja rock.
Whatever. Great Japanese rock to be had here, and most of the songs are English in bulk, so you won't have a hard time to understand it. Buy it!
