IT'LL ALL WORK OUT IN BOOMLAND

The intersection of blues rock and prog. This album seems to have been overshadowed by many of the progressive rock titans from the early 70s, however I belive it is important acknowledge the significance of this record. Its is one of the better debuts to emerge from this fecund period, and can be appreciated by many pogressive rock fans, especially those who possess an interest in the blues rock like Cream, Wishbone Ash, and early Led Zeppelin.

However, just becasue this album has a side-long epic does not make this a progressive rock album. It is simply a guitar driven, blues rock oriented jam. The blistering solos, courtesy of Keith Cross, are fast, and precise, but it is nothing that I havent heard before. The lyrics are typical of most blues rock albums and fail to enthrall me.

Regadring production, this album has absolutely dreadful sound quality, and that was with Bose Headphones on a compact disc player. To be honest, often times the "raw" sound of an album adds to the feeling of the album and makes the music more honest and real. For example, Free by Free is an outstanding studio album becasue of the raw energy present throughout the entire record.

Overall, T2's debut is marred by unfocused jams, largely contrived subject matter, and awful production. The only appealing aspect of this record is Cross's blistering solos and the last two songs off the album. If you feel obligated to bolster your forgotten 70s prog album collections, I would advise you stay away from this album, and venture to buy High Tide, Trees, Gracious!, Spring, Holderlin something in the prog folk vein. More times than not, obscure blues albums are insipid and vapid, bearing in mind most does not mean all.