THE YUMYUM TREE

I'm a fan of this group, and this album is for me one of the worst albums of the Ozrics... Not so bad. Not so good. Little bit more than mediocre. Very similar to Spirals in hyperspace, but uninspired. Something's wrong, but I don't know what it is. Production is excellent, sound crystalic. We can see new faces in the group on the cover, but it's optical illusion: they really play in one or two songs. In other songs synth drums and basses dominate, and maybe this is the reason for why this album is what it is: clinical sterility is the dark side of studio magic(k). Mastermind Ed dominates, and there is no place for musical interactions in group. I think that Ozrics don't really exist as a group, Ed is Alpha and Omega. Maybe it's the crucial problem and unfortunately a well audible one... Hard criticism, but my resume is: good album for fans, maybe amazing for new fans. Highlights for me: Magick Valley, Mooncalf, Nakuru. Summary: 3,5 stars (because this is my favorite group...).