TOUCH [AKA: 20-20 SOUND]

There is a great recent cd reissue of this album readily available so there is no excuse for not owning it and yet only a handfull of people can be bothered to check it out. This is a real shame because this album blows away much of the best output of the major bands and let's not forget the historical importance of this album. Touch is not a totally mindblowing album all the way through, there are 2 or 3 blah tracks however most of the album is totally delicious. The two long tracks on the original album are dominated by an organ that sounds really good and the manner in which the vocals are used on those tracks just makes my mouth water, the singer keeps screaming and his voice just sounds unbelievably awesome. The final track of the original album 'Seventy Five' is guaranteed to melt your face and the only epic that can stand up to it is Close to the Edge.