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SOMEBODY'S WATCHINGRare BirdCrossover Prog2.83 | 78 ratings |
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. . . anything but rare musicRare Bird were classic under-achievers. They found singles success with the classic "Sympathy", and were capable of writing great tracks like "As your mind flies by" when they put their minds to it. "Somebody's watching" though shows how they tended to drift through albums without trying to step outside the box. "Turn your head around" is a good example. It has some good but brief guitar work, and a slightly alternative country feel, but the vocals are only average, and by the time the annoyingly repetitive final chorus has faded, you've probably lost interest. Much of the music on side one is quite funky, with similarities at times to Steely Dan. Side two is more relaxed, with an America (the band) sound to "High in the morning", a pleasant country rock ballad. The closing track "Dollars", which includes an extract from "A few dollars more" is a lengthy guitar led freeform jam. It is well played, but you can't help feeling you've heard it all before. In all, a pleasant but undemanding album, which could have been a lot better.
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