INDELIBLY STAMPED

This album has more in common with their debut album and less of the feel of their next album the monster masterpiece Crime of the Century. The songs are quite diverse and their sound and production are improved but there is an inconsistency and pop orientation that sometimes turns me off. I love half of the songs and want to skip the other half. "Remember" sounds close to things to come (Bloody Well Right) as does "Forever" (Another Man's Woman) and "Travelled" (4:28) (9/10) and "Rosie" (9/10) are downright pretty pop songs and two of my favorite songs on the album. The album's "epic," "Aries" (7:27) (7/10) is okay--though it sounds more like a VAN MORRISON song. I also hear a lot of JETHRO TULL and STRAWBS in the sounds on this album. I even hear BOB DYLAN! An okay album that in no way predicts the glory and perfection that is to come.