Down to Middle-Earth
The Hobbits
Etichetta Decca Records (DL74920), Stati Uniti1967
Produttore Terry Philips
Durata LP 28’ : 02’’
Membri della Band sono Jimmy Curtiss, Tony Luizza e Zok Russo
Genere Psychedelic Pop/Sunshine Pop
Brani
1. Down to Middle Earth
2. I'm Just a Young Man
3. Daffodil Days
4. Break Away
5. Treats
6. Hands and Knees
7. Let Me Run My Fingers Through
Your Mind
8. Out of My Mind
9. Clap Hands 'Til Daddy Comes Home
10. Sunny Day Girl
Recensione
One of those albums that's probably more revered for
its nomenclatorial devotion to all things Tolkien than for its musical content,
Down to Middle Earth is, in fact, barely distinguishable from a host of other
workmanlike psych-era albums, with the Hobbits themselves revealed as a New
York quintet firmly in debt to the Turtles and/or the Hollies. Well-arranged
melodies and picture-perfect harmonies do grab the attention in places --
elements of "Let Me Run My Fingers Through Your Mind" recall the
Beach Boys; elsewhere, moments conjure visions of a more psilocybically aware
Monkees. Overall, however, the overriding impression of the Hobbits is a band
that sounded psychedelic because that's what was selling at the time. In other
words, not every lost psych gem is worth its weight in gold. Some are scarcely
worth the vinyl they were pressed on.
- Allmusic
Discografia
The Hobbits - Down To Middle Earth
1967
The Hobbits - Men And Doors The
Hobbits Communicate 1968
The (New) Hobbits - Back From Middle
Earth 1970
