35. Trip Thru Hell -- C.A. Quintet

Mojo Says: "A tribal re-enactment of the apocalypse by the ghosts of The Count Five"

Album: Trip Thru Hell
Artist: C.A. Quintet
Year: 1969
Length: 29'11"

Track Listing:

1. Trip Thru Hell, Pt. 1 - 9:11
2. Colorado Mourning - 2:31
3. Cold Spider - 4:41
4. Underground Music - 4:43
5. Sleepy Hollow Lane - 2:04
6. Smooth As Silk - 2:12
7. Trip Thru Hell, Pt. 2 - 3:40

Favorite Tracks:

1. Smooth as Silk
2. Underground Music

Worst Tracks:
The way the vocals are mixed on Colorado Mourning kind of bother me.

Is it weird?:
Nah.

Review:

Oh my, it's been awhile. A lot has happened over 2 and a half years since I've updated this blog (I became very busy and once I had free time again, I had pretty much forgotten about it) but once I stumbled across it again while clearing out old bookmarks, I remembered how much I enjoyed reviewing all these records. So, with all that out of the way, on with this review.

I did like this album, but it is most certainly not one of the weirdest albums ever made. On the whole, it's pretty conventional for the 60s, maybe barring the massive drum solo that takes up most of the first track.

That being said, most of the album is pretty great. The vocal harmonies and organ playing make it feel like a lost Kinks record, which is definitely something I can get behind. This is clearly a very talented group with a lot of good ideas, and they end up congealing into an album with an impressive variety of moods.

Grade:

7.5/10

Listen:

https://open.spotify.com/album/13S4y1iJkLrDnhJu5VWv35