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The Bees - Wash In The Rain
Topic Started: Apr 22 2007, 08:28 AM (206 Views)
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It's been ages since their Mercury Prize -nominated album 'Sunshine Hit Me', first brought the name of The Bees into the public domain, and they seem to have wilfully retreated from it over the last couple of years. But they're back, and it's with a great deal of pleasure that I can proclaim 'Wash In The Rain' as their best yet.

It's got that warm, fuzzy 1967 summer vibe, as mastered by the Kinks and the Small Faces, urging you to crash out in a field and let the world pass you by. Which is lovely. An addictive riff and delicious harmony vocals straight out of the Hollies psychedelic phase, underpinned by a delightful organ sound and a Blues Magoos keyboard solo, make you want to put it on an eternal loop.

Away from the main songs sing along chorus, there's a live version of 'Nothin'. Which is where they do their John Mayall crossed with Spencer Davis blues jam thing to great effect.

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