String Driven Thing - Keep Yer 'And On It (1975) [FLAC]

String Driven Thing - Keep Yer 'And On It (1975/2005)

Genre: UK, Rock, Pop Rock, Art Rock, Prog Folk

Tracklist:

1. Starving In The Tropics (5:15)
2. Call Out For Mercy (3:00)
3. Chains (I Wanna Be Just Like Stan Bowles) (5:01)
4. Things We Said Today (6:52)
5. But I Do (3:45)
6. Old Friends (3:46)
7. Ways Of A Woman (4:07)
8. Part Of It (3:40)
9. Stand Back In Amazement (3:05)

Bonus Tracks from "The Machine That Cried"

10. Heartfeeder (6:35)
11. To See You (3:57)
12. Night Club (5:05)
13. Sold Down The River (4:29)
14. Two Timin' Mama (3:09)
15. Travelling (2:54)
16. People On The Street (6:02)
17. The House (2:37)
18. The Machine That Cried (5:19)

Personel:
Kimberley Beacon - vocals
Cuddly Duddly - harmonica
James Exell - bass, vocals
Colin Fairley - drums, percussion, vocals
Alun Roberts - guitar, vocals
Graham Smith - violin
Peter Wood - piano

The original classic String Driven Thing lineup may have disintegrated in at the end of 1973, but violinist Graham Smith soldiered on, re-forming the band and releasing two further albums, neither of which had much of anything to do with the original band and should be approached for what they were -- the legacy of a band that simply had the same name as another one, because that is as far as the similarity goes. Not that this is a bad thing. Following firmly in the footsteps of its predecessor, Keep Yer ‘And on It is packed with catchy hooks, and the sound is rich throughout. Both "Call Out for Mercy" and "Stand Back in Amazement" are bona fide rock numbers and stand strong and hold up well against any other of their ilk, while String Driven Thing's psych-tinged take on the Beatles' "Things We Said Today" is one of the standouts on the album; it's loose and free without sprawling and overall a nice reinvention.