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I personally love the Fapardokly album and the HMS Bounty album, this later one is not in the same league as those... but "Maui" is entirely pleasing and occasionally outstanding. There's a lot of tracks, and much of it is not stellar, but at it's worst it's still pretty nice if a bit MOR. And then, like I say, there's some exceptional tracks here and there throughout the album. It actually reminds me quite a bit of the Relatively Clean Rivers album, which many psych fans consider an absolute classic, it has the same 1970s mellow hippie-country vibes, a non-psychedelic/post-psychedelic album that nonetheless radiates an ineffable psychedelic aura from deep in its philosophical core. Plus lots of songs about UFOs, so it's clearly not just another mediocre 70s country/folk/rock album! Some great slide guitar and nice 70s synth touches here and there. If you're a newcomer to his stuff I'd say start at the beginning with Fankhauser's 60s work, but if you're looking for more then check this one out - judging by this album he is one of the very few 1960s artists who managed to stay artistically sharp and interesting into the stylistic changes of the mid-70s.
I lived on Maui years ago. This album captures the vibe of the cosmic jungle paradise that once was. Well executed Merrells music touches your heart with the magic of Maui. A must have for any child of the 60s
I came to this album, believing that it may be rather lightweight, or a bit of a relic, but NO, I was actually really blown away by how good this music is. It's kind of like a relaxing mind massage, on the surface, but delving deeper into the amazing lyrical content, i sensed a questing, searching and yearning quality, which pervades all of this wonderful creation/vibration.
I feel that these people are very genuine, honest, and very deep, and in an age weary and weighed down by worries and stress, this could be the antidote, as we all dream of an age, perhaps to come, of universal wisdom, understanding, truth and kindness to all, a time of true reckoning and forgiveness, and an growing awareness of our physical/spiritual place, in this space we think of as OUR earth.
Merrell Fankhauser, just may well have penetrated, deeper than all the Yogis, Gurus and Occultists combined, into the essence of what it means to be ALIVE and WELL, and to pass on this important message, in such a musical way, is a rare and precious gift!
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