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Originally Posted by littlewolf
NOW then,do you think i should get mystery to me or kiln house?
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Okay, litttlewolf, go buy Mystery. It is, as MacFan says, excellent in almost every way. But I also need to put a plug in for Kiln House which remains one of my favs in the whole band catalog. It stands alone insofar as there's very little in the band's prior history (1968-early 70) that suggests this sound would emerge. I suppose one could say all the evidence for Jeremy's sun sound parodies and his earnest tributes to Buddy Holly could be predicted by listening to his first solo album, but in terms of Mac albums, Kiln House was a first. And after it, you get Future Games, which is as removed from Kiln House's earthy, unpolished, occasionally blistering rock as the more mysterious, atmospheric feel of Heroes are Hard to Find is from Mac's rock-pop crossover white album a year later.
In my opinion, Kiln House does effortlessly what the Rolling Stones's "Exile On Mainstreet" tries to accomplish more deliberately: it presents a virtually ego-less suite of stripped-down rock and roll. Buy it!