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Spooky Two Review

by Mike DeGagne

Spooky Two is this British blues-rock band's pièce de résistance. All eight of the tracks compound free-styled rock and loose-fitting guitar playing, resulting in some fantastic raw music. With Gary Wright on keyboards and vocals and lead singer Mike Harrison behind the microphone, their smooth, relaxed tempos and riffs mirrored bands like Savoy Brown and, at times, even the Yardbirds . With some emphasis on keyboards, songs like "Lost in My Dream" and the nine-minute masterpiece "Evil Woman" present a cool, nonchalant air that grooves and slides along perfectly. "I've Got Enough Heartache" whines and grieves with some sharp bass playing from Greg Ridley , while "Better by You, Better Than Me" is the catchiest of the songs, with its clinging hooks and desperate-sounding chorus. The last song, "Hangman Hang My Shell on a Tree," is a splendid example of the bandmembers' ability to play off of one another, mixing soulful lyrics with downtrodden instrumentation to conjure up the perfect melancholia. Although Spooky Tooth lasted about seven years, their other albums never really contained the same passion or talented collaborating by each individual musician as Spooky Two.

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Spooky Tooth Spooky Two: Best version?

Discussion in ' Music Corner ' started by 22dRow , Feb 17, 2006 .

22dRow New Member Thread Starter

Has anyone compared the remastered Spooky Two with bonus tracks to the A&M CD or US LP? How does the new one sound? I'm not really pleased with the sound of the old CD or US LP for that matter. Thanks  

Dennis Metz Born In A Motor City south of Detroit

I have it and think it sounds fine.  

Runt Senior Member

The Repertoire remaster sounds a tad loud and bright to my ears. But I've only listened to it once, I'll have to play it again tonight. I've never heard the A&M Spooky Two CD, but "That Was Only Yesterday: The Best of Spooky Tooth" includes all but one track from Spooky Two. Haven't listened that one in quite awhile, either...but IIRC it didn't sound bad.  

grosrene New Member

Hi, I only have the old 1990 spooky two cd, and i wonder if the remaster is worth buying (sonic improvement, bonus tracks,...). Does anyone has some new advice (since the last post) about it? And about "it's all about" (first album), which version is the best ? thanks. (sorry for possible mistakes - english is not my native tongue and it's the first time i'm posting here, so i'm a bit nervous )  

rck60s Well-Known Member

What remaster are you speaking about?  

I think the Repertoire remastering on all the ST CDs is fine.  

(to rck60s, i'm talking about the repertoire cds) thanks Dennis. I also have the "last puff" album (edsel), which is good. If you know both versions, would you say that the repertoire cd is better than the edsel ?  

Evan L Beatologist

I love this album! I only have the original olive-colored A&M vinyl, though, and it sounds fine to me. "Better By You, Better Than Me" RAWKS. Evan  

MerlinMacuser New Member In Memoriam

I had this album originally as an 8-track tape, then the LP, then a dbx-cassette, then the cd which I thought would never be released. I hoped this would have been issued on sacd but "nooooo!" So should I look into this remastered version or is there a Deluxe Edition in the works? I'm listening to it now via iTunes....even sounds good though my tiny computer speakers.  

grosrene said: (to rck60s, i'm talking about the repertoire cds) thanks Dennis. I also have the "last puff" album (edsel), which is good. If you know both versions, would you say that the repertoire cd is better than the edsel ? Click to expand...

thanks, i'll check those repertoire cds.  

I'm sure Eroc did these...BTW where is Eroc these days?  

I read on this forum that Eroc uses to denoise and maximize the CD he remasters. if it's the case here, i hope he was light handed...  

Eroc Active Member

Dennis Metz said: I'm sure Eroc did these...BTW where is Eroc these days? Click to expand...

rikki nadir Gentleman Thug

I got most nearly all of Spooky Two by acquiring the compilation That Was Only Yesterday on Island/Universal, compilation produced by Bill Levenson, mastered by Dan Kincaid at Master Cutting Room, New York and Suha Gur at Universal Music Group Studios, New Jersey. It sounds great, but the usual problem with buying a compilation is that I can't really justify buying the CD just to get one track, "I've Got Enough Heartaches", which isn't on it, and the bonus tracks. The compilation has the tracks in the right album order, as well.  

Eroc said: Here... Click to expand...

grosrene said: I read on this forum that Eroc uses to denoise and maximize the CD he remasters. if it's the case here, i hope he was light handed... Click to expand...

nice reply thanks. (i realize that my former post may have seemed a little harsh, sorry for that)  

That's okay... I was long enough on the road to get used to these things. And I myself can be very harsh, too, when it comes up to crap concerning music and sound. - Eroc  

grosrene said: I read on this forum that Eroc uses to denoise and maximize the CD he remasters. Click to expand...

22dRow said: Are you saying you didn't use any maximization, compression or NR on this remaster? Click to expand...

Power Papa New Member

Eroc, compliments on your work. Long time Spooky Tooth fan here and I'm very happy with your remaster.  

Power Papa said: Eroc, compliments on your work. Long time Spooky Tooth fan here and I'm very happy with your remaster. Click to expand...

Eroc said: Thank you... Click to expand...

Dennis Metz said: Eroc...I hate to thread crap, but are you going to be doing Humble Pie Rock On any time soon? Click to expand...

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