Kinfolk - Clean (1974)

November 17, 2007

While maintaining a solid acoustic base, Clean softened the harmonies a tad and added some new instruments to the mix, including electric piano and synthesized strings. The end result is a much smoother sound than the debut, with a couple songs inching toward MOR. Still a strong record overall with some decent folkrock grooves ala The Bridge. The organ adds extra zing to the electric title track and a remake of ‘Alpha And Omega’, while the string synth washes a dreamy mellotron-like presence over ‘Walking In His Likeness’, ‘Some Think It’s Foolishness’ and the Pat Terry Group-ish ‘Wait On The Lord’. Steel guitar and fiddle bring a country edge to ‘Bank Of Heaven’ and ‘On That Day’. Also includes covers of ‘He Looked Beyond My Fault’ and Jamie Owens’ ‘Let Me Introduce You To A Friend’. The cartoon cover of a freshly river-baptized beaming Jesus freak is rather adorable. (Ken Scott - Archivist)

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