Ugh, I thought as I pulled the album out of the crate. Bread. Manna. Cheesy album title from a reportedly cheesy band. Know what, though? Like a flu shot, it turned out not to be that bad. This is the third album I've listened to from Linda's collection and it's at least better than the Moodys, which was good but meandered a bit too much for me. Is Bread earnest? Without a doubt. But it's not awful, so that's a win.
Overall impressions:
Thought it was a good album. Some songs seemed a bit overblown, but not too much. Liked the first song on each side. I think I will listen to it on streaming to get a closer listen.
I'm going to listen to Linda's records and react. This set's pretty cool because it comes with a "yearbook" talking about every year.
So far:
Side A- strongest so far
Side B- the combo of "Put Your Head on My Shoulder" and "Why" is kind of terrible together.
Side C- solid, but the awful "Leader of the Pack" to start is brutal. Never been a big "Do You Believe in Magic" fan.
Side D- kind of uninteresting.
Rankings:
A
C
B
D
