The Wailers 'Outburst' (1966)"By the time The Wailers released
this LP on United Artists in 1966, the British Invasion had rewritten the rock 'n' roll rulebook by which the Pacific Northwest powerhouse had been playing. In contrast to the blazing saxophone instrumentals of their earlier years, this LP relies ever more heavily on vocals and harmonies, and sounds more like The Beau Brummels than frat-rock.
There's still a dollop of the band's earlier sound in a replay of 1965's incendiary "Out of Our Tree" and the rave-ups "Hold" and "Turn and Run," but it's the folk-rock and pop tunes that find the band invigorated. Fans looking for material to match their earlier works on Etiquette may be disappointed, but those who love The Leaves and other mid-60s Sunset Strip folk-rockers will be intrigued.
This 1995 reissue is typical of the Collectables label: a clean stereo reproduction (except track #5 which is mono, and #4 which sounds simulated) mated to cheap packaging (no original cover art, a typo on the back cover) and liner notes that give a by-the-book history of the band and virtually no commentary on this specific album." -
redtunictroll, amazon.com
