Attitudes Good News (Vinyl - Dark Horse, 1977) **
Genre: Apple/Dark Horse/ Ring O Records
Places I remember: Real Groovy Records (Auckland)
Fab, and all the other pimply hyperboles: Being Here With You (if you listen to this, I don't blame you if you don't, keep in mind that the first 30 seconds are one of those fake - we're about to open the door to the studio - moments so the sound is muted and distant, then the door opens and - we're into the funky studio party of the second Attitudes album).
Gear costume: Turning In Space
What emerges is well played pleasant (some would say 'bland') songs without any real staying power.
George Harrison used these guys for his Extra Texture album (one of his worst albums, if not the worst) and then added them to his Dark Horse label. He did them a solid.
Apparently, Ringo plays on the title track of the second album, but who would know? All a bit silly really considering Jim Keltner is in the band.
Of the two, the second album is funkier/punchier, the horns help, with more varied and with much stronger harmony vocals. All things are relative though - that debut album is dire!
Where do they all belong? Sadly, Attitudes were typical of the Dark Horse adventure. Luckily, they didn't put out anything else for me to want to collect. Being a label completist can be a trial at times.
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