The Rebels Madrigal (CD, Impact Records, 1969) ****
Genre: NZ Music, pop
Places I remember: JB Hi Fi
Fab, and all the other pimply hyperboles: Let's Think Of Something
Gear costume: Flying Scotsman, Painter Man, My Son John (Madrigal)
Fab, and all the other pimply hyperboles: Let's Think Of Something
Gear costume: Flying Scotsman, Painter Man, My Son John (Madrigal)
They loom large in his legend (The Album Collection playlists): Part 1; Part 2; Part 3; Part 4; Part 5
Active compensatory factors: This might have been dope back in 1967 (see what I did there?) but in 2024 it's pretty much amateur hour.
Larry's vocals are good and save the record but the musicianship is in embryonic journey mode. I'm being charitable.
The single Painter Man (hilariously banned by the NZBC) stands out and the boys get points for trying with Flying Scotsman (a.k.a. Train Kept A Rollin'), but the covers of things like Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow (a great song) are a bit cultural cringey.
The rest of Madrigal (recorded after Larry left to pursue a solo career) is uneven but it does show the guys had developed musically and they did have the hit with My Son John.
Where do they all belong? An interesting character is Larry Morris, and an icon on the NZ music scene.
Where do they all belong? An interesting character is Larry Morris, and an icon on the NZ music scene.
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