Help - Help (1971 Decca DL) LP⭐

Artist: Help
Album: Help
Label: Decca – DL 75257
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Gloversville Press
Country: US
Released: 1971
Genre: Psychedelic Rock, Classic Rock
Quality: FLAC (tracks+scans)

Tracklist:
A1. For Sale 4:40
A2. Open Up The Door 2:50
A3. I Tried Too Hard 1:43
A4. Easy To Be Free 3:08
A5. Run Away 7:07
B1. Keep In Touch 4:25
B2. Take A Look At Yourself 4:48
B3. Commit Yourself 3:00
B4. Help Me, Help You, Help Me 4:10
B5. Tennessee Waltz 4:02

Personnel:
Chet McCracken - percussion, drums, guitar (bass), vocals
Jack Merrill - guitar, piano, guitar (electric), vocals
Bob Rochan - guitar, percussion, guitar (bass), vocals

A two-album California trio that attempted to fuse psychedelic, country, and prog. Listening to it reveals many excellent themes, which the members themselves, with enviable consistency, obliterate with tedious improvisations—either their sense of proportion was failing them, or management was pressuring them. Drummer Chet McCracken is superb (he was later lured to the Doobie Brothers). The first album features ten songs in a hard rock vein, but the frequent acoustic moments slightly detract from the overall experience. However, songs like "Commit Yourself," "Easy To Be Free," and "Take A Look At Yourself" are very good