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Mirror

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If you like the vocals and keyboards of Gary Wright ("Oooh Dream Weaver") and the crunchy guitar of Mick Jones (Foreigner's guitarist) then you'll probably enjoy this album.
It's the only Spooky Tooth release I've heard, and it's my understanding that it's more poppy than the others, which were more bluesy/gospel influenced. The songwriting is really strong on The Mirror, ranging from straight ahead rockers to somewhat spacy mid-tempo things. The vocals are very impressive, lots of trading verses and harmonies.
Frame of reference: lots of keyboards, but not so moody as Stevie Winwood/Traffic; lots of rock, but not so heavy as Deep Purple or Uriah Heep. Highly Recommended!

I have to admit, I wasn't all that knowledgeable about this band or its history in 1974-75 when I first heard this album. I knew of them; I'd seen their albums in the stores. I first heard the nine-minute "I'm Alive"/"The Mirror" medley on Montreal's king of rock radio, CHOM 97.7 FM...and I was instantly hooked. The leadoff track "Fantasy Satisfier" sounded to me like a great concert opener; "The Hoofer", the albums' closing track has a nice little funky touch to it, and the medley of "I'm Alive" and the title track sounded perfect on the radio.

Little did we know at that point that Gary Wright was about to explode as a solo artist with his "Dream Weaver" album two years later, or Mick Jones would do the same as head of Foreigner in 1977. That said, I had to pick this album up, and despite what many have said about not caring for the change in the band's lineup, set aside for a moment what band this is and just listen to the music. I found plenty to love about this album. Very tightly arranged, awesome vocals and writing in my opinion. Regardless of whether or not this was the album to bring down this band and put them on a very long hiatus, to these ears it sounds like the building blocks for Mick's career with Foreigner, and Gary's vocals are right on the money. I enjoyed this one from start to finish.

This is just a Fantastic cd, wether you are a old Tooth fan or new comer,it is just great music..Take a listen....5 Stars All The way!!!!

This is the last album i need to get for my collection.... ONE OF THR FIRST ALBUMS I OWNED AS A KID.. sounds as good now as it did then .. i am 44.... some thing to it???? the songs last forever.... GOOD MUSIC WILL NEVER DIE....

Music from this period is again "in" - but everybody seems to forget groups like Spookey Tooth. There was more music in this decade than disco, and listen to Spookey Tooth again, it brought back memories of god times and lots of fun, which i almost forgot. If you like Manfred Mann, you will love Spookey Tooth. I could not find this record on CD anywhere in Europe, but finally got it from here. My best recommendations.

This German version of the Mirror from Spooky Tooth, is very well taped for a 1974 album, each instruments can be heard seperatly from the sound image,

This is my second least favorite Spooky Tooth (after Ceremony, which reeks). I haven't heard the reunion album yet, though; it's probably worse. This album still has Gary Wright and Mick Jones around, both on the verge of bigger things. Unfortunately, Mike Harrison left prior to this album, and his replacement was Mike Patto. Honestly, his singing ruins this album for me. The songwriting is pretty lame, too. "Fantasy Satisfier" is a pretty decent rocker, and it opens the album in a promising way, but it's quickly downhill from there. "Higher Circles", "I'm Alive" and the title tune are all decent Gary Wright tunes, but nothing special. The rest of the album is really weak.

Why is this available and the excellent "Witness" album not available??? Whoever is making these decision, come on!

I picked up this album because it cost a buck and it had the coolest name outof all the bargain cds. Then i finally persuaded everyone to let me play it and i was rockin in 5 seconds. It is so cool! Some of it sounds very ZZ Toppish plus a little Skynard and theres even a talk box (like Frampton) on track 6. Plus it starts track 4 with kickin bass line thats like YEAH! I sure wouldnt spend 16 dollars on it but if you can ever find it for cheap like i did, buy it.

4 stars for the music
6 stars for the name

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