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If you were to describe to me what exists on this cd I would first think you were joking, but then I'd be very curious to hear this outrageous sound. Nicky Hopkins, the boogie woogie, blues and ballad maestro of so many notable productions, not least of which includes the Rolling Stones, is here surrounded by some ridiculously crass pop orchestrations. And it's even more absurd because it's actually damn good. That's right, the mild, maudlin, mellifluous tones contained herein are shockingly listenable. The sparkling clarity of its simple joy is undeniable. Nicky is wailing away as a vast array of brass, woodwinds, strings, and percussion swing and sway all around him. And the pitifully cheery vocal accents are to die for. Think Lawrence Welk with a dose of irony. I can easily image these bubbly, perky cover tunes adding a brilliant dash of camp to any hipster get together, or at a wake, or during a doctor's delivery of a terminal diagnosis. Wacky times are guaranteed.

One of the greatest keyboard players of the past century, playing over-produced, tarted-up 60's shag-a-delic go-go music. The horns, strings and aaah-ing chorus are painful, in and of themselves. But the fact that they are drowning out Nicky Hopkins' piano playing is a crime against art and nature. For solo Nicky, get Tin Man instead, and look for No More Changes, which NEEDS TO GET RELEASED ON CD or MP3!!!! And don't forget all his incredible playing on albums from the Stones, John Lennon, The Who, The Kinks, the Jerry Garcia Band, Jefferson Airplane, Quicksilver, etc, etc. The guy is amazing.

Great Stuff -- You need to get "The Tin man Was a Dreamer." Sony CD 6450 (1995) The very best!

Interesting early material from this great piano player. What ever happened to his great solo album "The Tin Man Was A drummer"? I've never seen it on CD.