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  • Audio CD (April 3, 2007)
  • Original Release Date: April 3, 2007
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Camera
  • ASIN: B000NOKBT8
  • In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #79,261 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Featuring 12 new songs 'Kiss The Crystal Flake' reintroduces the world to The Mother Hips' own brand of California rock, blending a natural psychedelia with their own 21st century musicianship and songwriting
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5.0 out of 5 stars One of the Best of 2007, April 6, 2007
After a six-year hiatus, the Mother Hips are back with their finest disc to date. Taken as a whole the Hips catalog (some sadly out of print) has been a continuos progression to this point; a perfect distillation of everything that makes them a great studio band. Amazingly enough, they/re even better live. Start here and then work your way back through Green Hills of Earth, Later Days, Shootout, Part-Time and Back to the Grotto. You'll wonder where they've been all your life.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great long awaited return, May 17, 2007
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The Hips are the best unknown band in the world with a small, loyal following. Kiss the Crystal Flake may be the second best hips album, behind Great Green Fields. This album shows that the Hips songwriting has matured while they have returned at the same time to their rock roots. There are fewer time changes in the songs on the album but the songs are still mostly solid. "White Headphones" is a great example of their bluesy/rock style and is a song that I could listen to over and over again and never get sick of. The album has a number of other great songs that will get stuck in your head like "Confirmation of Love," "Time Sick Son of a Grizzly Bear" and "Mission in Vain." There are a few misses but the album is mostly very solid. And the songs are even better live. While all Mother Hips should have this album I would recommend this album to anyone who enjoys rock with a blues edge.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Best Hips Album Ever?, April 9, 2009
This album is a culmination, in my minds eye, of the Mother Hips accent to being the greatest band nobody has ever heard of. If you are even checking this CD out and reading this review, you are already more aware of WHAT'S REALLY OUT THERE TO LISTEN TO than any average schlub. The Hips are not for the sheep that are listening to the inane, repetitious drone of the public airwaves. This band is truly a fine wine in an aisle filled with bottles of Ripple. If you truly enjoy musicianship, melody and originality, you have come to the right place. In a perfect world, the Hips would be a household name. Except for Confirmation Of Love, where I feel the boys are evoking a little too much Tom Petty, they are all gems. Enjoy
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