In Side and Out

In Side Out is the Edgar Broughton Bands fourth album, following the success of 1970s self-titled release. Although the humor and novel attributions of the group arent quite as prevalent here as in the bands first few albums, In Side Out still has plenty of distinguishing characteristics, both musically and lyrically, to hold it together. Chilly Morning Mama and the tawdry Gone Blue add crass humor to instrumental improvisation in perfect Broughton-like style, enriched by Edgar Broughtons vocal snarl. The groups bizarre and sometimes creepy brand of rigid, sonic blues-rock is anything but structured, which makes halfhearted attempts such as The Rake and Totin This Guitar relinquish some appeal. Its Not You is a singable chant which drips with campy theatrics, while on the other side of the coin I Got Mad and They Took It Away make for a couple of the albums more conventional cuts. Repertoires reissue of the album to compact disc includes four bonus tracks, three of them B-sides. Out of the four, both Call Me a Liar and Someone exhibit the most charm. In Side Out may not be a necessity, but its good to have if youre a true fan of the Broughtons. ~ Mike DeGagne