Take It To The Streets 1970 Album

Elephant's Memory

Pretty much the same lineup, but the result is a total 180 from the previous album. Now Bronstein and Frank take their reputation as street freaks seriously, cut out the silly humor, and go full-bore radical with a serious mean streak. Tracks like "Power", "Tricky Noses" (which ends abruptly on a gunshot), and "She's Just Naturally Bad" ooze bad attitude, worse omens, and the music has more impact, too, despite its stripped-back nature. The centerpiece is "Mongoose", a tribal-infused piece of political metaphor and future sounds, be it intentional or otherwise. Sometimes it misses - "Piece Now" just riffs along on the same passage and is by far the most tedious track on the record. But by and large, a moderate improvement from the debut, and one of those "proto" albums that deserves more notice that it has received.