This suggestively-named jazz-rock outfit's debut record was overshadowed by its' suggestive album cover (which got banned) and association with renegade manager Terry Knight. Kind of like a white-boy Earth, Wind & Fire-sized version of Chicago; no one song is all that memorable, but the grooves generally do not quit. If you like R&B/funk or horn-based music, this is a must-hear.
Chilliwack was remembered for their small package of soft-rock hits in the early 80's like "My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone)" and "Whatcha Gonna Do", which makes it easy to forget their origins as The Collectors, a notable West Coast psychedelic group. They evolved into Chilliwack in 1969, but in this early stage, they much more resembled their acid-tinged beginnings. "Sundown" kicks things off with a distinctive up-tempo tribal feel and byzantine flute runs, followed by the sunshine folk of "Every Day", after which the album generally settles into a hazy comfort zone.
Supergrass' debut is a wonderfully eclectic and energetic affair, generally taking the Britpop formula and injecting it with a healthy dose of punk-pop enthusiasm.
On the track listing it's divided into an "Easy Listening" side and "New Wave" side, but generally it's a babbling-brook intellectual update of 1970's Krautrock.
