The second album from this band from the Czech Republic.
The band was a quartet with a lineup of drums, percussion, bass, mandolin, guitars, harmonica, harpsicord, moog, piano, organ, keyboards and vocals.
Three guests are adding sitar, moog and saxophones.
The band was trying to create music behind the Iron Curtain and with some Russia influenced stalinist dictatorship. Just as Russia are trying to impose on Ukraine these days. Must they never succeed.
I was not a fan of their debut album. An album where the band were everywhere in the popular music and with some strong influences from folk music.
Maugli sees the band take a long and hard look at the likes of The Beatles, Barclay James Harvest Band, some pop music, a lot of brass rock and some folk rock.
The music sounds a bit more coherent this time. This album still offers the listener a bit of a confusion regarding what the band wanted to play and do on the album. Most of the vocals sounds cheesy too.
The result is another half decent album and one that fails to make the grade.
1.5 points
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