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Zack: And now it’s time for a recurring segment here
at our little blog: Why Are We Listening to This? This bit doesn’t necessarily
imply an album is unredeemable, but that there is absolutely no way that it is
in the top 1000 (and one) essential albums. Triangle is a good album. It’s a
pleasant mix of country, folk, rock, and psychedelic music. But it doesn’t do
any of those genres particularly well and I find it hard to believe that there
aren’t albums who serve as better examples of genre blending. Some random guy
from the Internet doesn’t even think it’s a top 40 album in its fucking year. The clearly
credible besteveralbums.com has Triangle at a robust 238th best
album of 1967,
and that’s the nicest number from that page I could mention. Looking at the
lists of albums from that year, I am very, very willing to accept those as
legitimate. The first album chronologically for the list came out in 1955,
which means 60 years of music for an average of 17-ish albums per year. And yet
somehow this one makes the cut? Sorry for invoking so much #data and #math, but
this is pretty ridiculous. Once again, Triangle is a fine album. But it peaks
at good, which quite frankly is not good enough.
Favorite Tracks: Magic Hollow; The Wolf of Velvet Fortune;
Only Dreaming Now
Emily: I really don't have much to say about this album. Like Zack, I'm not sure why we were even listening to it. It's not a bad way to spend 28 minutes, but it's an aggressively mediocre album. 1967 was a great year for music - Sgt. Pepper, Are You Experienced?, and The Velvet Undergroun & Nico all came out that year, just to name a few. I'd rather spend my time with one of those classics than the Beau Brummels any day.
Favorite Tracks: Nine Pound Hammer; Triangle; And I've Seen Her
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