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Brinsley Schwarz's eponymous debut is the stuff of rock legend because it is the punch line to a great story. It arrived after a disastrous publicity blitz, where the band's management arranged for prominent British journalists to cross the ocean to hear the Brinsleys' showcase performance at ~the Fillmore East. In a series of mishaps that would shame Spinal Tap, the band arrived in New York hours before their show and the journalists, who dipped heavily into the courtesy bar when their plane nearly crashed, arrived minutes before the concert. The press was underwhelmed to say the least and savaged the band and the record. Listening to Brinsley Schwarz, it's easy to see why they weren't turned on by the Brinsleys: this is a bizarre, na�ve blend of Crosby, Stills Nash, Dylan the Band, and Buffalo Springfield, with a heavy dose of early Yes. It's filled with awkward steps and bad judgments, fueled by the group's romanticized view of Californian hippies. Consequently, it's hard not to c...ringe or chuckle by their hippie affectations, whether it's the lyrics ( "she was my lady/had no plans to make her my wife ") or the a cappella folk-rock harmonies that come out of nowhere on "Lady Constant " (it doesn't help that they sing "colored serpent coiled around your waist ") or the bongo solo that ends "Shining Brightly. " But, amidst all this hippie posturing, there some weird touches, like the multi-octave chromatic guitar break on "Hymn to Me " or the heavy prog jam of "What Do You Suggest? " and "Ballad of a Has-Been Beauty Queen " that illustrate how English the Brinsleys still were at this stage. All of this adds up to a debut that's decidedly uneven and unsure, but in retrospect, it's easy for sympathetic listeners to be charmed by their eccentricities. - All Music Guide