专辑简介

This album would have been better if it had been released as a multi-album set. Many of the songs are excerpts from concept albums and this compilation is a fragmented group of tunes that go nowhere. The band was excellent for its time with "Anything Goes" recapturing the nostalgia craze at the time. A later album, "The Secret Life..." was excellent musically and lyrically, yet not one song appears on the compilation album from "The Secret Life of Harpers Bizarre". My copies of these albums are worn out now and I have to seek out imported disks from Japan & Germany to get albums. Warner released their full catalogue in both countries but will not release thhem here. This music is a fine example of Van Dyke Parks early work, before he joined Brian Wilson for the "Smile" sessions. Warner Brothers should release these CD's in America, as there were many genuine fans of the group even after they broke up. As for the Harpers Bizarre CD earlier mentioned, if you are a genuine fan of some excellent harmonies, tight orchestral pieces and are nostalgic about 1920's "pop" music, then buy it, but at the same time you don't know what your missing!