Lennie Wright from Web and Samurai produced Brainchild's
first and only album, so it's no surprise that Healing of the Lunatic Owl
is in a similar style to both I Spider and Samurai's self-titled album.
That means early 70's progressive rock dominated by horns and organ. The opener
"Autobiography" starts as a straightforward rocker, but turns in the middle into
a complex instrumental section that lasts for the rest of the song. Although
it's one of the shortest tracks on the album, it sums up nearly every side of
the band's music very well. The swinging title-track is one of the highlights,
and the structure is really not that far away from "Autobiography", but the
track returns to the main part at the end again. The slow and bluesy beat of
"Hide From the Dawn" is a bit more basic, but the long instrumental passages and
complex arrangements make it well worth listening to. "She's Learning" is the
catchiest song on the album, and has almost hit-potential. However, the longest
tune is "A Time A Place", featuring dramatic vocal parts mixed with more
intricate instrumental parts. "Two Bad Days" is for me the least good song, but
the ballad "Sadness of a Moment" is really beautiful, consisting of nothing else
than flute, guitar and vocals. And the album finally closes with the excellent
instrumental "To "B"". I'm not sure if I would rate this album as high as "I
Spider" or "Samurai", but it's still a very good LP worth finding if you enjoy
the two mentioned bands or progressive rock with horns in general.
~Tommy Schönenberg
Sounds Like
The Greatest Show On Earth, If, Colosseum, Galliard
Good Day Brainchild, Nice to virtually meet you. Thank you for excepting my cyber friendship and the add. Love your music!! Great Vibes!! Have an Inspiring week! Warmest Regards from Toronto, Canada.
