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After three albums with producer Lou Adler (who had also signed them on his label, Ode), the band brought in David Briggs, who'd previously worked with Neil Young. A real sense of camaraderie and experimentation runs through this entire work, which took longer to record than any previous Spirit effort. "Nature's Way" has remained popular since its first appearance, and the album also includes "Mr. Skin," "Morning Will Come," and "Animal Zoo."
The album is characterized by an audacious blend of catchy pop and experimental sounds, as on the folkish, daring "Why Can't I Be Free" and the musically ambitious "Love Has Found A Way." Unfortunately, this was the band's final album. Randy California and Ed Cassidy continued to resurrect the Spirit name over the decades, but the perfectly balanced tensions of this original lineup were gone. Here, though, the supremely focused yet adventurous playing and writing make TWELVE DREAMS OF DR. SARDONICUS Spirit's finest hour.
Originally released on Epic (30267).
Includes liner notes by Marty Pekar.
Spirit: Randy California (vocals, guitar); Jay Ferguson (vocals, percussion); John Locke (keyboards); Mark Andes (bass instrument, background vocals); Ed Cassidy (drums, percussion).
Spirit: Randy California (guitar); John Locke (keyboards); Mark Andes (bass); Ed Cassidy (drums).
Additional personnel: Matt Andes (dobro).
Rolling Stone (3/4/71, pp.52-54) - "...A blockbuster of a record..."
Entertainment Weekly (11/08/96, p.69) - "Seekers of esoteric musical thrills might do well to investigate these reissues of this all but forgotten West Coast band's late '60s/early '70s albums....unlike many latter-day chops flaunters, these guys mostly kept to the four-minute mark, so that even the unsuccessful experiments are mercifully brief." - Rating: B+ Twelve Dreams Of Dr. Sardonicus Music Twelve Dreams Of Dr. Sardonicus Music Twelve Dreams Of Dr. Sardonicus Music Review Average Rating: (4.9 out of 5 stars)   List All Reviews LONG AGO, BUT NOT FORGOTTEN...
WOW!!! There IS a God!!! I bought this CD yesterday and listened to it on my way in to work this morning. Amazingly, the last time I had heard these songs was also in my car---on an 8-track tape. That's right children, an 8-track tape!---the functional equivalent to the Grammaphone! You know, the antique memory can play tricks on you sometimes---especially after 30-odd years---but I'm pleased to announce that the synapses are alive and well and still firing on beat! WHAT A PROFOUND AND STRIKINGLY-BEAUTIFUL ALBUM THIS IS STILL!!! I could hardly focus on the road with the tears of overwhelming joy and hope cascading from me glazzies. And I realized right then and there...even as hyper-cynical and asocial as I have become...that we as a species were going to make it!
-Adrian P.
Submitted by a reviewer (Minneapolis, MN, USA)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No 2 of 2 found this helpful. A must have classic
If like rock and roll and you are unfamiliar with "Spirit" you must have this one. If you know "Spirit", you already have it. A wonderful and diverse mix of original music, without comparison. "Spirit" founders Jack Cassidy, Randy California, and Jay Ferguson fuse their rock and roll with a slight taste of jazz due to Jack's influence. Can't go wrong on this.
Submitted by rbusby2 (Fort Collins, CO, USA) 
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No 1 of 1 found this helpful. Good ole American Rock & Roll
This takes you back to road trips in a Chevy Vega on country roads,, "purple jesus" in the bathtub, and being in an altered state of mind. Nothing wrong with that.
Submitted by sobegar (miami beach)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No 1 of 1 found this helpful. Great music!
By far the best of the Spirit recordings. Induces a lot of euphoric recall...R.I.P, Randy C.
Submitted by pdpryse (Cincinnati, OH)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No 1 of 1 found this helpful.  Melodious Surrealism
Or something like that--this concept album by the L.A.-based band Spirit has all the touchstones of the late Sixties and early Seventies--eco-social lyrics, folksy melodies, rock intensity (thanks to the drumming of Ed Cassidy). Admittedly, Randy California's earnestness may be a little hard to take in an age of pose and irony, but these guys had the chops to pull it off as an ensemble. An essential document of the period.
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