Were I to categorize this based on the music here alone, it probably wouldn't fit under the progressive rock heading. I have put it there in part because their previous album landed under prog, and because of Roy Wood's involvement. That said, there are a handful of tunes here that fit under the prog heading. Apparently when the band were working on this second disc, they had planned a double set, with this being the more rock and roll disc. There was to be a second, proggier disc, but the label decided to just release it with the rock and roll stuff. This new edition includes the original album with several bonus tracks. There is also a nice booklet included. It should be noted that the previous album is listed under Roy Wood's name, while this one is under the band's name, because that was how they were listed on the discs.

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The old school rock and roll turned contemporary jazz concept on this number works pretty well. It has a real easy listening feeling to it, though. I can definitely make out some Beach Boys here, too. This song should have been one of those Christmas rock classics, really.