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Despite the beauty of John Sebastian's composing talents and sweet voice there is something basically disquieting about this recording, especially to old Spoonful fans. It's no longer the Lovin' Spoonful as we knew it, but something basically much different and not quite as good.

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2003 RS: Not Rated

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Taking their band name from a Mississippi John Hurt blues verse, John Sebastian and Zal Yanovsky had been early-'60s New York folkies before founding the Spoonful and heading toward radio triumph with effervescent pop. Notorious merrymakers onstage, the band settled down in the studio to combine folk and jug-band elements with accessible melodies and pop hooks. "Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your M...

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