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MONEY DOESN'T MAKE IT

University Of Errors

Psychedelic/Space Rock


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3.18 | 11 ratings | 2 reviews | 0% 5 stars

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Studio Album, released in 1999

Songs / Tracks Listing

1. Money Doesn't Make It (4:24)
2. Prince of Sidewalk Scooter (9:00)
3. False Teacher (5:57)
4. Involve Me (2:26)
5. Mullumbimby Mother (7:12)
6. Submarine of Salt (1:17)
7. Prof Improbable's Preambule (4:54)
8. Cunning Style Construct (2:25)
9. Talkwind Upswerve (2:43)
10. Wedding Music (1:18)
11. Burn Tour Money (2:40)
12. Can't Buy Me Sex (0:14)

Total Time 44:30

Line-up / Musicians

- Daevid Allen / vocals, guitar
- Josh Pollock / guitar
- Michael Clare / bass
- Pat Thomas / drums, percussion

With:
- Jay Radford / guitar (2,5), saxophone (10)
- Erik Pearson / flute (2,5)

Releases information

CD Innerspace Records 7707 (1999 USA)

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UNIVERSITY OF ERRORS Money Doesn't Make It ratings distribution


3.18
(11 ratings)
Essential: a masterpiece of progressive rock music(0%)
0%
Excellent addition to any prog rock music collection(36%)
36%
Good, but non-essential (27%)
27%
Collectors/fans only (18%)
18%
Poor. Only for completionists (18%)
18%

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Review by Warthur
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3 stars Daevid Allen and the members of Mushroom got together to put out this space rock oddity. It starts out really strongly, with the New Wave-tinged title track featuring a Devo-esque backing and an uncharacteristically sinister vocal performance from Allen being the highlight of the album. Much of the rest of the material, however, finds itself stuck in a rut; at points, the band seem to be shuffling towards the bass-heavy and raw space rock sound of classic-era Hawkwind, and at other points there's nods to the whimsical psychedelia of early Gong, but they don't manage to put their hearts into either approach or successfully cross-fertilise the differing space rock strands involved to come up with something new. Though the opener might have some listeners hoping to hear a revitalised Allen, really this is more of the same sort of thing he'd been doing for decades up to this point.

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4 stars The first effort of the union between Mushroom and Daevid Allen is a collection of improvised music that evolved into a collection of songs thanks to the lyrics added by Daevid Allen. Those willing to listen to a typical "Gong meets Mushroom" record will be disappointed, because the music isnī ... (read more)

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