Moving from acoustic ballads and oddly tuned instrumentals to electrified country and Kinksian pop the album projects a kind of psych/folk/rock hybrid

He found support in Norman Lonhard (Triptykon

and a desire for connection

” Of course

Does it bring anything new to the songs to hear them in this way

JOE WITH THE FLOWER TRAVELLIN' BAND - The Times CD Pop Moving from acoustic ballads andAlthough post Group Scene band Flowers were gaining increasing popularity in late '60s Tokyo, founder and guiding light Yuya Uchida was becoming increasingly frustrated that cult status was not translating into commercial success. Watching a rehearsal for the Tokyo version of the hit U. S. musical Hair, Uchida's wily gaze fell upon the Afro sporting cast member Yamanaka Akira aka Joe. Uchida liked what he saw and heard so much, that he invited Joe to