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Harry Nilsson - Son Of Schmilsson (1972)

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Emboldened by a huge hit and hanging with Lennon and Ringo, Harry Nilsson was ready to let it all go when it came time to record a follow-up to Nilsson Schmilsson. The very title of Son of Schmilsson implies that it's a de facto sequel to its smash predecessor but, as always with Nilsson, don't take everything at face value. Yes, he's back with producer Richard Perry and he's working from the same gleefully melodic, polished pop/rock territory as before, but this is an incredibly schizoid record, an album by an enormously gifted musician deciding that, since he's already going unhinged, he might as well indulge himself while he's at it. And, wow, are the results ever worth it. Opening with a song to a groupie -- he sang his balls off, baby, he nearly broke the microphone -- and ending with an ode to "The Most Beautiful World in the World," this record careens all over the place, bouncing from one idea to another, punctuated with B-horror movie sound effects, bizarre humor, profanity, and belches. There are song parodies, seemingly straight piano ballads, vulgar hard rock, lovely love songs, and a cheerful singalong with retirees at an old folks home who all proclaim, "I'd rather be dead than wet my bed." The sheer perversity of it all would be fascinating, yet if that's all it had to offer, it'd merely be a curiosity, the way his post-Pussy Cats records are. Instead, this is all married to a fantastic set of songs that illustrate what a skilled, versatile songsmith Nilsson was. No, it may not be the easiest album to warm to -- and it's just about the weirdest record to reach number 12 and go gold -- but if you appreciate Nilsson's musicality and weirdo humor, he never got any better. (AMG)

Personnel:

Bass: Klaus Voormann Bouzouki: Chris Spedding; Drums: Barry Morgan and Richie Snare; Electric Piano: Harry Nilsson; Guitars: Paul Keough, John Uribe, Les Thatcher, Lowell George and Peter Frampton; Horns: Jim Price and Bobby Keyes; Percussion: Milt Holland and Ray Cooper; Piano: Nicky Hopkins; Saxophone: Bobby Keyes; Slide Guitar: George Harrison; Steel Guitar: Red Rhodes

Tracks:

1 - "Take 54 {Edit}"

2 - "Remember (Christmas)"

3 - "Joy"

4 - "Turn On Your Radio"

5 - "You're Breaking My Heart"

6 - "Spaceman"

7 - "The Lottery Song"

8 - "At My Front Door"

9 - "Ambush"

10 - "I'd Rather Be Dead"

11 - "The Most Beautiful World In The World"

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