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| BRUTE FORCE |
| My brother sent Brute's first album to me in Japan. 'Confections Of Love' (Columbia, 1967) is one of the greatest pop records ever made Every time I play it it is brilliant. There's a song called 'Sit On A Sandwich' which is as addictive as crack Eveyone I play it to demands a copy 'No Olympian Heights' is a dazzling piece of pop music The chorus of 'Jim's Garage' would make a cryogenically-frozen head bob with infant glee His second album is a live recording of mostly improvised songs Made up on the spot in front of what sounds like a very stoned audience They are probably just very happy to be in his company I have seen a picture of him in Alaska meeting eskimo kids Don't remember the story behind that But it was good, like all Brute Force stories His real name is Stephen Friedland And he wrote songs on the Brill Building assembly line Great songs like 'Nobody Knows What's Going On In My Mind But Me' Which The Chiffons recorded, amongst others And 'There's a Fire Burning In The Fireplace' for The Cyrkle Pretty and filthy He's still performing I really hope he plays in Japan I don't think it's too late for 'Confections Of Love' to be a massive hit Everybody And I mean everybody Should own this record i look at you, you look at me |