One of the most insane or demented albums released in 1970. Twink's very presence in the late 1960s to the 1970s is a badge of honor for pre-punk rock that lived on the outskirts of one's sensibility. As I listen to this album, and if you look at my face, it looks like I'm trying to answer a question that I have no understanding whatsoever. "Think Pink" is an album of mayhem and I suspect an exotic amount of drugs that went into the kitchen that made this aural meal. Twink is a drummer who eventually joined The Pink Fairies and The Pretty Things. The other musicians that make a creative mark on this album are Paul Rudolph, who became a member of The Pink Fairies as well as ending up backing up Eno on his first solo album and live tour. The other musician is Steve Took, who was once a member of Marc Bolan's Tyrannosaurus Rex (T Rex). Together with Twink's girlfriend 'Silver' they made this anarchy in the studio into an interesting album.
The most conventional songs are "Suicide" and "The Sparrow is a Sign." Overall "Think Pink" can be the chosen iconic album for Psych-rock of that era. In spots, it reminds me of the French band Red Noise, featuring the talents of Patrick Vian, Boris Vian's son. While that band is Frank Zappa influenced, "Think Pink" is truly a unique album where I feel the major influence was Twink's everyday life at the time. I can't imagine a serious record collector not having this album in their collection. They don't have to like or enjoy it, but it is a representation of a life that one is not exposed to anymore. At least on that level that is Twink and his friends' sense of abandonment and fun.
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