Pretty Things, Parachute (side A)

Rock music changed a lot from 1968 to 1970, and the Pretty Things changed with it. 1968's SF Sorrow is still part of the hippie era, but by 1970, Parachute had moved away. There is less of an emphasis on catchy melodies and more on ensemble interplay. Parachute and Alice Cooper's Easy Action (also from 1970) feel like siblings, with some heavy playing (far beyond that of SF Sorrow) featured among some diverse stylistic leaps. My copy appears to be a vinyl bootleg, but the sound quality is not particularly bad for such an unauthorized pressing—it does preserve the original gatefold packaging.