Faust -So Far (1972)

"It's a Rainy Day Sunshine Girl" -Faust ("So Far")

Faust's second album moves closer to actual song structure than their debut, but it still remains experimental. Songs progress and evolve instead of abruptly stopping or cutting into other tracks. The opening song "It's a Rainy Day, Sunshine Girl" begins as a repetitive 4/4 beat played on toms and piano with the title sung over the top. But for seven minutes the song adds instruments, including a lush analog synth line, and ends in a memorable sax riff. Faust's lyrical side appears on the acoustic "Picnic on a Frozen River" and "On the Way to Adamäe," whereas its abrasive side pops up on "Me Lack Space." "So Far," a jam shared by guitar, horns, and tweedy keyboard, rolls along with a funky hypnotic beat and wailing processed synths. And on "No Harm," the crazed delivery of such lines as "Daddy, take the banana, tomorrow's Sunday" makes one want to believe something profound is going down. In terms of scope and the wealth of ideas, this is probably the most balanced of their first four albums.

Track Listing:
All tracks written by Faust, except where noted
"It's a Rainy Day, Sunshine Girl" (Sosna) – 7:31
"On the Way to Abamäe" – 2:46
"No Harm" (Péron) – 10:22
"So Far" – 6:20
"Mamie Is Blue" (Sosna) – 6:05
"I've Got My Car and My TV" (Sosna) – 3:51
"Picnic on a Frozen River" – 0:43
"Me Lack Space..." – 0:41
"...In the Spirit" – 2:16

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